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Good Sunday morning, Everyfriend.  There's scones to go with your coffee or tea.  Have a blessed Sunday.





Clip Phone

Because my mother had a habit of losing her cordless phone, I bought her a phone with a clip on it, so she could attach it directly to her belt.

A few days later, I walked into my mother's home and found her standing in the middle of the living room, halfway dressed. That didn't strike me as odd so much as the fact that she was holding her pants to the side of her head and speaking into them.

"Don't look at me that way," she yelled. "The phone started ringing and I couldn't figure out how to undo this stupid clip!"



Thankful to Others

By Sergei Sosedkin
Scripture Reading: Ephesians 1:15-23

I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.
Ephesians 1:16
Marina heard the gospel of Jesus Christ for the first time while she was in the hospital. Another patient there, Antonina, explained to her what Christ did for us on the cross and how to be spiritually healed by his wounds. Soon Marina trusted in Jesus for her salvation.
Later in her letter to us she shared, “When I entered the hos¬¬pital, I was so depressed. But I learned about Jesus and was encouraged by his gospel. I’m so thankful to Antonina, who cared enough to talk to me.”
Are you thankful to people whom God sends into your life? The Bible teaches us to love both God and our neighbors. The daily practice of this love includes thanks both to our heavenly Father and to the people around us.
When the apostle Paul wrote to the Ephesians, his main objective was to explain God’s eternal purpose and grace. He sought to share with his readers God’s high goals for the church. Yet against the background of this monumental task, the apostle remembers to say how thankful he is for the ordinary believers in the city of Ephesus. He compliments them for their devotion to Jesus and for their love for all God’s people. He encourages and prays for them.
In our daily interactions with people, are we doing the same?
Father, your Son, Jesus, reminded us to love you and our neighbors. Fill our souls with love toward you, and teach us how to love our neighbors through our words and actions. Amen.



“Failures are like skinned knees, painful but superficial.”

~ Ross Perot

Good Morning everyone ! Hope you all have a great weak.

Lloyd

Good Morning Everyfriend!  I'm just marking my place.  I'll be back to see what ya'll have gotten into later.  I have to do a few things and get ready for church.  It went down to 28º overnight and I want to be ready early in case there's ice on the wind shield this morning.

Every time I hit the keys for my "blue" entry, I wonder....where's Mary Ann?

Good Sunday morning....

I am watching the Rembrance Day live at the Cenotaph....at least I had the dignity of standing up to attention at 11am for the two minute silence, as I will for when they play God Save our Queen, unlike R who sat through the two minute silence, nothing stopping him from standing, just idleness, cant be bothered...I told him and not the first time that he is a disgrace, for someone who supposedly is proud of our Country and proud of being British, I am so disgusted with him, but he really does not care...shows no remorse whatsoever, his excuse is, he is in his home, not out in some public place... So what is the difference?....has he never heard of that word " respect..? " There are people in wheelchairs who would stand if they could....He doesn't even stand for the National Anthem, unless all eyes would be on him in a public place, then reluctantly he would go with the flow....but if he could get out of it, he would....

Good morning everyone....

Jane, our temp is 40° at the moment....hope the day keeps warming up!

A day of rest here but I would like to hang the Christmas wreaths out while it is warm out...and throw a couple of apple pies in the oven. Will put a pie in the hidey hole for you.

There is a craft show to the north of us and might take that one in as my friend has a booth there.

I have started on another camp quilt so I can work on that too today.

Lloyd, good morning!

Jackie, good morning to you.

Joan, thank you for breakfast.

Enjoy your day everyone.

Good morning, Lloyd.

Good morning, Janie.  Hopefully you won't have to scrape ice off the car windshield.

Vanilla-Jackie--Good morning.  I guess "R" just has his own set of standards.

Amy--Good morning.  I love apple pie and will check the "hidey hole".  Thank you.  I remember when we lived in NY  putting up the outside Christmas decorations and we'd be freezing.  It's such fun to go to holiday craft shows.  They have one that is highly attended here called Festival of Lights. 

Joan a lot of Rs standards certainly aren't mine...I believe in compassion, respect, sympathy, empathy, beliefs, rights and wrongs....he is void, totally empty.....
AMY...
...good morning.... :)

Vanilla-Jackie--That's too bad.:(

Good Morning Everyone!

Not too chilly here this morning, nothing like you are talking about Janie, yuk! ice on the windshield.  Been many a year since I have scraped ice.

Amy, can you make one of those apple pies with the crumbly top.  Like Joanie, I love apple pie.  There is a BBQ place we go to and they have that crumbly topping on their apple pie, I always have a piece of it.

Lloyd, hope you get your computer back up and running right.  And you have a good week, with no equipment breaking down.

Joanie, loved the story about the phone.....LOL  Also your soul food, it certainly reminded me to thank those that teach us about the Good Lord.  Like you.  So thank you and a big hug.

Got to go start getting ready for church and I want a cup of coffee first.

Good morning, halkel.  Crumbly crust is OK on apple pie, but I prefer a REAL crust.  Thank you for the hug!!

Good morning everyone, don't think I will like the cold weather this winter like I always enjoyed it. First thing I do when I get up in the morning lately is turn the thermostat up. Wonder how I will feel when we get down to 0°, maybe I will hibernate?

LARRY  glad that Pat is doing better.

JOAN  at least this new doctor is doing something after the first visit where the other ones I have had did nothing at all after years of asking. Thank you for your prayers.

CALLIE  wish I could still bake the cookies and make fudge like I used to. I know my family always enjoyed them at Christmas and one grandson tells me how much he misses them.

JANE  ohh boy the coconut centers bust be heavenly. I love coconut. I used to make coconut balls, the filling is dates and nuts and then rolled in coconut.

AMY  my daughter took advantage of the Michael's coupons for framing of her paintings. When we are on Skype now I can see some of her paintings on the walls, never had enough wall space for them in the house they sold.

JUNE  I wish I had changed doctor when I moved here 2 years ago. Might be feeling much better now.

CALLIE  I am laughing at you and the squirrels. They sure are persistent critters.

JEANNEP  I brought my iron with me when I moved but it has not been taken out of the closet since.

PHYLLIS  thank you  for the beautiful graphic for this week.

JOAN  a scone with my coffee will be so good this morning. Thank you for all today's goodies.

JACKIE  I know some people here who would not stand in their homes for the Nationl anthem either. In the privacy of their homes they feel they can do as they want.

AMY  oh good, I will look for that apple pie in the hidey hole and enjoy a slice of it. Cannot beat a homemade one.

LLOYD  good morning.

HAL  have a good day.

Hi everyone.  I awoke to a surprising forecast of 80% chance of rain this morning and a high temperature of 47.  It appears we had at least a trace of rain last night.  We had a wonderful visit with our two good friends from where we used to live.  It is a 2 1/2 hour drive each way and they were only able to stay a little over 2 hours but we used every minute of it in good conversation.  It seemed they had no sooner arrived than it was time for them to head home as they didn't want to drive after dark. I was sure glad we decided to eat in rather than go out.  Today is Sunday School and church and nothing else planned for the day. 

Hal and Callie, it looks like yesterday was Oklahoma's day in college football. 

Joan, the smoke was gone yesterday as we had a brisk wind most of the day.  I think the lunch yesterday was just right and all seemed to enjoy it. 

JaneS, that sounds like a wonderful money making event.  I hope they sold a lot of tickets.  Mary Ann is fine, I think, as she is posting in Norm's B&T discussion. 

June, I am confident that you will find using the laptop very much like the desktop and if you run into a problem that Gary is close by to be of help. 

Callie, you are going to be on the squirrel's bad list.  Tsk Tsk.  :)  I am sure that all Gary and Dori do for you is a labor of love and a joy for them.  My sister did that for my folks after it became too much for Dad to handle anymore.  She did a marvelous job.

Hal, your comments make me hungry for some apple pie.  Do you put ice cream on your apple pie?

Good Morning Everyone,
from the cool and cloudy rocky
coast of Maine.

Have a great day,  Everyone!

Good Morning,

Hal,  Thank you for the bet pay-off.  IMO, it looked as if OSU should have had one more touchdown and TX Tech should have had one fewer.  My "instant replay" must have been different from the one the Officials were looking at. 

In addition to the chicken wire and pole greasing, I also sprayed the newly planted pots with stinky critter repellent.  That earned me a long Glare from one inquisitive squirrel.   (Doesn't take much to entertain me   ;D )

Off to church and OTL.  I'll let you know which world problems have been settled by The Church Ladies.   :thumbup:

Wishing Everyfriend Everywhere an Enjoyable Day.

Callie, I sometimes think squirrels like the challenges we place before them.  We USED to feed the critters when I had a big tree in the middle of my back yard, but I had to have it taken down and besides the squirrels had figured out where we kept the stash, in a big metal can (like for popcorn) on the patio and they learned how to turn it over and pop to lid off.  Then they chewed a couple of holes in our chair cushions.  So that was the end of feeding.  Now we only have one that is persistent in eating with the birds, we throw old bread out for them under the bird feeder.  We have squirrel proof feeder and they have long since quit trying to rob it.

Good morning, Gloria.  I know I would not like it one bit if our temp was 0°.  Thank goodness that doesn't happen here.  Like you, I love coconut.  My  favorite store purchased candy bar is Mounds. 

Larry--Good morning.  Too bad your friends couldn't stay overnight so you could have a longer visit.  I'm glad lunch was tasty and that you enjoyed the short time they were at your home.  The smoke is gone here, too, but this morning it was so foggy one couldn't see across the street.  After the sun came out it started to dissipate. 

Good morning, Sandy.

Callie--Good morning.  You certainly have several tricks to keep the squirrels away from your plantings. 

halkel--I do NOTHING to entice squirrels.  In Arkansas they chewed holes in our overhang, got in the attic, made nest and had babies.  We had to call professionals to get rid of them.  Then is was pretty expensive repair the damage they did to the house.

Hello world! Reserving my spot for the week then off to the studio.

Good morning, Radioman.

Pies are cooling off in the hidey hole.Hal one has a crumb top on it for you.Froze a two pie shells and had just enough leftover pastry to make a cinnamon roll.
Hubby used to say apple pie without cheese is like a hug without a squeeze :smitten:

Enjoy!

Larry, thanks for letting me know about MaryAnn.

As you can see, I'm home.  I stayed for coffee and spice cake after church, then made a stop at WM for the coconut that I forgot to buy and picked up a few other items.  Stopped by Cathy's house to drop off something she wanted and grabbed a bottle of water out of her fridge.  Then I dropped off some items for a friend that is helping to get boxes together for Syrian refugees.  We have a church member over there working with the refugees and she lets us know what they need.

I was home about 15 minutes and thinking about feeding the dogs a snack and myself some lunch when someone appeared at the door asking for directions.  While I was directing her, I noticed that she's left the gate open.  At that point, both dogs noticed it too and Annie made a beeline.  I caught Mickie and shut her in and went after Annie.  A half hour later and with the help of my good neighbors, I had the both safely in the house and myself all tuckered out!  I'm RESTING now!

Amy--Thanks for the pie.  I'll have my slice for dessert after supper.

Janie--That lady was not very thoughtful.  She obviously had to open the gate to get to your door and then she just left without closing it.  Guess you got more exercise than you wanted to.

Jane, glad your doggie came to no harm!! She is not a farmer that goes by the rules if you open it ,you shut it!!!

Jane, thanks for asking about me.  I've been reading but not posting.  I've been a bit busy as we got a new washer and dryer Thursday and making room for it to be delivered.  Delivery was fine but when they put the washer in, a drain pipe from a previous a/c installation was where the washer was to go and the washer couldn't be leveled with that pipe there.  Neither Tom nor I do good getting down on our knees to unscrew the clamp on the pipe, so Tom's daughter, Annie, came here on the way to work and did the work for us.  After that things went smoothly and both washer and dryer work fine.  I don't spend much time downstairs so Tom is having the fun. 

Yesterday Terry and Jan came here to help me sort through boxes in the storage room.  Jan says we're one fourth through.  i found some Christmas ornaments that I had thought had gone to Goodwill when Tom moved here.  Two were Hummels (Mary with baby Jesus and  the other is Joseph) and I was overjoyed to find them because I thought I had lost them forever.  You would be amazed at the amount of yarn Jan is going to take to her knitting group at her church.  I used to knit a lot, but no more.

Dot and I did our usual, going to church, then to Mr Burger for a long john and hamburgers.  We gab a lot and like Callie's group, solve the world's problems. 

Callie I had a couple of bird feeders on poles at my last house and I don't know what I greased the poles with, but the second day the squirrels managed to get to the feeders.  I had a lot of trees on the lot (60) but they shinnied up the pole.  I don't have a bird feeder here.

Amy, your pies sound delicious and I'm going to find the hidey hole to have a piece.

Mary Ann

Good Sunday to all!  We made it to Tucson with a day and half drive arriving on Monday.  Somehow, we have both been over-tired every day and there has been so much to tend to but things look calmer and easier now.  I am making a meatball soup and will see if it tastes good enough to bring to a neighbor who just had gall bladder surgery. 

There is a quilt cut out and ready to put together if I can keep everything straight.  Everything seems to take longer and each and every day can be filled no matter what I do. 

The weather here is in the 80's for a couple of days and then drops to normal 70's for this time of the year.  Being at a lower altitude has helped Don sleep and he does feel the difference.  Don't forget to look at the big moon.  it is coming and so bright that it lights up the back yard. 

Mary Ann--That was quite an ordeal getting the new washer and dryer in and getting them to fit properly.  Cleaning out is a chore--I started on my closets last week.  Glad you found your Hummels.

Carol--Happy to hear you arrived in Tucson without incident.  It seems when you are there you are always busy.  I love seeing that big moon lighting up my back yard.

For those of you who remember Adrienne in San Francisco and Gene and Nadia from Western Australia, here is a photo from November fifth, 2016 when they visited Adrienne. Shirley Thomas had passed sometime earlier.


http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?topic=234.msg60044#msg60044

Good afternoon, again windy cool, but sun is out and beautiful blue sky.

I am just marking my space, as my neighbor just bought a pasta dinner over, and I am warming it.

It is Sunday, and two neighbors have stopped in also.

Thanks Joan and Phyllis for goodies and great graphic

Angelface--Thanks for the link and the picture.

Linedancer--How nice that your neighbor brought you a pasta dinner.  I LOVE pasta.  You obviously live in a lovely area where folks stop in to visit you.

Don't know if you all saw this.  Hopefully our friends in that area are okay.

Two killed as powerful earthquake hits New Zealand

http://news.trust.org/item/20161113113702-re5f9 (http://news.trust.org/item/20161113113702-re5f9)

Halkel--No.  I didn't see that.  Thanks for the link.  I hope all of our participants in the area are OK.

June hasn't been here today.  I hope she is OK.

Bis dear, I am fine. thank you for your concern. I apologize for my neglect.

Finally arrived at my computer. I overslept this morning, but got to Church on time. Came home to rest a bit, then down for lunch. Back home feeling tired so sat in the recliner to read...fell asleep for THREE hours.....after a full nights sleep. WOW.

Lloyd you are pretty quiet today, hope you are doing O.K.

Patricia, Thank  SO much for the picture of Adrienne. I used to enjoy her so much in the old Sr. Net. She looks wonderful. Hasn't aged a bit.

Janie, I'm sorry your Sunday turned into a dog hunt. That must have been really frightening. Perhaps you should post a sign on or near the gate.

Amy, I liked your remark about closing what you open. I recall my Mom telling me. "Close the door ! what's the matter, do you have a tail ?"

I must get down for a bandage change, and back home to order some groceries on line. So I will leave you now, till later. June.

Hal, my earthquake site shows four earthquakes in New Zealand, each one smaller than the previous one.  I think the fourth earthquake was 4.8 or in that vicinity.

Mary Ann

I had a short nap before supper with Annie on my lap and Mickie snuggled up to the side of us.  After supper, we all rested again and now I'm off to bed.

June, you are not the only one to suggest a sign on the gate about not leaving it open.  I did have a sign on it when the fence was first erected but everyone seemed to get used to closing it and when the sign disintegrated, I never replaced it.

I wish you all a good night and a good tomorrow.  May God bless us, every one!

I hope everyone has as good a view of the Supermoon tonight as I did.  I will also look Monday night but I won't be able to see any change.  It is great!  My front yard was so bright I didn't need any additional lights.

Mary Ann

Good evening to EVERYFRIEND.

The Super Moon is spectacular tonight. 

So happy to be home......had to get here as it is Bob's Birthday tomorrow.  My dad is feeling stronger everyday and I am so glad that I was able to be with him.

CAROL, good to see you and Don had safe travels to Tucson.  We may get a bit of snow this week,but they are not sure. 

I wish you all a good night of rest.

Pleasant dreams.

Jenny

good Morning everyone! I suspect Denver has gone back to bed. I am up and to couch soon. I may take a nap there until daylight 2:22 AM here. have a great day everyone.

Lloyd

Good Monday morning, Everyfriend.  There's assorted mini muffins to accompany your coffee or tea . I wish everyone a nice day!!





Strong Young Man

The strong young man at the construction site was bragging that he could outdo anyone in a feat of strength. He made a special case of making fun of one of the older workmen. After several minutes, the older worker had had enough. "Why don't you put your money where your mouth is?" he said. "I will bet a week's wages that I can haul something in a wheelbarrow over to that building that you won't be able to wheel back." "You're on, old man," the young guy replied.

The old man reached out and grabbed the wheelbarrow by the handles. Then he turned to the young man and said, "Alright. Get in."


Thanksgiving in All Circumstances

By Sergei Sosedkin
Scripture Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Our listener Yulia shared with us how her husband abandoned her and their two small children shortly after she became a Christian and joined a local church. Soon she lost her job and was about to lose her housing. Yulia’s unbelieving mother said that everything happened to her because of her “new religion.”
But the local church stepped in. The deacons held a special collection to support the daycare for Yulia’s children, and soon she managed to find a new job. Yulia says that her prayer life helped her to get through some very difficult times. She is thankful to God for sending such caring people into her life.
On the one hand, our passage today provides some important guidelines for Christian living. On the other hand, Paul’s words sound like an almost impossible directive. How can we “rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances”?
In difficult times we have to be reminded of God’s goodness and faithfulness. Our heavenly Father loves and cares for us. We must always focus our spiritual sight on his power to deliver us from evil in this temporal life and in eternity. We must also thank God for the salvation we have in Jesus, regardless of our external circumstances. Can you do that?
Father, when our circumstances are difficult, you are near. Encourage us through your Spirit and through your people. Use us to share your love with others. Amen.




“If my mind can conceive it, if my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it because I am somebody!”

~ Jesse Jackson

Good morning everyone..

Beautiful super moon !!

Just have to deliver two quilt blocks this morning and then the day is mine. I do need to chase the dust bunnies  and start a pot of soup and then I can go sew.

Jenny, glad your Dad is feeling better.

Radioman, wishing you  a happy birthday

Joan, thank you for breakfast.

Enjoy your day everyone.

Good morning, Amy.  The moon sure was beautiful.  Bet you can chase those dust bunnies into oblivion.:)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RADIOMAN!!!
:hb2: :hb2: :hb2:

Good Morning Everyfriend!  It's cold in central PA this morning....only 22º when I got up this morning.  Even the doggies didn't fool around outside!  I hope you all have a lovely day today filled with whatever it is you wish for.

Good morning, Janie.  Keep warm with a temp like that!!

Good morning everyone, sun is shinoing and supposed to get up to upper 50's today. Not much happened here this week end. Daughter and SIL took their first day of pleasure since moving. Went to a fair in town and enjoyed it, finally ordered a new washing machine, they are both tired of having to do laundry in town. She found a new store to get fresh produce but for the rest of groderies she has found WalMart good. Still unpacking boxes but that is normal. The ladies in the are get together once a month for a potluck and she will be going to it for the first time. The men get together at the same time. My SIL is looking forward to meeting those who live there and depend on each other. Looks like they are enjoying being a out there in the boonies.

LARRY glad the visit with your friends was a good one. Long drive for just a few hours though.

CALLIE  anything to discourage those squirrels is wonderful, keep it up.

HAL  does your squirrel proof feeder really work? I have never seen one that did.

JOAN  Mounds and Almond Jopy are 2 of my favorite bars. Of course I enjoy most any candy.

AMY  glad someone besides me like cheese with a piece of warm apple pie. Better than ice cream IMHO.

JANE  that stranger shold have closed the gate after opening it. Not thinking at all. I know what it is like to have to chade a dog aroung the neighborhood. Did that a few times at my son's when one of their dogs got loose.


PATRICIA  I remember Gene (Nugget)and Nadia, met them and Shirley when they first came here and stayed with Mare and Frank in NH.

HAL  on the morning news just now they were showing some of the damage fropm the NZ quake. Terrible.

JANE  to me anyone with a brain should know when you open a gate you close it.

JOAN  a couple of mimi muffins will be so good this morning. Chuckles young people do not know every thing. Food for thought is so true. Thank you for all today's goodies.

AMY  I must be the only one who did not see the moon last night.

Hi everyone.  We had a very chilly and rainy Sunday.  I think we had about 1/2 inch of welcome rain.  It was our annual Youth Sunday at church and our youth did a marvelous job in the service with beautiful singing of the Praise Band, a very cleaver Biblical skit called McChurch, and then two young ladies gave great testimonials during the sermon time.  The service was in our fellowship hall where the contemporary services are held and it was packed with probably 500 people in attendance. 

Today I need to make some more sausage muffins for Pat and will attend my noon Monday meeting.  Beyond that I plan on a fairly quiet and restful day.  I just started to make the muffins and discovered the sausage hadn't been thawed out as I thought so will have to wait probably until this afternoon to make them. 

Happy Birthday Don.  Enjoyed your program yesterday.

Good Morning Everyone!

And a very special Good Morning to you Don and a Happy Birthday.  I hope you have a good one with more to follow.

Gloria, yes the feeder does work as designed.  The thing is spring loaded and if a squirrel or a big bird tries getting on a perch or grabs the body of feeder it pulls it down and closes the feeding holes.  It frustrates the doves which try feeding and although we have it under the eves of our house the squirrels can still manage to get to it from the roof, to no avail.  It is similar to this one:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Brome-Bird-Care-1016-Squirrel-Buster-Finch-Bird-Feeder/21798728 (https://www.walmart.com/ip/Brome-Bird-Care-1016-Squirrel-Buster-Finch-Bird-Feeder/21798728)

The weather here is really nice this morning.  Just a slight chill in the air but the sun is shinning brightly.  Next week, well weatherguesser is talking cold weather.  We shall see.

Nothing much on tap here this morning.  Just a nice quite day.  We had the family over for Italian last night, and I will have it again tonight, plenty left over.  We had it brought in.

Janie, did you have to scrape ice Sunday morning?

Joanie, thank you for the soul food.  Always enjoy it.

Good morning, Gloria.  Regina and her husband have embarked on a new phase of their lives, and it sounds like they are enjoying it.  I like candy, too.  I have on drawer with nothing in it but candy.  When folks that know me and come to the house, they head for that drawer.

Larry--Good morning.  You sure do make those muffins in a timely manner so that Pat has them for her breakfast.

Good morning, halkel.  I have no place to put a bird feeder so no need for one of those gizmos.  How about sharing some of that left over pasta?

Good Morning dear hearts. I had a delicious sleep all night long.  I see i did not get in to say Goodnignt. Sorry about that. The body rules. "Needs" now come before "wants."

Mary Ann, I for one had a great admiration of the moon last night night. As I closed my blinds for the night the moon seemed to yell "LOOK at ME." So I really enjoyed it's glory.

Lloyd, it is a pleasure to see your post, even though it is a short one. I pray you are well, or as well as we can be with our various ailments.

Gloria, it sounds like Regina and her husband are delighted with their new life. They are probably running into a new style of friendship. There seems to be a great loyalty among the folks that live farther apart.  I am so very happy for them. Tlhey have both earned the very best.

Larry, your Church Youth service sounds lovely.  More  family oriented as as the youngsters feel open to give their testimonials. Very encouraging !

Hal, I too plan a quiet day at home. I ordered groceries on line last evening and they will be delivered today between 10 and 3, so I have no choice but to stay home. I plan to get out for a walk before ten o'clock though. At 5 p.m. I will be going down for the Nov. Birthday dinner. That is always a fun time, and we get to know one another better. It may not be our own birth date, but we all share the same month. We will have a high of 87 today, down to 56 at night. I like that.

Bis, I keep wrapped candy in a big dish in my living room. Chocolate kisses, squares of Dove choc. Mini bars , and some hard candies like lemon drops and my favorites Werthers butter scotch. also some lemon flavored cough drops. Gary told me that hard candies , like lemon drops or peppermint life savers, brought out more saliva, which aids in digestion as well as soothing a sore throat.

A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you dear Don. May the coming year be filled with the very best of health and happiness.

Time to make the bed and get myself dressed for the day. I always "air" the bed for about an hour after arising. One of our Episcopal Nuns told me that if she didn't get around to making the beds, she claimed she was "airing" them.  ;)

June--You have an assortment of candy similar to what I have in my candy drawer.  Enjoy that birthday dinner.

Happy Birthday, Don! Enjoy your day and doing what pleases you.

We don't have a super moon here in the Arctic. Too far north and a different trajectory. But I enjoyed Trish's Arizona photos from yesterday.

I don't keep candy around as I'm a nibbler and it would never last that long.

June, we don't have monthly birthday dinners here. We do have a hospitality committee who bakes a cake for each individual and goes to their door, lighting a candle and singing happy birthday to the recipient. The hospitality's next thing is cookies and candy plates for all volunteers as well as police, fire departments, social agencies, and groups that spare time out of their busy schedules for us.

The majority of things here, outside of offices,maintenance and security are run by boards and committees. We get a set amount of cash each six months and plan out activities accordingly. Some of the most popular, assisted by donations and volunteered time, are the 24/7 coffee and baked goods in the first-floor social room as well as the two new this summer computers in each floor's common room for residential use. The Tuesday night movie and popcorn showing is another favorite even with the type of movie hotly debated before each rental.

Good Afternoon Everyone,  from the Sunny and Cool,  rocky
coast of Maine.   

Today I contacted my Life Alert so I could disconnect my service from cable.     My Life Alert box is now cellular,  and I only
have to plug it into a wall socket
(Like a radio....  one plug only)

As soon as that is up and working,  I
am going to go and switch my phone
information to my new smart phone... 
Then  I can take my cable tv box
back to the Time Warner Store and
get rid of everything,  except internet.   

Yahoo!!

Slowly I am weaning myself off being
cable dependent.   
(And if that shouldn't work out for me,
I can hook it all back up again, in the future !!)   :dizzy:

Wishing everyone a great day.
Sandy

HAL, there was ice on the windshield on Sunday but once I was dressed, I went out and started the car and by the time I had my coat on and was ready to leave, it was all melted and the windshield wipers did the rest.  I'm thinking it might be time to start parking it under cover.

I'm mixing some cookies and it's a new recipe and half way through measuring everything, it said the amount of butter "at room temperature" so now I'm waiting for it to come up to "room temp".  Might have some cookies for the hidey hole tomorrow but maybe not.  They are refrigerator cookies to be sliced and baked so I figure...when a get around to it!  I'll let you all know when to look for them.

Angel:  Thanks for the picture of Adrienne.  Wish she would post in here - Don and I met her and had a great visit at the wharf. 

Radioman (Don)  HAPPY BIRTHDAY 

Today, is also a birthday for our youngest son who was born in Minnesota.  Six weeks later, in January - Don went overseas for over a month while I kept up the house, and shoveled the driveway with the other 3 children helping in various ways.  It was some winter! 

We are invited to a neighbor's house this afternoon and I feel so sleepy right now.  Don is cleaning the car - we did our exercise and so forth. 

Jane:  Refrigerator cookies are great to mix and have handy & everyone loves it when handed a roll of dough in wax paper - ready to slice and bake.  Walnuts were marked down last week so a small bowl is in the fridge waiting for me to make up my mind on what to do.  Let us know when you "get around to it".  Tea or coffee is great - thanks. 

Merry Monday,


Jane, once again, we're on the same page!   I have butter softening so I can bake cookies in a little while.
Once in a while,  I'll soften it in the microwave - but, too often, it ends up being almost melted so I don't do that unless I'm really in a hurry.

Sandy,  sounds as if you have everything worked out to become "cable-free".   Will you have to subscribe to some of the channels you want to watch?

I met Adrienne and the Thomases at the Calgary and Montreal Bashes.   I remember taking several copies of the "Oklahoma Today" magazine to Gene, who was curious about the state.

Jenny,  Happy Birthday to your hubby.   So glad to know your Dad is doing better.

The moon was supposed to be at its Super Best in Oklahoma about 5:00 a.m.   Sometimes I'm awake at that hour but not long enough to look at the moon.  ::)
This evening, I'll be going to the HOA Annual Meeting with a neighbor.  The location is an area without as many trees as we have here so we might get a better view tonight.   I've read that only "experts" would be able to tell the difference in the size.

Off to the kitchen.     Hidey hole will be stocked in time for after-dinner dessert.

Wishing Everyfriend Everywhere and Enjoyable Day.

Angelface--It's interesting to read how different complexes operate and what is provided.

Sandy--Good luck weaning yourself from the cable.

Carol--Happy Birthday to your son.  You had your hands full with a newborn, three other small children and Don overseas.

Callie--I'll be checking the hidey hole for cookies.  Thanks.

Quote from: CallieOK on November 14, 2016, 01:52:12 PM
Sandy,  sounds as if you have everything worked out to become "cable-free".   Will you have to subscribe to some of the channels you want to watch?


I am already subscribe to Amazon Prime, Netflix, Hulu,  and CBS ALL Access.

So for now that gives me plenty of areas to research,  once the cord has been cut....and I end up missing some programs that I
really like.         Since  more and more
people are "cutting the cord", because of the high cost of cable,  there will be more
available to me.    I just need to research what is available .....    The good news is I can
sign up for opportunities by the month, and if I have no need for them,  simply drop
them myself the next month. 

So I  will be more in control of my
spending for my own entertainment,  and not  have to sign on for tons of stations that
I am not interested, or have no need
for.     

This transition is difficult challenge
that I am looking forward to.

Sandy

Callie and Jane,

I just put a message over in the "What's For Dinner" forum about how to soften your butter quickly.


Joy

Enjoy YOUR day and best wishes for many more to come!  You and my hubby share your special days! 

Thank you, CALLIE for your wishes to Bob. 

Thank you, JACKIE, for the very nice Jackie Lawson Birthday Card...it was very cute and Bob enjoyed it. 

Our view of the Super Moon was fantastic last night....will look at it again tonight. 

Thanks for the kind words about my dad.  Appreciate them. 

We will celebrate with Dave's Family tomorrow night.  All of the boys and my dad have called to wish Bob a happy! 

GLORIA, nice to hear that Regina and hubby are getting settled in.  I hope they enjoy their new home very much. 

Have a great day, EVERYFRIEND.

My heartfelt thanks for your birthday greetings.  They mean a lot and I am grateful for your thoughtfulness.

Good evening, Just went out and looked at the moon. Just coming up.

Larry, I did not getmy hearing aid to day, as the doctor had to take off. I did get to the orthopedic doctor, who had two suggestions the problem was still my back so I could go for my shots, or go 6 weeks to PT.  I might try the PT For the shot I would have to go to Pain Management, which is over 20 miles from here and that would not be easy getting some one to drive me in the winter.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DON

Gloria, I saw the first first this AM, and my plants on the porch were hit.  I am so happy to see your daughter is getting around and making friends so fast.

Jenny, glad to read your Dad is doing better.  you cannot keep us old folks down.

Carol, also glad to see you made safe trip, and getting back into the swing of things.

June, I would love a place like yours, they take such good care of you.

Good night Joan, I have to get ready to watch DWTS

Sandy--Good luck.

Joy--I need to know that, too.  I will go check.

Jenny--Happy Birthday to your Bob.  Enjoy the family celebration tomorrow night.

Radioman--I do hope you had an enjoyable birthday.

Linedancer--Too bad the doctor had to leave and you didn't get your hearing air.  Best of luck getting some pain relief either from shots or PT.  I'll be watching DWTS a bit later, too.

JOAN  yes I would say the new Arizonans are happy with their new home. They seem to be in the midst of the old barter system there. Great seeing that in these times.

JUNE  They have a long way to go before they have every thing the way they want the new home to be like.

I only came in to let you know I will not be here in the morning. Going for the MRI in the morning. My son will be taking me, did not have enough time to book a ride. So glad this new doctor does things and not just say she will look into it.

On local TV they have showed some beautiful photos of the moon over Providence. Daughter said she took some pictures with her iPhone and my SIL sot some good ones with his camera, set it on the tripod so it was steady.

Good night everyone, will get to bed early so I can wake early for a change.

The butter got soft while I went to pick up TLH after school.  The cookies are all mixed and two rolls are in the fridge waiting to be sliced and baked.  I don't know when that will be since tomorrow is pretty busy and then so is Wed.  I'll let you know when they are in the Hidey Hole!

 :hb3:   :hb2:  Happy Birthday, Don, and wishing you good health & happiness for the year ahead!   :hb2: :hb3:

:happybday:  Jenny, I missed Bob's birthday, tell him I wish him the best year possible!   :balloons:

Bis I am sorry to be so slow getting back to you with a report. we can't fiend one of the paddles for the bread machine. cant diced to order a new one or just buy a new machine. I suspect we will do the latter.
If jane lived closer we could have her get one with her employ discount. good night all. Have sweet dreams.

Lloyd

I am so happily tired tonight, I must get myself off to bed. Please excuse me for not writing more. I love you all...God keep you in his loving care. June

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




Trix Aegument

Wife: "No, I'm telling you, I'm right! He couldn't eat the Trix because he was an adult rabbit, and Trix were only supposed to be for kids."

Husband: "Well, I always thought it was just because he was a rabbit and not a person."

[A period of silence -- the wife looks down at her food.]

Husband: "What's wrong?"

Wife: "I'm just really getting tired of you always being wrong."



WHERE IS YOUR FOCUS?
(by list member Debbie Preuss)

Where is your focus, what do you see?
When you look around, do you feel free?
Focus on the Leader, His name is Jesus Christ
Focus on Him, you'll find the purpose of life
Never waiver from following, His precious frame
When you're weak call out, to His Holy name
No matter what happens, fix your eyes above
Look into His eyes, see His unconditional love
Things will come around you, to try and distract
Keep your eyes on Him, your life on His track
Don't miss out on the blessing, He wants to use you
To do His work, as He makes your life brand new
Hold tightly to Jesus, when your sight grows dim
When you don't understand, simply cling to Him
Don't waiver from your focus, blessing will be yours
Jesus Christ will help you, for you He adores
He will be your strength, when you are too weak
He will be your fortress, when His arms you seek
Keep your focus on Him, He'll show you the way
If you are lost, just call out and pray
Keep your eyes on the Lord, keep your focus straight and true
Reach out for Jesus, He's waiting for you



"If you’ve made a habit of communing with God when the sun is shining, you’ll find it much easier to sing in the rain."

- Bill Pannell

Today should be the day we go to get our Benji and bring him back home where he belongs...we will wait on that phonecall.....It will be a bitter sweet journey as this is not the way I want to have to be bringing him home, on four legs, not in an ashes box...

Good morning Vanilla-Jackie.  I know this is a difficult day for you.  ((Hugs))

Good Morning everyone! I wish you all a great day.

Lloyd

Good Morning Everyfriend!  I was so tired last night that I didn't even stop by to say good night.  And i even went to bed and left both my porch lights on!  I never do that!

Jackie, I brought two of my doggies ashes home so I understand what you are feeling but it helped when I told myself it wasn't Callie/Bonnie in that box.  They were still in my heart and they always will be.  Maybe that thought can help you through.

I'll be off to Wally World this morning and then maybe, if I'm not too tired, I'll bake one of the rolls of cookies, or at least half of it so I can taste them and put a few to share in the Hidey Hole.  We'll see what transpires.  I want to take a few to my daughter's on Thanksgiving for a taste test since it's a new recipe.

I hope you all have a lovely day full of everything that makes you happy...Jackie, in your case that would be lovely thoughts of Benjie.

Good morning, Lloyd.

Janie--Good morning.  Hopefully everyone in your line at WM today will be wearing smiles.  I'll check the hidey hole later today to see if you baked or took a rest.:)

Good morning everyone.
Goodness it is a pea soup of a day out there this morning. Will have to get a knife to cut through the fog it is that thick!!
Finished a camp quilt last night and will start another one today then after that I would like to do an Irish Chain quilt . In a bit of a rush this morning as I slept in some :)

Jane, have a great day at work

Jackie good morning.

Joan that you for the yummy DD's

Enjoy your day everyone..

Good morning, Amy.  It's been very foggy here the last couple mornings, too.  Visibility in some areas is 0.  You sure are speedy making those lovely quilts.

 AMY ? do you sell all the quilts so you can keep doing it. or what? just a thought not nose troubles. Have a great day.  I keep doing so won't die too soon. but it is getting harder to keep fuel money. also
it is getting easier to fiend couch time for me.,with a good western movie. the worst part of work is getting started.c you Later.

Lloyd

Good Morning Everyone!

Haven't stuck my nose out this morning so don't know what it is like out.  Amy wish we had a little of your moisture.  Have a fence guy coming by this morning to give me an estimate on fixing/rebuilding my gate.  Dumb thing is all out of kilter and hard to open and close.

Everyone have a great day.

R made a phonecall, said the man who comes to collect - take - bring back, hasn't arrived yet, sometimes he is later....( must be every Tuesday he comes as it was last Tuesday, coming up to mid day, I panicked and got R to make that phonecall ( just in the nick of time I was told, as he will soon be here....) to change the cardboard scatter box to the wooden deluxe box, )...so R now out doing his Tuesday shop...I told R tomorrow morning now will be the best as I am not prepared to go later when it starts to get dark, will bring back the sad memories for me....besides with the help of R, I had started it by myself moving a heavy bedroom side table ( not on wheels ) and swapping it over for my old bedroom larger side table which was taken into Rs bedroom along with his identical own as the previous couple had left theirs behind but in my room.... I have never really liked them, one either side, nor felt comfortable with them...now I feel more at home with the side drawers that I am familiar with.... only problem the moving completely messed up my body...and I can honestly tell you, it doesn't take much with this d***n MS to do that...

JANE S...
...similar to you, this will be our third time in seven and a half years, going to bring home an ashes box...

Lloyd--It's good to read you're taking some time to rest.

Good morning, halkel.  Hopefully it won't be too costly to rebuild that gate.

Vanilla-Jackie--Please be careful and ask for help moving furniture.

Joan its not an age thing but my MS, It just wont let me do the things I used to do...my mind still says I can but my body acts differently...same as hoovering ( vacuuming ) it doesn't take long before my body changes...

I started moving it myself, kindof side to side... then R came back from his Toby walk, and we both continued together as it couldn't be scraped along the carpet but lifted a tad off the floor bit by bit......or in my case, inch by inch...  ;D

Vanilla-Jackie--At least you and "R" together got the job done.

Hi everyone.  It is a sunny morning but a bit obscured by some smoke in the air from the wild fires here in the Southeastern part of the USA.  I did get to see the moon last evening as the sky was clear.  I did not leave the house yesterday as decided I wasn't up to attending my normal Monday noon meeting.  I have started the new medicine and have to wonder if I was experiencing a bit of side-effect.  I seem to be fine today.  Pat has a 10:30 appointment at the dentist office to get her teeth cleaned and checked.  It is about a 25 minute drive for us.  There is a new store recently opened that sells pecans and fine foods right on the same street as the dentist and she wants to make a stop there as well.  I wouldn't be surprised if we decided to eat our main meal for the day while we are out. 

Yesterday Pat placed her first online grocery order at Walmart and I will pick it up between four and five this afternoon.  I plan on chopping up some fresh peppers to have in the refrigerator and to grate some cheddar  cheese.  While I was resting yesterday afternoon Pat decided to fry up the sausage needed for her sausage rolls as could sit in a chair while it was frying.  When done she went to put it in the refrigerator and hit a shelf edge which knocked the dish out of her hand and spilled the sausage all over the floor.  So I didn't get the muffins made yesterday but may do so this evening after picking up some more sausage in our Walmart order.  Needless to say it made a real mess on our hardwood floor that is in the kitchen so when I got up I had to scrub it.  The housekeeper will be here on Friday and will give it another good scrub although I think I got it all up with the special hardwood cleaner we use on these floors. 

Patricia, I have the same problem with candy as you do.  However, I have limited myself to one (maybe two) small pieces of the chocolate peppermint bark I got from COSTCO.  I also gave some of it away to the friends who visited us last Saturday.  However, I know where to get more until Christmas time.  Your hospitality committee sponsors some nice things with the cookie and candy plates you give to volunteers.

JaneS, it does sound like time to park your car undercover.  I keep mine in the garage year round as it doesn't get so hot in the summer and I don't have to deal with scrapping the windshield and the car isn't as cold when I start out in the winter.

Carol and JaneS (and others who do the same), giving homemade gifts of food and cookies ready to bake sounds like a great gift that would always be appreciated. 

Jenny, I hope Bob had a wonderful birthday. 

deAngel, I sure hope PT helps your pain.  I know it has helped Pat recover from her knee and hip surgery and she is now doing home exercises the Chiropractor gave her to do to help with her back.

Joan, I liked your Chuckles for today and I expect most of us men can relate somewhat to it. 

Jackie, if you have anymore furniture to move I would suggest you get the furniture moving cups that fit under the legs or edge of the furniture.  They are not expensive and work wonderfully well on carpet or another type works on hard wood.  It certainly saves the back.  Here is a link to show you what I am talking about:  https://www.walmart.com/ip/Super-Sliders-Oval-Sliders/16782141

Lloyd, the ones I am doing right now are for kids with cancer that go to camp. We are given the fabric and pattern and all we do is sew them together. The one I finished last night reminds me of sherbet in the colour of it.

The next quilt is one for me but to answer your question, no I haven't sold any....yet . .Last Christmas I made 11 to give as gifts.

Good morning, Larry.  I can imagine the mess it made with Pat's little accident of spilling the sausage.  I'll be interested in hearing how satisfied you are with Walmart's online grocery ordering. 

Amy--You are a human dynamo when it comes to making quilts.  I'm sure the recipients of your gifts LOVE them.

Good morning everyone, it is raining, but not as cold as it has been. saw frost yesterday  morning.

I have to get dressed, as I go hopefully pick up my hearing aid, at 11:30, then come home, and the lady that cut hair will be here, to shape mine.

Got a wakeup call this morning, when Taffy left a mouse beside my chair. I hear the otherside of the park, has a lot of mice this year because of the record amount of acorns falling.  It is dangerous to walk on their walkways.

Good Morning,

On my way out the door  - just wanted to let you know there are pumpkin cookies with caramel icing in the hidey hole.

Byeeee....... :dogrunning:  (Oops - wrong way for going out; somebody turn me around, please.   ;D)

Good morning, Linedancer.  I know you'll be glad to have that replacement hearing aid.  How nice that your hairdresser comes to your home.  EEEKKK--a mouse.  I'd have to put a bucket over the thing and wait for someone to come and remove it.

Callie--Good morning.  Yummy!!  I am heading for the hidey hole to get one of your delicious cookies.  Thanks.

Amy
Thank you and god Bless you.

Lloyd

Got my cookie and my coffee and I'm just gonna sit here and enjoy.  I've already decided to bake my cookies on Thursday.  By that time, Callie's will be all gone.

I have a meeting at church tonight and friends are picking me up so I'm going to spend the afternoon relaxing.  It's a gorgeous day with the temp already up to 60º with 61 predicted as the high for the day.  What a nice gift God has given us today!  Thank you God!

Janie--It's not much warmer here than it is at your house.  I just checked, and it's 70° at my house.  I'll be checking for your cookies on Thursday.

Good Afternoon,

Great idea, Jane!  I'll look forward to fresh cookies in a few days.

I left this morning at 9:50 - and got home at 12:40.  After getting my hair done, I "covered the town" doing errands - not all that many, but none were "quick in and out".
After I had some lunch,  I got into the recliner to read.....and when I opened my eyes,  it was 4:15!!!!

Since I missed the noon news, I didn't know about the OKC airport shooting until I got on the internet just now and saw the short article on my Home Page.  Evening news will start in about 30 minutes and I'll just wait until then for more info.

Hope Everyfriend Everwhere has had/is having an Enjoyable Day.

I was up early and got all the exercises and reading done, then go s involved in doing catchup on things neglected, I forgot to come in with morning greetings. Went dow around noon for lunch, came home, fell asleep and woke up at 2:30. Now it is time to go down for balance and mobility class. I have missed three times now. Then on to get a bandage change on my leg, and finally home again.

Be happy, my dear ones.

Callie--I always turn on the local early news (4 p.m. here)  and saw a shot segment about the OKC airport shooting.  Doing errands sure is tiring, isn't it?  Wednesdays are my day to do them, and I always come home worn out.

June--Is your leg healing good?

Bis, yes the leg is healing nicely. Today she removed the original bandage and just put on small ones to keep the straight cut healed then she put medication on the outside of those. And gauze on top. she was going to leave it un-gauzed to dry but that made me uneasy, so she put a thin layer of gauze, and I told her I would take it off in the morning. I am such a restless sleeper, I feel more assured with the gauze bandage. So that's my story.

It felt good to be back exercising.

Callie, I am sorry to hear about the shooting in OKC. People have gone wild the past few years. We really have to be cautious in our outings and be aware of what is happening out side our own homes.

Just wanted to stop by to say hello.  It has been a busy day.  I did a few loads of laundry and tried to reorganize my pantry at the same time.  Of course it took much longer than I expected it too. 

Tonight we went to Dave and Family for dinner and to celebrate Bob's Birthday.  The kiddos were so excited to make sure it was a fun time for all. 

I lost my post, and this was all that I had saved.  Gurrr.

Did want to thank you all for your kind wishes for Bob's Birthday, as well as the ones asking about my dad.  This group is always there for us when needed. 

The weather guessers are saying that we actually might get some precipitation starting tomorrow night... not expecting much at all, but we are sure are anxious as it has been 45 days since we have seen any storms....this is one crazy year.

Pleasant dreams to all.

Jenny

Good Wednesday morning, Everyfriend.  There's breakfast tacos to accompany your coffee or tea. I wish everyone a good day!!




What An Answer

Q. How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?
A. Concrete floors are very hard to crack!

Q. If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it take four men to build it?
A. No time at all since it is already built.

Q. If you had three apples and four oranges in one hand and four apples and three oranges in the other hand, what would you have?
A: Very large hands.

Q: How can you lift an elephant with one hand?
A: It is not a problem, since you will never find an elephant with one hand.

Q: How can a man go eight days without sleep?
A: He sleeps at night.

Q: Why it is impossible to send a telegram to Washington today?
A: Because he is dead.

Q: If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what it will become?
A: It becomes wet.

Q: What often falls but never gets hurt?
A: Rain

Q: What is that no man ever saw which never was but always will be?
A: Tomorrow

Q: What looks like half a apple?
A: The other half.

Q: What gets wet with drying?
A: A towel.

Q: What happened when wheel was invented?
A: It caused a revolution.

Q: Why does a bike rest on its leg?
A: Because it is too tired.



Anxiety-Free Living

By Sergei Sosedkin
Scripture Reading: Philippians 4:6-7

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Philippians 4:6
Daily we are bombarded with bad news on the global, national, and local scales: economic crises, disasters, terrorism, corruption, crime, poverty. We also face personal stressors: family problems, health situations, ¬unpaid bills. The list goes on and on.
We seem to be poorly prepared for bad news. We are disturbed by potential negative outcomes. We turn anxious to the point of becoming physically ill. It’s no wonder anxiety is considered one of the most common nervous disorders of our time.
In Philippians, however, we read Paul’s blunt instruction not to be anxious about anything. How is that possible? Amazingly, the apostle gives this God-inspired advice while he is imprisoned!
For Paul, inner peace doesn’t come as a result of some relaxation technique, denial, or the power of positive thinking. The apostle fully trusts the power of God to protect him and give him peace. Uncertainty fuels anxiety, but if you are certain about your standing with God, you don’t have to be anxious. He is your strongest shield against difficult or unpleasant situations you might be facing.
Go ahead and thank God. And share with him, in heartfelt prayer, all your problems and anxieties. He hears and provides strength.
Lord, in this world filled with negative news, we are so thankful to find the good news of the Bible. Fill us with your peace and deliver us from anxiety. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
 


“Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my religion is to do good.”

~ Thomas Paine

Good Morning Everyfriend!   That passage from Corinthians is one we should all heed.  We worry too much sometimes and forget that God is there to share the burden. 

Thank you Joan, for making us aware of what we can do instead of worrying.

I was so tired last night that I went to bed early and didn't even stop by to say Good Night to my friends.   It's 32 º here right now and headed for a high of 55.  Not too bad for November.  I'll be off to Wally World again this morning.  And today is the local Farmers Market so we will be busy by 10.  Lots of people go to the market first and then come to WM on Wednesdays.

I hope everyfriend has a lovely day filled to the brim with whatever you love to do!  May God bless your day!

Good morning, Janie.  I am guilty of worrying too much and forgetting letting God share.  I hope all in your WM line are wearing smiles today.

It's errand day--so not sure where I will end up.

Jane, I'll raise you 25° for today temps.... supposed to be another record breaker 80° & I really don't like it.

Joan, I thought of you this morning when fixing my egg.  Actually anyone that cooks their own breakfast might like this little dude.  https://www.nordicware.com/store/product_detail/eggs-n-muffin-breakfast-pan#.WCxIIxorIdU (https://www.nordicware.com/store/product_detail/eggs-n-muffin-breakfast-pan#.WCxIIxorIdU)My son gave me one some time ago & since I'm not too good about changes, I waited until he asked me a few times how I liked it.... and I LOVE it!  I butter the bottom (spray works but I like butter), crack an egg in the bottom & take a little plastic fork to scramble it.... in the microwave for 55 seconds & what I really like is a good pinch of shredded cheese & a little salsa over that, close the lid so the cheese melts... yum-yum.  Could eat out of the pan but I use a plate since I have a couple pieces of toast to go with my egg, one with grape jam.  I took it on my last camping trip & was so handy, quick & no mess, so I tried to get another at my grocery store (same Kroger chain my son found them)... none, so I checked with Amazon... shocked at the price range so my son checked his store again & got me 3 more like I asked.  He insisted he only paid $3. for them but I know how he adds & put $15 on his wife's lap sitting in the car & walked away.....  I'm going to give one to my daughter since she is always on the run but learned she has to have an egg for breakfast.

I need to get a nap before I hit the road this morning.  Woke up about 3:00 am & did some mental planning for the day & week so had breakfast & fed a couple cats that were sitting on the back step waiting for me to get up.  Expect the other 2 are waiting now, Callie at the front garage door & Tiger at the back.  It has been so nice they are wanting to stay out (fine with me), that ends Friday & looks like a freeze for us.

Good morning everyone
26°  here this morning ,guess it was so chilly the fog didn't show up :)

I want to go into town to pick up another 1/2 bushel of apples before the Mennonite market closes for the year.Then home to do things that need to be done.....those darn dust bunnies are at it again in here!!

Today is also the day I start on my Irish Chain quilt, yesterday I finished the last of the camp quilts so now I can cut this one out.

Jane, have a great day at work..

Shirley, we are warmer than you!!! Have a safe trip.

Joan, thank you for breakfast.

Enjoy your day everyone..

At long last.....Benji is home...

Good Morning everyone!
JaneS
we all do to much thinking about our Owen self instead of our fellow person. have a great day at work.
sorry it is already so cold at your 20 ty's but please keep it there we are sure enjoying our up in the upper 70º's  even if it is out of place for this time of year.bis I am going to wally world in a few MIN. and see if I can fiend a new bread Machine i like and can afford. if so bread will be in the hide ho (honey oat) have a great day all. when I get home and bread started I am going to try to get the track back on my dosser.

Lloyd

Good morning, Shirley.  Thanks for telling me and thanks for the link.  I'll have to get one of those.

Amy--Good  morning.  Those dust bunnies just don't seem to quit.:(

Good morning, Vanilla-Jackie.  I know you're glad Benji is home.

Lloyd--Good morning.  Good luck finding a bread machine.  I'll check the hidey hole later today.

Good morning everyone, I had the MRI and it really got me this time. That hard table did not help. When aI got home I laid on the couch and stayed there till I went to bed. Wanted no TV or anything that made noise. I am not good at not moving anymore. Even when I post here I keep getting up amnd walking around. When we left the radiology it was raining. That did not help either. I think what got me was I went into the MRI machine head first this time, never did that before.

JOAN  darn I missed the lomond DD yesterday. Like your goodies for yesterday.

JACKIE  I know how frustrating it is not to be able to do what we used to do. There are several of us in here that are limited in what we can do. It is a horrible feeling.

LARRY  I heard on the news that a weather forecaster “wanna be” set some of the fires so he could get more followers on Facebook.  Don't know how tru that is but that would be a rotten thing for anyone to do.

JENNY  just heard on the news that we had over an inch of rain yesterday, we need that and more.

JOAN  I'll skip the tacos and have my oatmeal. Love the chuckles today. Anxiety-Free Living is just what I need. Copied to read often. Thank you for all today's goodies.

JANE  we do worry too much about things we can do nothing about.

SHIRLEY that “little dude” looks great. Wonder if I should order one. Would not have to stand at the stove to scramble an egg.

AMY  I have no idea what the temperature is here this morning. It is overcast here so it must be on the warm side.

LLOYD  good morning.

LLOYD, most of my worries are not for myself.  I've given those to God and I do what I can and forget what I can't.  I do still worry about my kids and my grandkids.  I know there's nothing I can do to change their lives and I do ask for God to watch over them but I still worry for them. 

I'm off to get myself ready for work.  Enjoy your day Everyfriend!

Good morning, Gloria.  I know you are glad to have that MRI over with.  When will you get the results?  I'm going to get one of those egg things that Shirley told us about.  Still no rain here--so there are several wild fires.

Hi everyone.  It is a beautiful sunny and cool morning here in South Carolina.  However, I will stay inside as much as I can today as we are in a code red weather alert due to the smoke from the wild fires.  So far this morning it isn't too bad but yesterday afternoon it was very obvious. 

Pat got a clear report from the dentist yesterday, which was indeed good news.  We checked out the pecan store but didn't buy any as they wanted $16/pound and Pat felt that was just too expensive as there are other alternatives.  Yesterday afternoon I went to Walmart and picked up our first online grocery order.  It went very well and that is sure the way to shop.  We just called 15 minutes before I expected to be there and then when I was parked in one of the designated spots along the side of the store I called to advise I was there.  A very nice young lady brought out the groceries and showed me each it.  The order was filled as requested and there was only one items they didn't have in stock in their meat department.  Later we went to Ruby Tuesday's for our evening meal.  They have a new and revised menu with our favorites still available. 

This morning I got up early and after getting showered and dressed I went to the kitchen and fixed Pat's sausage muffins.  This evening is our Wednesday night dinner at church and this is the Thanksgiving traditional meal and Veterans from the spinal unit at the local VA hospital will be our guests.  Scott plans to get there 30 minutes early to help them get settled at the tables.  He will then come out to spend some time with us.  I just had a video call from my coffee drinking friends at McDonald's and got to see and speak to a number of them.  That was a pleasant surprise.

Amy, a quilt is a nice gift.

Joan, I was very satisfied with the online grocery shopping and it is likely to be our way of shopping for things I cannot get at Aldi's or COSTCO or when even thought becomes too much for me to handle. 

Callie, that shooting at the OKC airport sounds like it was a real mess and it sounded like people were being kept on arriving planes and allowed to get off the flights.

Gloria, glad that MRI is over and was concerned it was going to be quite uncomfortable for you.  I hope you are feeling better today.  I think they are arresting some people who they think have set some of these fires.  The Governor of Georgia just issued a ban on all fireworks in the State as the danger of more fires is so great.   

Joan, thank you yes, the first thing I done when I unpacked the carrier bag and outside box was hugged the ashes box close to my heart...

 JaneS I went ww and bought the last bread Machine they had. they said don't think they are going to handle them any more. ( that sucks).  It is a Hamilton beach defferant so another learning curve. too bad old SAM isn't still livening or he never trained his offspring properly.have a great day

Lloyd

Good Morning Everyone!

Beautiful morning here.  Weather is 'SUPPOSE' to change Thursday night with possible showers and cooler weather to follow.  It will be downright cold in the mornings, for us, in the 40's or possible high 30's.
But it is November and suppose to be cold.

Tisie, that is a neat little dish.  Think I will order one, simple enough that even I can use it.

Had a fence guy come by yesterday and he says he can fix the gate at a very reasonable price.  Will be here next week.....

Larry--I am glad to read that your online grocery shopping from WM went so well.  Great that Pat got a clear report from the dentist.  $16 a pound for pecans is highway robbery.

Jackie-Vanilla--I'm sure you are glad to have Benji's ashes at home now.

LLoyd--Glad you were able to get the last bread machine WM had.  I'll look for some bread in the hidey hole when you get that machine figured out.

halkel--Here they are saying that this weekend our high temps are to be in the 60s--and that is very chilly for this area.  Bet you're glad to get that gate fixed at a reasonable price.

I spent the whole morning doing errands, and now I am worn out.  I can tell I will want a nap this afternoon.

Happy 109th Birthday, Oklahoma!
 
http://www.okterritorialmuseum.org/STATEHOOD.html (http://www.okterritorialmuseum.org/STATEHOOD.html)

Those egg and muffin cups are available at Amazon as an add-on item for 3.24 each.  I ordered two of them, had some other Christmas stuff my wife needed anyhow, like Mincemeat and Bisto.

Callie--Happy Birthday Oklahoma.  Thanks for the link.

halkel--I ordered from Amazon.

Home from work, too wiped out to chat.  I had my lunch, doggies have been out and had a snack and I'm going to crash for a bit.  Behave yourselves...or don't as you wish. 

Been a busy morning but wanted to stop & check on y'all.... and wanted to tell you that I sure didn't fine that little cooker that cheap on Amazon .... but I am not a good searcher.  My son found them at the grocery store which is part of the Kroger chain.  I have a spare, another for the RV & going to give my daughter one when she comes this week end.  I just whip the egg up in the cooker, with a plastic fork. 

Gloria, if you like scrambled eggs I think this is better than any I've done in a skillet.... 55 seconds for one & my son cooks 2 in his for ... I think he said just over a minute.  I prefer a little cheese melted over & salsa if I have some on hand... AFTER cooking the egg but while it's still in the cooker so I can close the lid to let it melt.

Hold the fort, I've done all I can this morning & now for a hair trim & shower.... maybe a nap?

Jackie, sincere sympathy for the lump in your heart today. Keep telling yourself that he is NOT in pain anymore.

Happy Birthday to our Okie friends! It has been a colorful 109 years. 

Janie--I tried to take a nap, but the phone rang just as I was dozing off.

Shirley--I ordered from Amazon because that way it's delivered to my door.

Joan, I just didn't find them that price!  If you looked, they had them all prices. Hope you like it.

Shirley--I'll let you know if I like it when it arrives.

Bis bread is in the hide Ho (Delicious) but a little crusty . a learning to settings yet.

Lloyd

Lloyd, thank you for the bread in the hidey hole........now who was crusty ....you or the bread? :2funny:

Joanie, sorry your nap was interrupted.  Mine wasn't and I slept until Annie told me (in no uncertain terms) that she had to go out.  I have supper in the oven.  Mrs. Paul's Tilapia filet, a baked potato and home frozen corn from last summer. 

I have one of those, As Seen on TV egg scramblers.  And you can add anything you want to as many as 3 eggs as long as it doesn't come up past the line.  I like the shape of yours better but when my Grandniece was getting ready for college last year, she asked me if we had them and I thought that was a good gift for her.  When I got hers, I got myself one and it works pretty well. 

I've been looking at those electric egg sandwich makers but decided that I don't need one of those.  I do pretty much the same thing with eggs and bacon or eggs and sausage and have a few to freeze when I do them.

I have to go turn over the fish filets.  Enjoy your evening, Everyfriend!

Lloyd--Yummy.  I'll get a slice of that warm bread out of the hidey hole.  Thanks.

Amy--:)

Janie--Glad you had a good nap.  Your supper sounds tasty.  I'm not buying any more of those electric gadget small appliances.  I found I use them for a short time and then abandon them.

Hi dears, I can't believe I did it again...forgot to come in and post this morning. As of yesterday, I got involved in cleaning up paper work,toss some, organizing other.I did go down for Bible study. a fellow named Jeff Davis spoke to us, and he was SO inspiring. It was a worthwhile hour, I hope he comes back again.  Had lunch at home and again spent close to three hours napping. The body must need the rest, because I sleep all night long too. Doing fine with the water intake, so I hope the next blood test shows an improvement on the sodium level.

You all sound great and enjoying you new egg cooking methods. Nothing like the "incredible, edible, egg."

I am eating supper at home today. must use up some of the stuff I ordered online. And now it is time to "chow down". See you all later. June

It was a busy day today for me and I rarely have such days.  I had a dental appointment this morning for cleaning.  But when the dentist checked me over when the hygienist was finished, he suggested I have a crown put on one of my teeth so I'll think about that for a few days before I decide when.  My next appointment was with the optometrist who ordered new glasses for me.  I think I'm spending more money these last months of the year than I spent the first nine months!    From there, Tom and I picked up Dot and went to lunch.  This was our usual family Wednesday lunch out and the cast of characters changes each week.  We have up to seven who might attend.  Tonight Tom's daughter, Annie, was here and she and her dad were going out for pizza and invited me, so I went along.  I don't know the last time I had four things going in one day.

It's a good thing it's almost time for bed!

Mary Ann

Had supper, did a few odd dishes, and I am wiped out. I have got to get to bed. See you in the a.m., God willing and the "creek don't rise". I love you all. June

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





Daily Planet

Due to budget constraints, the Board of the Daily Planet advised Perry White that he had to let one of his star reporters go. He was really overwhelmed about the magnitude of the decision. "Who should go, Clark or Lois?" He actually did some praying, which he hadn't done for a long time. He asked, "Please. Show me a sign." That afternoon he was doing some shopping at Walmart, and when he went to his car he suddenly saw the answer.

The next day he called Clark and Lois into the office and said, "I'm sorry, Lois, but you have to go." After Lois collected her things and left, Clark took Perry aside and asked, "Chief - how did you know which one of us should go?" Perry said, "Well, that turned out to be easier than I thought. While I was parking at Walmart, I looked up and there was the sign: FIRE LANE."


One Out of Ten

By Sergei Sosedkin
Scripture Reading: Luke 17:11-17

He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked himâ€"and he was a Samaritan.
Luke 17:16
We all know what it means to be unappreciated. A loving mother is hurt when a delicious meal she has prepared for her family is taken for granted. A worker is disappointed when his initiative and extra effort go unnoticed by his supervisor. A friend feels used when her help isn’t acknowledged.
During his teaching ministry Jesus was often unappreciated too. In today’s verses we read of Jesus healing ten men who had the disease of leprosy, for which sufferers became outcasts. Leprosy made people “unclean,” and doctors had no cure for it. Jesus sent the men to the priests so they could be declared “clean” and become part of their community again. But only one of the ten came back to thank Jesus. In a gesture of humility, “he threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him.” The other nine simply got what they wanted from Jesus and moved on.
It’s ironic that the only grateful person was a Samaritan. The Jews viewed Samaritans as greatly inferior, both physically and spiritually. But this foreigner genuinely praised God while the others went their own way.
When we call out to Jesus for his grace and mercy, he saves us. But then what do we do? Do we go about our lives forgetting the Savior? Or do we throw ourselves before him, thanking and praising him?
Father, thank you for teaching us about the spiritual dangers of an ungrateful heart. May we be reminded by your Spirit again and again of the salvation you have given us in Christ. Amen.



"Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God."

--(Psalm 20:7 ESV)

SHIRLEY...
...bless you for seeing my post, re, Benji's ashes, and thank you for your comforting reply.....Yes, I may have been umming and arrhing as to whether we took him to soon, but at least we nipped it in the bud before it done its utmost damage...... It was only a matter of time, as I am sure as I can be that on that fateful day he was acting differently and that was the right timing..
JOAN.....
...good morning, couldnt get in earlier, Oldiesmann was doing the server update...think it started around five hours ago...went dead just as I was about to post...

Good morning Jackie-Vanilla.  I'm sure you made the best decision you could.

Joan the hardest part is when there are two decisions that have to come together in agreement, and on that day they did...

Good morning everyone! I have a V A appointment for a look at where they took that growth out of my check today. hope you girls have a great day. also anyone that comes in Later.  we went to our church thanksgiving supper last evening. the church Ladies cooked the turkies and irash Pattoes/gravey.everyone else brout verious dishes both derisert and vegies and all sorts of caseroles. everyone had a abundince of food to eat came home stuffed. we also have a food pantrey we suply for needey folks year around not just at holadiays. Have a great day c u all later.

Lloyd

Good morning everyone.

I slept in..good job I did get up or I would look like a flounder...both eyes on one side of my head!!

My job today will be to do applesauce as we picked up 2 bushels of apples, one for here and one for my daughter in lover to do.

Jackie, that was the right and only decision you could make and the best for Benji,no more pain and suffering for him. Just dwell on all the lovely memories you have tucked in your heart of him and I am sure they will put a smile on your face and make your heart smile too!

Lloyd, good luck at the VA.

Joan, that you for breakfast.

Enjoy your day everyone.

Good Morning Everyfriend!  If the weather hold out today, I think I'll begin raking leaves.  I'm setting myself a bag a day for each day I don't work.  Maybe I'll have them finished by the time it snows the first time.  Or maybe I won't.  I'm still planning to bake some of the cookies that are rolled and in the fridge.  I need to find out if they are up to snuff.

Jackie, I remember bringing doggie ashes home also but I think I already told you that what helped me most was knowing that wasn't really Callie/Bonnie in that decorative tin.  They are both truly in my heart.  Keep that thought if you can. 

I slept in a bit this morning.  We didn't get up until almost 7 and the doggies need their breakfast now.  I'll check in later to see what Everyfriend has been up to.

Lloyd, good luck with your checkup!

PS..Good Morning Amy!

Vanilla-Jackie--And that was good.

Good morning, Lloyd.  I hope you receive a good report at the VA.

Amy--Good morning.  Ha, Ha about the flounder.  Please put some of that homemade applesauce in the hidey hole.

Good morning, Janie.  Good luck raking leaves.  When our children were young they thought it was fun to help make big leaf piles and then jump in them.  When they got older--not so much.:)

Hi everyone on a bright sunny Thursday morning.  In a little bit I will leave to go to the lab at the University Hospital to have blood drawn in preparation for a routine doctor visit next Tuesday. I plan to stop on the way home at Aldi's to replenish the vegetable bin in the refrigerator.  I am not planning on going to coffee this morning as most of the men are on a tour to Branson, Missouri and the fellow I pick up suggested we just skip going this morning.  I didn't argue as it better fit into my plans for the morning.  Nothing else on the calendar for today. 

Last evening there was a large crowd at the dinner at church.  The VA brought over 10 veterans from the spinal unit, who were all in wheelchairs.  Several aides were with them.  We also had several rescue or comfort dogs and their owners present, which was a nice touch.  Marilyn, I thought of you and Freckles when I saw the dogs.  We even got to pet one of them.   

Lloyd, glad you found a new bread machine.  I hope you get a great report at the VA today on your surgery.

Joan, I liked your Chuckles and the reading today. I am doing the Sunday School devotional this next Sunday and I think I will use today's reading as it is most appropriate for this Thanksgiving season. 

Jackie, we do our best at the time we make important decisions and then it is best that we do not look back.  You know in your heart that you did a most loving thing for Benji.

Amy, is sure wouldn't be the best thing to have both eyes on one side of your head.  Glad you slept in!  :)

Good Morning Everyone!

Joanie, thank you for the made to order breakfast and the food for the soul.  Enjoyed both.

Getting myself ready for men's bible study and breakfast.  Always an enjoyable time.

Cool front and possible rain today. 

Janie, weatherguesser said you may be having snow tomorrow or the next day with that stuff coming at you from the Left coast.

Got to get to gitting.......

Good morning!  Sorry I haven't posted here lately but have been busy with lots of end of the year matters to take care of.  Yesterday I decided I just needed to "get out".  It was a beautiful day....in the low 70's, sunny, and the fall foliage is still beautiful.  Some leaves have fallen but there are a lot to come down yet.  I went to the library and just took my time browsing instead of the usual "in and out" visit.  Chatted with the librarian about the up-coming move to a new regional library in 2018.  It is necessary but I'll miss our smallish, cozy, and friendly library when the transition is made.  We had lunch at a nice little "breakfast and lunch" restaurant that is not far from where I live.  I had a Cobb salad that was delicious.  They make their own Bleu Cheese dressing and it is exceptional.  Then on to the Walgreen's drug store where the pharmacist gave me an updated TDAP shot for tetanus, diphtheria, and whooping cough, which unfortunately is making a comeback amongst children.  He was in a mood to chat and we talked over all the changes in the medical community that have occurred in our town over the last many years.  Everyone I met was in a "mellow" mood and so the day was enjoyable and though I was tired when I got home I felt refreshed.

Oldiesman made the transition of this site to a new server overnight and it appears to have gone well.  Thanks for taking care of us, Michael.  And thanks, Joan, for the "Food for Thought".  Very appropriate for this time of year.  I, for one, need to say "thank you" for all my blessings more often.

It is my hunter/gatherer day so must get some breakfast and be on my way.  I need to get started on gathering ingredients for Thanksgiving dinner.....though that won't be too elaborate for just my son and me.  He has requested a baked ham with all the trimmings so that is what it will be.  I don't have Jane's talent or drive to make a pie for dessert so will ask "Mrs. Smith" to bake an apple one for us.  She is always accommodating as long as you pay her price.   ;)

Have a good one today.

Good morning, Larry.   How nice that your church group invited veterans to join you for dinner.  I am glad you can use today's Food for Thought for the devotional at church. 

halkel---Good morning.  Great that you enjoy the Bible Study and breakfast at your church.

Good morning, Phyllis.  Good that you got out and about.  I love Cobb salads.  I didn't know we got moved to a new server.  Where was that information?  Thanks for the accolade.  I have no plans for Thanksgiving.

Phyllis, it's not hard to have the energy to make a couple of pies for dinner if that's ALL you have to do.  I don't have to contribute anything else.  My daughter will do all the work. 

My "notify" isn't working any more and I don't know when posts are coming in.  I tried turning it on again but the "notify" button only turns it off.  if I'm missing, it's because I don't know you're there.  I really count on that feature!

Janie--It seems to me that problem has occurred before.  I'd suggest you post in the Site Announcements topic so that Oldiesman sees it.

Oldiesmann posted over on Site Announcements
about the move:
http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?board=6.0

Good  Morning Everyone.
It is a nice and Sunny
Morning today. I think that
the weather is going to
start to take a dip in
the next few days,  so I
hope to enjoy it while I
can. 

I got my new digital Life
Alert and my desk is getting
less crowded the more I
let the old stuff go....
Always a good sign of
progress.      8)

Well,  next week the holidays
begin.   I will be going over to
Kellys for Thanksgiving...  Which
should be fun. 

All is well here.   I wish everyone
a great day.. 

Sandy
:cup:

Joan, I posted there that the attachment buttons for posting is also not working.  "The attachments upload directory is not writable. Your attachment or avatar cannot be saved "     

Phyliis, it sounds like you had a truly beautiful day yesterday. I loved reading about it…gave me a feeling of an old friends and family neighborhood. Thank you for that.

Bis, me too…no special plans for Thanksgiving. Just very, very, thankful we are both here.

Thank you Oldiesman for all you do for us. It truly is greatly appreciated. This site has given me a new life, filled with new loving friends. I first joined way back in 1997 with a little 11Si. Happy memories.

angelface--That's the place to post about things that don't work on this site.

June--Doesn't Rowntree provide a Thanksgiving feast?  I don't remember the year I joined the old SN.  I had an old reconditioned IBM computer that my son-in-law gave me.

Fresh cookies in the Hidey Hole, fresh pot of coffee on the counter.  Help yourselves.  The cookies are a new recipe researched to use up the left over candied fruit,  also, brandied raisins, walnuts and the requisite flour, sugar, eggs and elbow grease.  Enjoy.

My first computer was what I refer to as a "hand-me-up". It first belonged to my grandson whose father was an executive at IBM Canada.  He upgraded Daniel's computer and said that getting the old one back across the border would be more hassle than it was worth so he told my daughter to just get rid of it.  She did!  She gave it to me and I thank them all and also the people who made it a hassle to transport things across borders.

Janie--I got a cookie from the hidey hole and poured myself a cup of coffee.  The cookies are delicious.  You and I started out with the same type computer.

Joanie, that was in 1997, the year I moved here.  My kids had a modem installed so I could get internet but that wasn't until Christmas.  So my first visit to Senior Net was in late December of 1997.  I'd read an article in AARP magazine about Senior Net and if I'm not mistaken, it was about Rae and some others who were on there.  I'd mentioned it to my kids and they took care of it for me.  Thanks to them, also.  One of the first people I remember from there was our very own JUNE.  I also remember the friendly rivalry between Norm and Poppa John.  And Robbie was also on there.  One of the happiest places I found was Bis Busy Nest!  Good Memories!

I think I came shortly before you did.  I sure have good memories,too, of all the fun we had.

Joanie:

Quoteall the fun we had.

Does that mean you don't have any fun with us :-\

I don't know the year Norm got online.  I know he was on something that cost about $3 a minute but he got me on with a warning to not dally because going to SN or whatever it was called was free.  Boy, did I ever hurry so I wouldn't cost Norm any more money than that one charge.  I think I got on in 1996.  I know when I visited Norm and Dot in Florida the first time, we had to share his computer (he had a desktop and they drove to FL in those days).  I got a laptop to take with me after that so we didn't have to share; he was on the computer much more than I was.  I don't remember the year Papa John, Cornelia and Wrinkles stopped to see us, but it was after 1997 because he was in Sun City Center by that time. 

Mary Ann

As I posted the above message, my Random Image showed a picture of Papa John and Beverly.  How timely!

Mary Ann

Hal, I'm sure our Joan (Bis) was having a great time on this folder. I'll bet she got busy right away and got interested in starting Bis' Nest..So many did the same, in various forums. I'm just a plain old poster. I was so busy back then with family stuff, and then moving to Sunwest Village where I joined everything and started several new programs there where I lived. Still was an avid Sr. Netter though, and intend to remain as long as the good Lord keeps me able.

Mary Ann, Norm's Program was my other favorite spot to visit. He and Papa John kept us in laughter almost every day. They were a wonderful pair of friends. Corneiiia was such a lovely lady, and Papa John was no slouch in the "looks" dept. either. As I recall, they were retired Missionaries weren't they?



I am due in 10 minutes for Choir practice……so off I go. June

A good Thursday to all.

I have had a bit of a problem getting in here, so hope it will continue until I finish my post.

I love reading about the old fun we all had back in the days of Senior Net.  I still refer to this group as SNetters when I speak to friends or family and am making reference to us.  I think I joined in the latter part of '97. Love thinking back on all of the "box" friends, as my family referred to all of you.  Then I got to meet so many of you, that they could no longer call you that.  My thoughts are vivid and as I think back to so many that we have lost.  It sure is a wonderful memory. 

JACKIE, I am happy that your baby is home with you again.  Please do not beat yourself up over the timing of his demise.  Just thank the Good Lord that you had the ability to put him to rest so he would suffer no more pain.  A big HUG to you as I know how difficult this process has been for you. 

MARYANN, I will always regret not getting to meet Norm in person.  I felt as,though I did meet him, but it is and will continue to be a regret of mine.  I can not believe it will soon be a year, and yet...the time really does pass much too quickly. 

We've had our first snow storm of the season...it was to be just a skiff, but right now we have in excess of three inches on the ground.  It was not suppose to stick as the ground is too warm.....haha, so much for the weather guessers!  I just talked to my cousin in Laramie and she said they were to get a doozie of a storm, but they got the "skiff"!

Enjoy the rest of your day, EVERYFRIEND. 

CAN YOU BELIEVE THANKSGIVING is one week from today? 

Jenny

Mary Ann--It's fun to read how and when various folks came to
SN and what equipment they first used.

June--It wasn't too long after I came to the site that I was allowed to open the Nest.  We had lots of fun--good memories.  Unfortunately many who participated back then are no long with us here.

Jenny--Snow--yuck.  Maybe your trouble getting here was due to Oldiesman switching us to a new server last night.  Sometimes it takes some providers a bit of time to recognize the new location.   You. like myself, enjoy reading about those early years of SN.  No, I can't believe is next week.

Got to Choir practice on time. I think I did baaaaad. Ears decided to block up, I can't get used to how quickly they sing certain verses, and there are changes from men to women that we have to watch for. My problem may be ME.

Then went for a bandage change, learned that healing is taking place...slowly...but my artery problem doesn't help in healing. Then I went for Balance and Mobility class, but was 15 minutes late..had a good time anyway.

The rest of the day is mine....to visit with you, to catch up on emails, or more sorting of paperwork. However the Spirit moves me. Life is great !

Mary Ann - It was an honor to meet Papa John. Such a dear man.  I'm thankful I had the chance to meet so many SeniorNetters.

I found SN in either 1996 or 1997. My husband was traveling a lot and we lived in Oklahoma, far from family. His business was computers and writing software for the livestock markets. He kept coaxing me to get online to pass some of the time he was away. I finally gave in and got the internet. Got brave enough to search and found Senior Net! The International Cafe was where I got started. Also Boot's forum (the name escapes me right now). From there on I was hooked! My first big bash was in Dallas, Texas. We were all so nervous about meeting all these "strangers" (and some of us were warned by families  :) ) It didn't take long before we were one big family.

Joan - Do you remember when Jane Walker and I drove to Arkansas and met with you at Esther Barber's? I have pictures of that day.

Tomorrow we will be leaving for a week in Aruba. Kind of an early celebration of our 60th wedding anniversary, which is next June.

Hope you all have a good week.

I have eaten my supper, taken a sponge bath...just like the old days...I don't want to get my bandage wet, and I'm not supposed to even try the shower unless I have someone alerted and waiting till I finish...phooey...Oh well, I have no right to complain. I did it my self...no one pushed me into falling, so I will sponge till the leg is healed. I am good and tired now...lots of exercise goes in to cleansing the body, and I am content, sleep will come quickly.

God Bless you dear hearts. Sleep peacefully, God is watching over us. I love you. June

Good Night Everyfriend.  May God bless us, every one!

Happy Anniversary (early), Beverly and have a wonderful time!  Nice to make a year of it.   :thumbup:

June, I just woke up from another nap.... twice today to make up for 2 nights this week of only 2-3 hours each.  The old bodies do rule, don't they?  Glad they take such good care of you.  How long has it been since you sold your house & gave up on washing your car.  Funny how some things stick in our mind, picturing you washing your car always made me smile because I love doing that myself. 

Our family Thanksgiving will be THIS Sunday so I am still gathering up stuff for my share.  When I bought the 2 turkeys & bags of Pepperidge Farm stuffing mix + celery & onions that go in... and they only had the 12 oz packs of Reames noodles & down to 2 of those, so I need to get a couple more.  I do make a huge pot of the turkey & noodles so all can have some take home.  One of the turkey breasts goes into that dish & that way the ones that like drumsticks have 4 to fight over.  Since we have 6 or 7 birthdays in one week and another baby due the 20th or 21st.... we have birthday cake for dessert.... this year ice cream cake from Dairy Queen.  I start baking one turkey for the noodles on Sat & will bake the other on Sunday since we aren't getting together until about 4:00 pm (kids get naps earlier... 5 gr-grands so far)...We do the family portrait at this time so have camera batteries charging & got out the tripod.  Big deal.... 2 of the grands & families are planning over-seas trips during Christmas holidays so this is the only time this year that all will be together.

Good night, Jane.... we'll turn out the lights together.......... :smitten:

Now I'd better go see if any of the cats want a midnight snack.  Must check weather, think it is supposed to turn cold tonight, I missed the news.  Sweet dreams to all and to all a good night.... Shirley

well We got home too tired and (late) to get on line last evening. another fellow road the shuttle with us he got hung in his doctors Office and so we got back to VA at Warrensburg very late after hours.
Home supper a bit of TV and to bed , I was too tired so never slept well , up and will most Likely hit the couch for a nap before daylight.hope you all Have a great day just like you desire.

Lloyd

Good Friday morning, Everyfriend.   There's egg, cheese and sausage McMuffins to accompany your coffee or tea. Make it a good day!!




At the Movies

After I had purchased movie tickets for myself and my girlfriend, she went inside to find seats while I got some popcorn. By the time I was served, the previews were being shown. I stumbled my way through the dark, sat down and gave my girlfriend a kiss.

Then I heard a familiar voice say, "John, I'm back here."


The Winning Streak
(By Roy Irwin)

It was a long time coming, but it finally happened! It probably wasn't big news where you live but it made the headlines of the papers here. It was even mentioned on television during the evening news!

What did you miss? What was this milestone event???

My old high school football team finally won a game! For the first time in 35 games, a span covering 4 years, the longest losing streak in NC high school football finally came to an end!

As I read the details the next day in the newspaper, what caught my attention wasn't the final score or the action photo from the game, it was something that the coach had told his players when the contest was over.

He told his team, "...we need to be a lot more interested in starting a winning streak than ending a losing streak." What was important to the coach was that his players not worry about the past, but rather focus on today and the future.

I couldn't help but think about how true this is in our lives as well...

Someone once concluded that 92% of the things that people worry about fall into one of three categories: things that have already happened, things that haven't yet and may not happen, and things that we have no control over.

Perhaps you can relate to that...

But Jesus gave us a different example. With Jesus, what was important was today with a focus on the future!

As Jesus was dying on the cross, there on either side of him, were criminals who were also being crucified. One of these men acknowledged Jesus as the Son of God, and asked Jesus to remember him when he came into his kingdom. Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, TODAY you will be with me in paradise." Luke 23:43 (NIV - emphasis mine)

In that defining moment, what was most important wasn't the man's past - it was his future!

And so it is for each of us!

By the shed blood of Jesus Christ, our past - our sins - have been forgiven! It no longer exists! The Bible describes it this way in 2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" (NIV)

How about you?

Ending a losing streak or starting a winning streak. Frederick W. Faber said it this way: "They always win who side with God."

Are you living in the past or looking toward the future? Are you ready to start a winning streak in your life by living for the Lord? It can happen today!

"Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for forgiving our past, and giving us a hope and a future. Help us to be more like you each day. Amen."




"If anyone would like to acquire humility, I can, I think, tell him the first step. The first step is to realise that one is proud."

- C.S. Lewis in Mere Christianity

Good morning everyone.

We are on the road again, off to the city. The quilting group meets today to sew but I am not staying to do that, just dropping off the camp quilts. We are meeting up with daughter in love for brunch and to give her a bushel of Cortlands. Have a bit of shopping to do, not much and then head back home.

Sandy :hb2: happy birthday.

Joan thank you for breakfast.

Enjoy your day everyone.

Good Morning Everyfriend!  It's 28 degrees here this morning but will be up into the low 60s by midday.  I'll be off to greet my public at Wally World this morning.  Wish me smiles.  They sure do make the day go faster! Have a lovely day, Everyfriend!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SANDY!  ENJOY YOUR DAY!

:hb3: :hb2: :balloons:

Good morning, Amy.  Enjoy your day out and lunch with your daughter-in-love.

Janie--Good morning.  I do wish you smiles at WM today.

FYI..My notify is now working!

Janie--Glad that's fixed for you.

Good morning, Joan and all .   Thanks for the egg McMuffins this morning.  That is a nice change.   Along with some fruit, it will be a very filling breakfast.

I have not been here for a few days.  Just being busy, but have been reading the messages. 

Happy Birthday, Sandy.  Hope you have a great day.

As well as everyone else.   :)

Joy

Good Morning Everyone!

And a big Happy Birthday to Sandy.  I hope you have a great one.

The cleaning lady is coming this morning so I kinda gotta get my coffee and clean myself up so I can go pick her up.  Our cold front is suppose to be coming in around noontime with scattered showers and boomers.  No serious rain is forecast.

Hope everyone has a great day.

Happy Birthday Sandy.  May you have many more birthdays.

I saw two weather-related things online this morning.  One was to be careful on the pier this weekend because it will be quite windy.  The other was that we should not expect a lot of ice on Lake Michigan this winter as the water is too warm and will stay that way for some time.  Lake Michigan is very choppy this morning.

Mary Ann

SANDY     :happybday:

Good morning everyone, yesterday when I got here I saw the site was down and going to a new server, never did check back to see when it got back on.


JANE  your post to Lloyd about worrying about family sounds like me. They are all doing good but I still worry about all of them.

JOAN  I have the disk from the MRI but will know when I see the doctor. Will have to call and change that appointment, cannot find transportation that day.

SHIRLEY  I do like scrambled eggs but I did not save that link you posted. Will have to back track to look for that post.

LLOYD  did you save me that first crusty slice of bread?

MARY ANN  seems like when I even have one thing different to do in one day I am worn out. I think I have become a creature of habit and dislike changes.

JOAN  I copied yesterday's One out of Ten. That is too true.

JACKIE  you can be sure you did the right thing. You would not want him to be suffering in pain.

LLOYD  those church suppers are always wonderful. I know I enjoyed them when I used to go.

AMY  there are mornings when I wake up and just do not want to get up. If you can sleep longer just do it.

PHYLLIS  glad you enjoyed getting out and doing what you enjoyed.

JOAN  like you I had and old IBM to start with, It was my older son's first PC and his son took it to his first year in college. I did not want it but I sure would be lost without a PC now.

JANE  I saw an article in a local newspaper about SN and checked it out. Mare emailed me and invited me to check out the Nest. I well remember the fun we had there Mare and Bunnie were always teasing each other. In  Missouri it was fun, too, with Martex and her “trips”. Then I found PSP there and was fascinated at what some were doing on their computers.

HAL  the fun we had in the Nest was light hearted and laughs. Nothing really serious.

JENNY  we sure have lost some good friends over the years and some who never made the change to S&F.

SHIRLEY  reading about all the cooking you still are able to do reminds me of when I did that, too. Now I wound lot be able to do any of those preparations.

JOAN  will enjoy breakfast this morning, looks yummy. Food for Thought really is something to think about. Thank you for all today's goodies.

AMY  Cortland apples are great, nice flavor.

Good morning, Joy.  I was wondering where you were.:)

Good morning, Phyllis.

halkel--Good morning.  They say temp is to go much lower this weekend, but still no rain in the forecast.

Mary Ann--Good morning.  Interesting about Lake Michigan's change for this year.

Good morning, Gloria.   I must have missed the downtime here yesterday--when I came everything was up and running.  It's too bad you have such a hard time getting a ride to your appointments.  If you lived near me, I'd take you. 

Good Morning Everyone..   

Wow..  Thank you very much.   Birthdays
are something that I
would like to forget, 
but then again,
considering the alternative,
I  will enjoy the day
with gusto!!! 

All is well here on the rocky
coast of Maine.   Cooler
weather is on the way, 
but we do have
a couple more pleasant
days before Winter comes
in for good.   

I hope that everyone has
a nice weekend,  and
thanks again for
the good wishes!   

Sandy
:thumbup:

Gloria, I was just teasing Joanie, I hope she didn't take it seriously. 

:hb2: :congrats: Congratulations, Sandy on making it through another year and being able to meet and enjoy Fe! :hb3:

Hi everyone on another beautiful day here in South Carolina. We were not under an alert for the wild fire smoke either yesterday or today.  The housekeeper is due here this morning and later this morning Pat and I are going to COSTCO.  My new glasses are ready and she needs to select some new frames and get a new prescription filled as her eyesight has changed.  That will probably be it for today. 

I did fix her breakfast this morning.  However, last evening she helped fix the dinner.  We had a spaghetti squash that we fixed in the oven and a topping of Italian sausage heated in Marinara sauce with a green salad.  We have enough of the main dish for another good meal.   

Phyllis, are you experiencing any of the smoke from the forest fires?  It has been a long time since I just went to the library and slowly browsed around but always enjoyed it.  New libraries are always nice.  Our library here uses a service called Hoopla for ebooks and audiobooks and movies and it is great.  When it started there didn't seem to be much of a selection but that is no longer the case.  We still haven't decided on what we will have for our Thanksgiving meal.  Mrs. Smith does have some very good pies as does Marie Callendar and Mrs. Edwards.  I wonder how I know that!  :)

Sandy, good to remove clutter from our lives when possible.  Happy Birthday.

My first computers were the Atari 400 and then upgraded to the Atari 800.  This was before the days of the WWW and communication was done on bulletin boards, which seemed very up to date.  I then got an AT&T desktop computer that was quite expensive and extremely heavy.  From there we have had numerous other desktop and laptop computers. Over 20 years ago, about the same time I joined SeniorNet my son gave me an HTML book and started doing some basic HTML work.  I would sure miss not having a computer anymore and am thankful for the smart phones, which are really sophisticated computers.

Joan, I think you and I found SeniorNet about the same time.  I know Joan Grimes bet me as did Pat Scott and Ginny Anderson.  Boots had her Tidbits (I think that as the name of her discussion and many other discussions developed from there.  I haven't tried to keep up with more than two or three discussions so didn't become acquainted with a lot of folks who have been posting as long as I have. 

Shirley, you have a very busy family and I bet you all have a wonderful time when you get together for big family events. 

Mary Ann, when Pat became interested in the computer we shared one but that didn't last long and she wanted her own.  That was probably because I was always on what we had then. 

Nearly 80º yesterday - 45º this morning!  Glad I turned the thermostat to "heat" before I went to bed.

Also glad I went to the grocery store yesterday so there's no place I need to go today. 

A friend alerted me to SeniorNet because she was taking one of their classes here in OKC.   I enjoyed the state forums and was the leader when one was formed for Oklahoma.  Eventually, there were enough "locals" participating that the Okie Lunch Bunch got together now and then - here and there.
We enjoyed meeting SeniorNet participants from other states as they traveled through.
I think I may be the only one left on S & F.

Wishing Everyfriend Everywhere an Enjoyable Day.

Sandy--I hope your whole day is enjoyable.

halkel--No.  I didn't take you seriously.

Good morning, angelface.

Larry--Good morning.  I remember when I joined SN Joan Grimes welcomed me.  Back then we welcomed folks with a welcome letter that was NOT computer generated.  At the time, many folks posted in the International Cafe.

Good morning, Callie.  It's interesting to me to read how folk's participation in SN/S&F evolved.

Good morning from a dark and cold Interior!

I found SeniorNet through ThirdAge in 2000 however, I spent some years at the University here working with a computer that took up the entire building basement back in the mid-seventies, (Remember, do not fold, spindle or mutilate?);  and after that, the majority of my employment used computers and computerized systems. I went from that computer in the basement of the Duckering building to a cell phone-sized mini computer set up at the Great Alaska Bowl Company. My first home computer was a Gateway and it was a bad experience. After seven failed computer warrentry company repairs, I took it locally and they fixed it correctly so it lasted the next eight years.

I really enjoyed the early SeniorNet before we were blindsided and ThirdAge pulled the same act about the same time, dropping their discussions without warning. Now so many SeniorNetters and ThirdAge are on Facebook and I wish they were here.

I used to post on a forum on computers years ago, not sure if it was Seniors Net or not.  I didn't go on the other forums and cant really say what year it was.  But it was back in the 90's cause when the new 20's started the dates were all messed up.  I was just learning about PC's and had a million questions and Charlie, who I still exchange emails with, taught me a lot.  And still on occasion will set me straight.  If I remember correctly the site was hacked and everything and everybody more or less just gave up on the site.  It crater.

This story, if true, is great.  Janie, you will get a charge out of this.

Rude Customer Thinks She Can Bully Store Clerk â€" Then He Asks Her One Question

http://www.headlinepolitics.com/rude-customer-bully-store-clerk-question/#ixzz4QNV9BYH4 (http://www.headlinepolitics.com/rude-customer-bully-store-clerk-question/#ixzz4QNV9BYH4)

Tisie, reading your note from last night, you are so right. Our bodies truly do rule our lives. When you think about it, even as infants we were ruled by the body..hunger pangs and we screeched our lungs out till Mom arrived and gave us sustenance..the body truly did rule even then…ruled Moms life too.

I woke up at 3 a.m. and tossed and turned till 4:30, then gave up and turned on the light and read till 6:30. My housekeeper came in around seven,so the day got started.

My t.v. is not working. I turned it on and the little red ON light just keeps blinking and won't turn off. So I called downstairs and they will send someone up to fix it.No charge…just one of the services we get at Rowntree Gardens.

Hal, my cleaning lady has started her chores already, she was in and changed my bed linens and clean linen for the bathroom. Every week it is two bath towels, two hand towels, two wash clothes and a floor mat. What a life !!!!!! She will return to do the scrubbing, dusting, and vacuuming. I lhave cleaned the clutter off my t.v. desk and kitchen counter.

Sandy, I hope you have the very happiest of Birthdays..so much to be thankful for when remembering your stroke and how well you are doing in spite of it. God has been so Good, to save you for your family and for us.

Hal..that is a good one. He couldn't have "gotten even" better than that.

Time for a quick lay down while no cleaning lady here. be back later. June

Angelface--I'm enjoying reading how folks got started with computers and the Internet.

halkel--I don't remember anybody on SN named Charlie.  Your link sure made me chuckle.

June--Those workers at Rowntree certainly take good care of you.  Do they also supply the TV or do they just repair your own?[//b]

I guess I started out in the old SeniorNet  early in it's beginning. I, too, had seen an article in the Sunday paper.

I did participate in Boot's Tidbits.  And, then I got interested in the Fibro Board because of a friend who had that condition.  That is how I met up with Sylvia Tribe and Bobby Gould, way back.  Even tho I didn't have Fibromyalgia,  Sylvia encouraged me to keep coming back and visiting there.  I became friends with her and Bobby and some of the others that participated in that group. I was also involved in the  Maryland state board,  which had been started by Pat Howe. I had helped her a little bit with that board.  That wasn't as busy a place as some of the other "State" boards.  I do remember reading the Michigan board for a long time, but didn't post much there.  That is where I first found Norm and Papa John.

It was a fun time back then.  But, I think this new Seniors and Friends board have become a very friendly group, also.  I know I really enjoy reading about everyone's day to day happenings. 

My son and his family lived with us for a while, and my grandson's grandfather bought him the first computer that came into our house.  Then, my son got interested in computers and it was a year or so later when I got my own.  I could never get my husband interested in  anything to do with computers.   But, it sure got me addicted.  LOL   I think I am on my fourth or fifth one now.     I have had many wonderful "armchair" travels all over the world.  Sure has been a great learning tool for me all these years.

Just adding my little FYI.  Lol

Joy

As I've said, I first got started on Norm's account when you had to pay $3 a minute and I was cautioned to not stay longer than that minute before I got into the Senior Forum (and don't ask me the name of it).  When SeniorNet came along, I had my own account and used to read a lot of the state folders, but only posted in a few - Michigan, Denmark (I know - country), West Virginia and wherever Bunnie was (Missouri probably).  I probably put my 2c worth in other folders too, but I don't remember the names.  It amazes me to think of how many years I've been online.  I bought my first computer in 1985 and I bought it for genealogy purposes.  Now I have that pretty well filled, but still read the programs.

Mary Ann

Angel. I just got to read the book which I believe was non fiction. Didn't take long as only140 pages. "Two old Women" by Velma Wallis. Who is of the Athabaskan tribe if Believe. she has 2 other books out. Small like this one.
Life must still be rough for those people.

Sort of dreary here today. Beginning to get colder. Suppose to be down the 40s tomorrow. We may as well accept it. Winter is coming and I am not looking forward to it at all. But we have done good for it to get to be the end of November and quite nice. Hope will be a short winter.

Not seen Jeannelee posting. Is she O.K?

I was reading how many people flying for TG. and what a mess will be in the Chicago airport and they are voting to strike today.  I would not travel during the holidays if tickets were free.

Joy--So many different ways (and equipment) were used by participants from the time they got a computer and got on the web.

Mary Ann--I can't remember the name of the site where Norm and Papa John first got on the net either, but know it was costly.

JeanneP--Jeanne Lee has been around but on a limited basis.  She's had some health problems.  I am glad not to be flying over Thanksgiving, too.

I'm too pooped to participate!

Jane, just sit back and relax.

Mary Ann

Hal, I loved that!! Good for the cashier!!!

Janie--Get a good nap.

I got a call about a hour ago from my son, Joe, and he, Kate, Finlay and (Daisy the dog) are coming from Alabama for a visit tomorrow.:)

Congratulations Joan... 
Have a GREAT DAY!

Joan,  I am so happy that you son and family will be visiting you tomorrow.   Sure hope that they will be staying a few days.

And, I am wondering how old is Finlay now?   Haven't seen any pictures of him for a long time.  I know how much you will enjoy seeing the whole family. Have a great time.

Joy

Sandy
I think male or female should be treated equally well  the same in there appropriate place.

Lloyd

Thanks, Sandy!!

Joy--Yes, they will be staying a few days.  Finlay will be 10 y/o next week.

Hi Lloyd.

Sandy, I hope your special day has been a beautiful time for you. I'm so glad you are still there after that stroke.

Bis, Yes, it is my t.v. but I pay for the hookup to their server.

Attended a wonderful program today, called "Coping with the Holidays". The speaker is am employee of Rowntree, and a former Hospice worker. She was great !

Now I'm going to scoot downstairs for a bandage change.

Had a nap and went to Appleby's for supper with my neighbor.  I feel much better and I don't have to work tomorrow or Sunday. 

Joanie, enjoy your company.  I will never forget how old Finlay is.  He was born only a few weeks before Kiran.  She will be 10 on the 18th of December.

Now I'm going to go get my jammies on and relax for the the rest of the evening.  Have a good one, Everyfriend!

Well, I have a special Grrrrrrr.
We went to Red Robin for fish and chips, which was very good then ordered a chocolate dessert to bring home to have tonight.  Guess what we did? Walked off and left it setting on the table and traffic was so bad no way were we going to go back, anyhow we were almost home when we discovered what we had did.  Hope someone enjoyed it.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Bis, I know you will have a wonderful time with Joe, Kate and Finlay. Any more thoughts of moving to their area ? I am so glad I am near Gary and Dori, and in this wonderful place where they don't have to worry about me.

Hal, Sorry you missed your choc. dessert, but some one will gain from your oversight so don't grrrrrrrrrrr yourself miserable. I can give you some Hershey kisses, or some Dove pure milk choc. some Snickers or Milky Way bites, or all four or more.

Haha, June, you sound as bad as me with all that candy!  I'm stocked up & will hang it all over the Christmas tree... I think 3 of the great grands will enjoy my candy tree. 

Sorry you left your dessert behind, Hal..... how could you do that?????  ::)

I got one turkey baked, de-boned & all ready to put together with 4 bags of Reams noodles.  I am totally disappointed in Butterball turkeys... no pop up button and no neck to boil with the giblets for good broth.  I usually buy Honeysuckle White or the store brand & both are better than what I baked today.  Good thing I bought 8-10 cans of broth, afraid the giblet broth won't have as much flavor as usual.  I put in every herb & spice that my chart calls for for poultry or pheasant.... house smells good. 

Oh, Sandy, hope you had a wonderful day!  Yesterday was my son's & I was so sure yesterday was the 16th I didn't even wish him a happy birthday when he was here doing a bunch of odd jobs for me.  I even put the wrong date on some checks I wrote, still felt like a horrible mother to not wish my own kid happy birthday! 

Time to get to bed... Hope everyone has a good night and wonderful tomorrow.  God Bless.  Shirley

Just stopped by to wish Everyfriend a good night.  But I have to take a minute to offer Hal some home made chocolate goodies.  HAL would you rather have chocolate covered peanut butter saltines, peanut butter cups, coconut cups or a variety of all?  I'll put some in the Hidey Hole with your name on them.

And now...Good Night Everyfriend!  May God bless us, every one!

Sandy, I forgot to mention that today is also Mickey Mouse's birthday.... radio said so early this morning & that tune has been running through my head all day.  "Comb your hair, shine your shoes, come along with me, it's Mickey Mouse's birthday party, that's the place to be............" 

Just had to come in to say.....

  :hb2:  HAPPY BIRTHDAY :hb2:
                    SANDY

I hope you had a extra nice day and that the year coming will be a good one to you.

SHIRLEY, with all you have going on with the cooking duties, no wonder you got confused about the date and forgot to say HB to your son. 

I am headed off to bed.....pleasant dreams to EVERYFRIEND. 

Jenny

A  BELATED  HAPPY  BIRTHDAY  SANDY....

Good Saturday morning, Everyfriend.   There's blueberry strudel to accompany your coffee or tea. I wish everyone a good day!!





Public Servant

"Give me a sentence about a public servant," said the teacher.

The small boy wrote: "The fireman came down the ladder pregnant."

The teacher took the lad aside to correct him. "Don't you know what pregnant means?" she asked.

"Sure," said the young student confidently. "It means 'carrying a child'."



Opportunity For Action
(By Steve Troxel)

We often see the call of God as accompanied by a perceived risk. The risk we see may be in terms of finances, rejection, or failure; but there is always an element of the unknown in God's call which requires us to trust and increase our faith. We should note that when we follow God's call, the true risk only exists in our mind.

Oh, please don't misunderstand. Following God's call may require sacrifice and painful perseverance followed by seasons of doubt and frustration. There may even be severe trials and hardships along His path. But despite our physical circumstances, the middle of His plan is the safest and most secure place to walk. Walking in His perfect plan is eternally safe and secure, but it will continually call us to actively take steps of faith, one after the other.

When the tax collector came for the "two-drachma" tax, Jesus gave Peter very interesting instructions on how to obtain the necessary funds.

Matthew 17:27 "Go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours."

With all the power of Creation at His disposal, Jesus could have produced any number of coins and made them readily available. Yet, with the tax collector waiting by the door, Peter was told to excuse himself and take a fishing line down to the lake. Why go through all this trouble with the fish?

Our walk with Christ involves a long process of developing and growing our faith. It would have taken very little faith for Peter to pick a coin off the table and pay the tax. He was therefore given the "opportunity" to strengthen his faith as he trusted Jesus and not his own understanding (Proverbs 3:5-6). Peter's faith grew, and therefore his closeness with Jesus, as he obeyed and cast out his fishing line.

Jesus is able to fully meet all our needs (Philippians 4:19). But He loves us enough to lead us to specific action; "faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead" (James 2:17)...Our faith becomes alive and we grow closer every time we obey, follow, and take the step!

What is Jesus asking of us today? Many are facing some very difficult decisions. We don't understand why God is calling, and we can't see how His plan will fit together. His call is probably nothing as far fetched as the coin in the fish, but the message in His call is the same; He is saying, "Trust Me and love Me with all your heart!" When our Savior calls, we must be prepared to follow; because, when He calls, we will always be given the opportunity for action.

Have a Christ Centered Day!



“To give real service, you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money.”

~ Mokshagundam Visvesvaray

Good Morning everyone!
a little over 1/2 moon in size looks like here today,the wend has laid and feels much warmer. haven't been out in garage or down stairs where the in outside thermometers are yet so do not know what temp is out side but did step out on deck did not feel to bad. hope it stays reasonable all day outside. Have a great day.

Lloyd

Good morning everyone..

Running a little late here..need to get the laundry on the line... and get at the apples.

Joan ,thank you for breakfast

Enjoy your day everyone.

Good morning, Lloyd.  Here they say a cold front will be moving in, and it will be in the 30s tonight.  That's mighty cold for Florida.

Amy--Good morning.  Is today the day you're making the applesauce?  That always makes the house smell so good.

Joan, would love to see a photo of birthday boy when he shows up...think we will all be in for a shock on how much he has grown...

Good morning Vanilla-Jackie.  I'll try to get a picture.  He's at the age where he doesn't like to have his picture taken.

Good Morning Everyfriend!

Joanie, Kiran, at the same age as Finlay, will strike a pose for anyone.  She's such a HAM.

I'll be making chocolate today and, if I get around to it, raking a few leaves.  I'll take any excuse to get out of that job but it's a necessary one.  First, I have to go buy a new rake.  My old one seems to have disappeared. 

Beeper is going off.  Time to go finish making the dog food and feed the doggies.  Make it a good day, Everyfriend!

Good morning, Janie.  I wish Finlay liked his picture taken as much as Kiran.  Aren't there any teens in your neighborhood who would like to make a few dollars raking leaves?

Joanie, my neighborhood is mostly retirees (except for my good neighbors across the street who take care of my snow) and is bordered on one side by a trailer court where most of the residents are either retirees or snowbirds and on the other side by a high rise for elderly and disabled.  And on another side by a neighborhood of condos for older people.  In other words, no teenagers for miles around.  Grandchildren who used to help me for pizza are grown up and moved out.  I had thought of asking at church but I don't know any of the families with kids.  I guess I own the leaves.

Good morning everyone, looks like fall  temperatures are finally getting here this week. I think we all enjoyed the warmer weather we have been having, no complaints but it is not normal.

JOAN  I should have tried getting in here later on Thursday and found the site back. There are a few here I could ask to take me for appointments but I know how they talk about that after they do that for others so will not ask.

HAL  knowing you like to tease I would never take you seriously. I am like that, too. Those who do not know me take me seriously. Heck we do have to have some fun at times, right?

LARRY  when my son gave me his old IBM my grandson installed the free Juno but all it was good for was sending email. I soon got the paid version and with that I found SN. The dial up connection was very slow. My grandson networker my PC with my DIL downstairs and we split the cable bill. Big difference.

JOAN  when I first got to SN I looked at all the different topics and passed Wit and Wisdom. Thought I am not witty or wise. It was not till Mare emailed me to join in there that I did, I have been with you since then.

PATRICIA  my grandson set up Facebook for me but I have not checked it fo more than a month. I just do not seem yo have the time or any interest in it.

HAL  I imagine many clerks and managers have had customers like that. Goodness that woman was really rude.

JUNE  I want to move where you are. Boy to get all you do there would be heavenly, especially not having to cook  or should I say try to cook.

JOY  I remember I was asked to do the Rhode Island board, never had many visit there. There was only one other from RI, Mal. The others who did visit there were from other states. When Bunnie took over the Missouri one I posted there and the Nest, That was about all. When I first got online I liked looking at photos of other states. I never traveled much but l still love looking at scenery from other states.

JOAN  wonderful that Joe and family will be there for a visit. I know you are looking forward to it. Sure would love to see a new picture of Finlay. Just a tad bigger than that first one of him propped against the bug teddy bear. My oldest great grandson is about the same age as Finlay.

HAL  I would be angry too if I forgot a chocolate dessert in a restaurant.

SHIRLEY  I think the smell of turkey baking has more to do with my appetite on Thanksgiving. Yesterday was my oldest grandson's 41st birthday. It will be 411 years tomorrow that I had my first plane trip.

JOAN  will enjoy your breakfast this morning. Another good Food for Thought, thank you for all today's goodies.

LLOYD  good morning. Hope it is not too cold when you go outside.

AMY  I have some apples that I need to get into sauce, only need the ambition to do it.

JANE  sure glad I do not have to rake leaves anymore. I liked doing that job when I was young, anything to get outside.

Janie--I guess you'll have to rake.:(

Good morning, Gloria.  I still love the picture of the newborn Finlay and that giant teddy bear.  It was 411 years ago that you had your first plane ride?  Goodness, you do age well.:):)  Couldn't you ask your CNA to make the applesauce for you?

Good Morning Everyone!

Gee Gloria you don't look a day over 400.  Never would have thought you were 411.........hehehehehehe.

Janie, yes.  I will check hidey hole later today.

Today is our church Thanksgiving dinner at church and I am looking forward to it.  I think I will get all the sweets I need or want.  And in any variety I want.

It is downright cold here this morning.  Got to turn the heat on.

Shirley don't feel bad, at our age and with the all the kids, grandkids and gr grandkids how can you remember without writing them down on the calendar.  That is what we do.  I'll bet your house does smell good.

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Yes, Larry, yesterday we had a lot of smoke from the fires in western NC.  I stayed in because the smoky air plays havoc with my asthma but when I looked out the windows it was almost like a light smog hanging over us and you could smell it even inside the house.  It seems clearer this morning because the winds have shifted a little farther to the north and the smoke is going south of us.  Some of our town's firefighters are on the line trying to control those fires.  I hope they can get it controlled soon.  It is burning some beautiful country  and disrupting the lives of a lot of people.  It's always something here....hurricanes, terrible floods, wildfires, tornadoes......etc.

Our first computer back in the early 80's was a Commodore.  And there was no internet then.  When we moved from upstate NY to NC we had a dial-up connection that connected us to a server in Durham.  Slooooooowwwwer than molasses....and expensive.  Tom, of course, had been with IBM since 1956 but he was always involved with the large frame business computers so the new PC's were a learning experience for both of us.  His major client was Farmer's Insurance on Wilshire Blvd. when we lived in Los Angeles.  Their computer took up the entire lower level floor and was huge.   He tried to teach me programming but I always seemed to end up in an "endless loop".  Years  later, in the 90's, I got started on Sr.Net and was the Discussion Leader for the Needles, Shuttles and Hooks forum.  And through that I got in to Web Page design and learned HTML.  I rarely ever use that, or BC, now so have forgotten most of it.

Must get some breakfast and get my day started.  TTYL

Gloria I dug out a heavy long sleeved shirt  and a heaver coat. the wend has laid and sun is shining bright so should be Ok . have a great day.

Lloyd

Good morning, halkel.  You like the sweets better than the turkey?  Enjoy!!

Chia--Good morning.  Thanks for the nice JL card.

Good morning, Phyllis.  We have smoke coming all the way from the SC fires.  They are advising the elderly and folks with breathing problems to stay inside.  Ray, too, worked with those huge main frame computers and never really got interested in PCs.  I do remember my struggle to learn HTML.

Hi everyone on another beautiful Saturday morning headed up to 70 around noon and then cooling off and it will be much cooler tomorrow.  We didn't make it to COSTCO yesterday as Pat wanted to get a haircut and after we did that we went to eat a big lunch at Chick-fil-a.  We came home to rest and then decided our shopping trip could wait until this next week.  We have no plans for today other than I plan on watching college football this afternoon. 

Joan, I had forgotten the name of the general discussion on SeniorNet.  Thanks for remembering it was the International Cafe as that is where I met many new friends. A nice early Thanksgiving treat to have Joe, Kate, Finlay and Daisy coming to visit and can also celebrate Finlay's birthday. 

Patricia, I do remember the card input to run programs on the mainframes.  I took a college course where we had to write a program to accomplish something and had to keypunch our own input.  I was glad when that course ended and I had passed it.   

Hal, I think it was you that was so helpful with information about computers years ago.  Do I remember correctly or was it another man? I have gone off and left my to go cup of Coke on the table but never a dessert.  The restaurant probably just discarded it as they cleaned the table. 

Shirley, please be kind to yourself as you didn't forget your son's birthday on purpose.  We still haven't decided what to do for our Thanksgiving dinner.  I did call a bar-b-q place we like and they were smoking turkeys but each one was $50 and that is just too expensive for only three of us. 

Gloria, I still have a few friends who use the Juno email service.  I used it when I first started on the computer but didn't really care for it. 

Phyllis, I can't image what a terrible job the firefighters of a forest fire have. I am glad they are willing to do the job.  We haven't had the smoke here for about three days now.  Apparently many of these fires were set by arsonists.  Like you I no longer have a need to know the HTML and also have forgotten most of it. 

Joy, you have been blessed not to suffer Fibromyalgia. My poor wife has had it since childhood and suffers daily with it acting up in some area of her body.  The computer does open up the world to us.

JeanneP, I agree with you about traveling by air on Thanksgiving or Christmas.   

Good morning, Larry.  Another football day and although I am not interested Joe and Finlay are huge fans, so guess I'll read while they are watching.  We sure will be celebrating Finlay's birthday while they are here.

"Back in the day" there were several sites that supplied free space for personal web pages and a lot of us learned HTML to take advantage of those offers.  I still have the thick book I bought for it.  And I still have a folder on my pc titled "My web page". :rotflol:   I think it was Herb (?) who got us all started and we had a lot of fun with it for a while.

Good morning, Jeanne.  I had that thick HTML book, but tossed it when I moved.  I remember Herb Holden helping with it, and remember using GeoCities for a webpage and to store images.

Good morning!

I definitely remember doing web pages and I took an HTML course for it. You had to type about half of the page to necessarily  set it and then it only showed a couple of lines! In between the heading and footing I generally just had photos. I was more involved with Third Age when I was doing web pages. Then when I got to SeniorNet I discovered PaintShopPro and PowerPoint.

I wonder how many of you remember the BOOK EXCHANGE on the old SN?  It was run by none other than our own LARRY HANNA and it afforded me many hours of happy reading.  I could always find something to interest me on that board!  Thank you LARRY for your time and talent for all of us.

Good Morning,

I had to knock ice off the bird watering pan this morning - as I was on the way to put Miss Ellen's Thanksgiving card in the mail.  She finally gave me her mailing address.

She said she wasn't going to the Macy's parade because getting there and back home would be a challenge.  I suspect she'll see more of it on tv than she would in the crowd, anyway.
Don't know what her plans are for Thanksgiving Day but I know she has to work on Black Friday.

Sons are in southeastern Oklahoma deer hunting.  Grandson's nose is out of joint because OSU isn't out until after classes on Tuesday and his fraternity had an event this weekend that he had to attend, so he couldn't go.  Also, Miss Emily is already home because her Monday/Tuesday classes were cancelled.
Can we all say "Awwwwww" for Sir Carson?   :'( 

I thought about mixing up the Martha Washington candy so I could "dip at leisure" - but son is supposed to be bringing home fresh shelled pecans for his wife and me.  Maybe next weekend.....

Joan,  I'm so glad that Finlay and parents are visiting.  It would be fun to have a "decade" picture of him with the big bear.

Can't contribute to the HTML etc. thread because I have no idea what you're talking about.  (That's o.k.  I'm happy in my ignorance.   :uglystupid2: )

Wishing Everyfriend Everywhere an Enjoyable Day.

Good morning EVERYFRIEND!

JOAN, I forgot to mention how excited I am for you that your family will be visiting you and celebrating Finlay's Birthday.  After getting in to bed and starting my prayers....the light went off in my head....enjoy this special time together.

It is a bright and sunny, but chilly morning here in the Mile High City.  I have a load of clothes in the dryer....and the machine just played me a tune to say, "come and fold me", so I must away.

Enjoy your Saturday.

Jenny

Good morning all, Just finished my breakfast, after the readings and exercise and massage. I have done a full days work before I leave my bed and recliner. I am SO sure I am helping these legs stay alive it is worth the effort I'm putting into it.

Tisie, there is something about the aroma of a roasting Turkey that nothing else can compare too. I agree with needing those gizzards, etc. for broth…the real thing. But I know your banquet will be perfect. Thanks to the Indians and Pioneers too !

Bis, I had to send your  "chuckles" off to Dori. I just had the feeling she would really like this one. Thank you !

Lloyd, I pray you too will have  great day, with renewed health and strength. We here in Stanton, CA. will have sunshine, with a high of 73 and a low of 50. I find out temperatures on the Internet.

Amy, you are busy…busy…are you canning apple sauce, pies, cider ???

Bis…wow…30's in Florida. Now that is rare. I do recall years back when they had a freeze and much fruit was ruined. Mother Nature is not always kind.

Janie, those leaves would make great mulch as they shriveled up and died under the snow.

Gloria, how I do wish that all places for the aging could be like this one. I am SO thankful. I can hardly believe what I have. Went down for a bandage change on my leg yesterday and one of the nurses I haven't seen for a while, told me she had missed me and she gave me a loving kiss and hug, then changed my bandage. They are SO gentle in taking off the tape, unbelievably caring. This place is "run" by the Quakers. They do not use the term "owned", they claim not to own anything. It is advertised as "Non profit".It is a little more costly than where I lived in Hemet, but the loving care is way beyond getting what you pay for.

Chia dear, thank you for that Thanksgiving card. You are a Sweetie for thinking of all of us. I wish you would join in out chit-chat when you have time. Hugs to you !!!!!!!

It is after 10 a.m. and I am sitting here in pajamas looking at an un-made bed. So off I go for the nonce. June

Good afternoon, a bright sunny day.

i just came in here to wish a belated birthday to Sandy. Hope it was a great day and many more happy ones.

I cannot write to much more, as for some reason I am having trouble seeing. i have rainbow spots in front of my eyes, when I try to read.

Laundry in off the line in the nick of time too......nice rain now.
June, I am doing apple sauce at the moment then will do pies to freeze..
Have the house a wee bit too hot now, I will open up the doors and warm the outside now.. :2funny:

I had a nice surprise visit from my grandson, a lawyer in Atlanta and his girlfriend, a lawyer in Orlando.  I am anxiously waiting for Joe, Kate, Finlay and Daisy to arrive.  I'll be scarce for a couple days while I enjoy their visit.

I think our Bis had her beloved people arrive, it has been quiet in here. I hope she takes the next two days off and just enjoys her family. We will behave and not get into trouble. O.K. ???

I just had a small but tasty supper of leftovers..a big lunch downstairs so I wasn't too hungry. I did another load of laundry earlier...second one this week. That is a first for me, but I had a bunch of dark things that needed a fresh start.

Gloria de, I pray the colored lights have stopped appearing in your eyes. I looked it up on the computer but google didn't give me any terse information. I would not hesitate to alert my doctor if it lasts. I'm praying right now that it is all gone and you can see fine.

Just heard a loud boom from outside...quite close by,,,so  I said another prayer that all is O.K. out there too. God is kept pretty busy with all our arrow prayers, but He is a Big God and can handle it well. Thanks be to God.

JOAN, suprise visits are the BEST.  Nice that your grandson and his lady came by to see you.  I hope the family arrived safely and you all enjoyed a very nice time together.

SHIRLEY, I have thought about you and your family all being together today and enjoying the yummy food you have prepared for them to enjoy. 

AMY, it was sure good timing that you got the clothes off the line before the rains started. 

GLORIA de, sorry you are having eye problems....hope the rainbows do not mean there is something serious going on. 

Thank you, CHIA, for the nice Thanksgiving card you shared with us.  I love those cards so much and yours was especially enjoyable. 

CALLIE, it would be nice if Miss Emily could see the parade in person.....  best of luck to the hunters....sorry your grandson was not able to join them. 

PHYLLIS, sorry to read that you are having to deal with the smoke from the terrible fires.  It can sure be bad and cause problems. 

LARRY, it always upsets me to think that someone is capable of setting a fire that can cause so many a terrible situation.  Many of our fires are also set....terrible!  Glad that Pat continues to feel better and is able to get around more. 

JANE, my grands are like your Kiran; always ready to have their pictures taken!  It sure would be great if Joan can manage to get a picture of him....especially if it could be in front of that big ol bear!!

Hi JUNE, good to see your post...it is kind of quiet in here today.

Hope you all have enjoyed your Saturday....

Pleasant dreams to all,    Good morning, JACKIE. 

Jenny

I am all of a sudden ready for bed, so I am off to brush the teeth, wash my face and climb into that cozy bed. See you all in Mornin'. Keep well, be happy, God be with you, and my love always. June

Well I did NOT have a good day and I'm now having a major pity party for ME.  I spent a couple of hours and a lot of energy raking leaves and had half the yard inside the fence clear.  I came in to have some lunch and rest a bit, fell asleep on the sofa and woke to the sound of the wind chimes.  Yep!  The wind was blowing and the yard looked worse than it did before I started.  And, as I stood out there with the doggies, the rains came.  Now I not only have a yard full of leaves but they are way to wet to rake even if I had the energy.  What a major pity party is going on here.!  I don't suppose anyone wants to join me?

I hope you all had a much better day and I hope tomorrow dawns bright and cheery for all of you.  Good night Everyfriend and may God bless us, every one!

Ah Janie, I can sympathize with you, but that will help you not one bit.  But, after church tomorrow and hearing some good words from your Minister you will cheer up.  And heck, who cares the leaves will take care of themselves in a few weeks.

I don't rake leaves, I just mulch them and leave them on the grass, they are great soil builders and in a few days, after mulching, you never see them and the yard is all neat. (I should really say my yard guard now mulches them as I used to do it).

Our church Thanksgiving supper went really well and lots of food, all good, I only ate one piece of pecan pie.  We must of had well over a hundred people.

I bid you all a good night, God's blessings and sweet dreams.  Janie, think back when you used play in leaf piles and smile......

Good Morning everyone!
Hall and god and his Mother nature knows best. march wend bring April showers, bring may flowers, and what of a artiest they are. Have a great day one and all

Lloyd

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