well it is time I wish you all good night and sweet dreams, we are at 87º and clear skyes @ 8:55 PM. Hope you all hve a good night, ans see you in good health and spirets tomoroow.

Lloyd

Good Morning everyone
. It is all ready this morning  @. 87º this norning here, I have a appointment at VA today to get another hearing test to see if thay can get me some better hearing aids, so I can heare better and not do so much lip reading whitch is not so good, I love all you peoppel here in S & F.s but it is the rest of the wourld that maks Me wish god would call my # ,probble me but I cant hardley get along with My wife. I seam to say and do the wrong things to keep here upset, Have a good day, and a better tomorow.

Lloyd

Good morning..

Yesterday started with a roll of thunder and ended with the same.We didn't get the menacing storm with winds up to 100km and possibility of a tornado.
 We left home early for my appointment, leaving the dogs home with the neighbours looking after them. Met up with friends ,dropping off fabric for both of them. Picking up a few things at WM and heading back home.

Today will go see a friend that we did work for a few years ago.That job was our last big one and then health issues took over and we hung up our carpenter aprons.

Better get ready andcheck out if there is any damage to the gardens.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

I had an e-mail from Gloria's daughter last night, not good news so think we all need to ask God to watch over her.

"Mom, Gloria, has had issues lately, last week she went to Dr ( finally) after 14 months of not going to a doctor. Anyway from the dr's office they sent her directly to the hospital. As of now they have only pinpointed one thing wrong, her vitamin D is almost at a toxic level." 

Regina went on to say that Gloria probably won't go back to her apartment and not be on a computer to visit with us again.  In my reply to Regina I've asked her to send an update now and then, if there is any change in her condition. If anyone wants to send a note to Gloria I will be happy to gather & pass on to Regina and hope they will find a way to connect (one being near the East coast & other near the West coast). We never know what tomorrow will bring.

I need to add water to the pool again today, these hot, dry & windy days are pulling the water out and since I've been keeping the pump running 24/7 to circulate the water, that also lifts the water into the air. Compared with the summer of 1954 when it was 118° and I was working in a concrete block building with a concrete floor, NO AC, this is a piece of cake!  "Oh what a year it was, it really was"..........song in there! 

Wishing all a good day, think of snow falling and putting on a coat & boots. Gloria never failed to agree with me about hating hot weather.  Outside is calling, it's a cool 70 degrees right now but won't stay that temp long.

Shirley, that is not the news we wanted to hear , this is so sad.Maybe her daughter will send you a mailing address and we can also send Gloria a card. Thank you for letting us know..
Prayers and good wishes  and hope they "fix" her Vit D level.

If you want to post here messages for Gloria, I'll collect them all after a few days and put them all in one mail for Shirley to forward to Regina.

Thank you Amy & Bubble for the thoughts. Amy, since she is in a hospital right now I expect they will move her many times. 

Having been to my primary doctor recently & sent on to visit with the new cardiologist (old one retired last year), I am SO disappointed with the care given it has taken me overnight to collect my thoughts.  I did not get the Echo last year as scheduled because my appointment was changed shortly before due & new date was not withing boundries Medicare (& BlueCross/BlueShield) would pay, same group of doctors so I figured they would schedule the Echo quickly. Not how it works. Ran an EKG first, another PA came in to check BP & oxygen, finally the doctor. He had a few questions, didn't want any questions from me. "You don't want to do anything with the valve right now?"... "No, I'd like to see if my short windedness is the anemia I've fought all my life, to the point I would pass out when I was pregnant".  NO comment from the doctor. "We will schedule the sonogram/Echo in 3 months, expect a call in Sept or an appointment in Oct."  "But what about the iron or B-12 shots (iron carries oxygen in the blood)... I haven't taken any vitamins since the heart surgery nearly 10 years ago, my concern was since I can't tolerate blood thinners will the iron thicken my blood too much?"  "Iron is good for the heart"....  I came away not knowing any more than when I went in & my insurance & Medicare will get an enormous bill. The entire time the doctor was in the room he was on his computer, my opinion was he was checking to see what else Medicare would allow in my case. He didn't bother to listen to my valve & appeared his only interest was NOT what I needed but what he could charge Medicare & insurance for.

The visit to my primary doc was because one foot was/is swelling but not both & the same question about anemia, same no answer. I had typed a bio up of my health history and a note about my son (that he saw that same morning). I won't know IF he reads it but he sure wasn't going to listen to me. When Cas first started with the old cardiologist he had his own private practice. As years went by he joined with this group because HE was not a surgeon. Cas' original surgeon was kind & caring, even gave Cas his private phone number "to call anytime". He is now head of the group and I doubt has no clue how the doctors treat their patients. Am I being too..too?


I'm done with outside for the day so now to eat my breakfast & a nap, good idea, Shirley. 

Once again......nothing but sad news these days.  I have been thinking a lot about Gloria and hoped it was just computer issues and NOT health reasons she was not posting.  🙏🙏 for Our Gloria🙏🙏. Thank you, Shirley for this update😩

SHIRLEY, I feel your frustration with the care issues from your doctors.  You are in my thoughts and prayers as you continue to get theses docs to understand where you are coming from with your own thoughts on your heart issues🙏

AMY, I do hope you found the garden doing just fine after the storms.  We FINALLY got a nice rain here yesterday afternoon......so very thankful.  We are in Stage one drought conditions here in our county. 

LLOYD, your message was sad this morning 😩😢. Ihope your visit to the VA went well and your day will be much better than many seem to be these days.  I'm with you....I truly love all our friends in our group and I just want everyone to have peace in these troubled times🙏🙏

I wish you ALL a good day.....try to stay as COOL as possible......these high temperatures are getting to us ALL.

Jenny

Good morning, nothing new here, still some fires burning, altho this past week of steady drizzle has helped stop the spread from continuing. Most of the closest rivers run bankfull with some sweepers and low-lying flooding.

We still have our refugees, and they're hopeful that they can return soon and start any repairs. The flooding is just another hindrance. I hope this heat wave the world is having cools down for the season. I believe this is only a sign of what we dismissed and now face.


Lloyd, I hope you feel better soon; these past few months have been hard.

Amy, glad to hear you had another good day out. Did you see the fox kits?

Bubble and Shirley, thanks for letting us know about Gloria; Bubble, I'll send you a note.

Jenny, we've had so many fires this year. We seem to seesaw thru rainy and dry summers.

Shirley, you've had a time with these doctors. I'm so glad that that type of insurance setup medical system is illegal here. We have had enough bad times with the high prices. Doctors don't listen here, either. The nurses do all the heavy verbal lifting, and the doctors breeze through on their way to the next patient.

 

Good Afternoon.  Temperature was actually in the upper 80's for most of the morning and noon weather guru said showers are moving toward this area. 

I"m so sorry to learn about Gloria and hope the situation can be helped.

Jenny, I'm glad you will soon be able to honor your Dad and have him close to you.  Will the lady he lived with stay in AZ?

Shirley, every doctor I see, plus their assistant or nurse or whoever, is typing on a computer while we're talking. That's the current way for them to have the "particulars" about what we talk about and review it at our next visit. They can also check to see if our insurance covers certain procedures and/or meds and, possibly, give us a choice about paying whatever isn't covered.
I remember declining an invasive procedure and the doctor saying "I'm okay with your decision but I'm supposed to mention it to you."  I guess they have rules/regulations, too.

I think Medicare limits too many things.  For instance, it will pay for a "Wellness Check" (which I think is totally useless) once a year but not a "Complete Physical".  I've been billed an extra charge because I mentioned something else and doctor discussed it with me.  Fortunately, my health insurance has begun paying for a combination so that's what I've scheduled for this year.
I was told by another doctor's office I saw earlier this summer that my visit wasn't covered because " Medicare requires you to see your regular doctor every six months" - apparently whether you need to or not (which I hadn't). 
I just say when I check out of all doctor's offices "Collect what you can and bill me for the rest".

My right foot became so swollen about a month ago that it hurt to put on my brace and shoe.  I thought it might be connected to my arch bone/tendon problem so made an appointment with my podiatrist.  He x-rayed it and said it was Gout.  (I thought that was an old person's problem    ).  He said to drink lots of water and put heat on the foot; did so and, while it's still a bit puffy, it's lots better.  Google search said it would go away - eventually.

Off to find something for lunch and then probably read the rest of the afternoon.  Had several e-books on Hold and they're all coming in at the same time.

Enjoy your day, Everyfriend.
 

 

Oh, Callie, I totally forgot about gout!  Cas fought it for a number of years & was convinced eating cherries or drinking cherry juice did help.... if I recall, beef was the worst offender.  He refused to believe that drinking the Welch's 100% grape juice was a trigger because it wasn't "on the list of offenders"... but every time he drank it his foot gave him fits. He had pills he could take, some that would knock the swelling & pain almost immediately and some that was slower acting but not as many warnings of other damage. 

I have been eating more "red meat" lately, that helps the anemia so will cut back because I took my first iron & bone meal this morning in almost 10 years.  I'm expecting miracles.    

The problem I have with running some of the tests is ... back in the old days instead of an X-ray the doctor could listen to your lungs to tell if they had fluid in them.     But I won't go on, I'm paying enough every month to cover anything they need to do but don't like money wasted just to fill pockets, it's OUR tax money that pays the Medicare part & personal checking account auto-dipped into every month to cover that other 20%. Haha, I have other gripes if you wanna listen. 

Patricia, you are so right that the nurses do the background work and I've been lucky with the ones that take care of me, the doctors actually listen to them!  I had too many different problems when I went in this time (to both doctors), but I didn't think my asking to rule out anemia for being short winded was unreasonable before the surgical procedure they are pushing, when I actually had this problem at 21. I will do what I want and hope it's not a mistake. Too bad you can't ship that water on down to the "lower 48"

Oh my goodness!  I'm so sorry to hear about Gloria and her problems!  I was so worried when we didn't hear from her and now I know why!  GLORIA, I'm going to go on my inside track to God when I say my prayers and I'm going to ask Him to please look after you!  I'm sure He already knows that you need Him by your shoulder and I'm sure He knows you deserve His care.  But I will let Him know that I (and all your good friends) also care!  God bless you!  Love from your friend, Jane S

Now I have to tell you all that I've had a busy day!  First, I'm the proud possesor of a "newer" IPhone and we had a problem getting the email to work both on the phone and on my computer.  It was asking us for an updated password and it would not accept the old password.  We ended up having to call the email provider and wait....and wait.....and wait for someone to deal with our problem.  It's finally fixed!  But just as we got on line again, Ali and the kids showed up.  She had a Dr. appt this morning so the kids stayed here.

Ali is definitely pregnant again and they already know it will be a boy!  We're all excited about that!  Then she went home and got ready to take EMMA for a dr. appt this afternoon and I babysat Mikey while they did that. 

You see, it was a busy, but a good, day!  And while Ali was at the Dr. EMMA and I drew pictures!  She's getting better and better at that!  We had fun! 

SHIRLEY, I sure hope you have some relief from "what ails you".  It's no fun to leave the dr. and feel like nothing is changed.  Maybe he has to talk it over with associates!

AMY, I'm in the pink with jar lids!  ALI uses jars to make bouquets of flowers from her gardening efforts to sell at the Farmers Market but she doesn't use the lids.  When I came home from her house, I was carrying 82 lids and rings!  I'm in business!

I better get back on my horse (or should I put an egg in my boot) or should I just plain "get a wiggle on"?  Things to do before supper!

I hope you are all having a great day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow.  I wish that especially for GLORIA...you too, SHIRLEY...LLOYD, too!

well I never ahd a verry good day.the doctor was not at va, and the ascocat, would not take the groth's off of my chest and refused to talk about it. so if I get it done I am going to fiend a civelin docto that will. I am sure going to look, it is not life therting, but anoyes me, and that is agervating. I am sure going to look fore one that will. good night and sweet dreams.

Lloyd

Lloyd, fair warning, if Medicare or VA doesn't approve your other insurance probably will NOT pay either & you could get a hefty bill for having that done. My doctor says that we all get lumps, bumps & growths on us when we get older. I am amazed they will try again with the hearing aids, my brother in law went to the same VA as you (Marines) but he didn't even get his hearing aids from them. The last year his hearing was so bad they told my sister to "just tap him when she wanted to say something so he would face her to lip read". I still don't wear them but notice I don't understand, especially if the radio is on for news, if they play noisy background music or sounds when giving the news or even commercials & movies. Since the news is never good & commercials a royal pain in the neck, I don't miss much! Like you, I watch the old Westerns but mostly for scenery and half the time don't listen to the dialogue, good way to take a nap during the day!

Thinking about Gloria, waking up in a hospital and wondering about how her world got turned upside down so fast. I hope she is comfortable and not unhappy at being there. Some hate the thought of a hospital but if I couldn't take care of my own needs that is where I'd rather be.

And that, dear hearts, is the start of my day, up before 5:00am and nothing to show for the past hour but fed the cat a bowl of milk. She kept me awake most of the night, rubbing her one eye, it looks okay this morning. She's been wanting outside the last few days & I thought she had forgotten about being out. Everyone is spraying the weeds & we have something that bites, have not seen any fleas & the bites don't look like our "normal" Missouri chiggers, but they sure do itch. I'd rather Tiger didn't bring those critters inside the house but she was born free. Guess we have cloud cover, no sign of the sun yet.

Let's all take a day off from worrying, okay?  It's been nice to see people smile again since most around here don't wear masks.

Good morning..

Another fine day here...love starting out in the 50's but know it won't last.

Friday already, seems time flies anymore. Need to pick beans and zuchinnies this morning once the dew is off. If summer squash is big enough they too will come into the house. Fried squash,onions celery,tomatoes, garlic may be in order for supper tonight.

Jane, what a bonus!!! Ali does't have to throw them out and you sure can use them when you get preserving. I would call that a win win situation! Don't forget "a hitch in my get along."


Shirley, my opinion of the Dr writing everything down is the rules they have to follow and the gov't check ups they have to go through. I miss my country Dr......if you were ailing  and needed to see him he would have you come to him home when the office was closed.

Lloyd,hope you find a good Dr. They are like hens teeth to find now.

Callie, gout is so painful!! You don't want it to go away eventually, you need it to go away right now!

Patricia,no fox kits but will keep looking for them.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

Good Morning Everyfriend!  Sometime today, Cindy will take a break and we'll hit a "hair cuttery".  My hair is covering my ears and it's not supposed to be doing that.

I have to go get my shower and get dressed so I'm ready when she says "go".  I wish you all a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow! 

Patricia, I spoke too soon. When we went out earlier, there was a fox on the road. Not sure if it was the Mom or a kit.

well I made a post and as I hit post the grimlans grabbed it and ran I can not fiend it. oh well. good mid morning everyone. itIs another scother again today.at 105 AM it is 86º here. we went up to our deaughter's hous yesterday. they have a peach tree it is baring a load of very good peache already ripe. they are free stone. we ate severial while there and brought severial home Nancy got up this morning and has made a peach pie doughbel crust,not a colbber. I am pulling at the it so as to speak , cant hardle weagiht to have some with icecream on it. Have a good day.

Lloyd

new game

https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/village-clubhouse~place-for-fun!/trivia-quiz-and-more-games/msg221226/#msg221226

I played & sent you an e-mail, Bubble.  Thanks for keeping us moving!

Jane's daughter picked her up a few minutes ago.  We had a lovely lengthy visit and lunch turned out well. 
No pictures. We were too busy talking to think about it and I'm not sure either of us knows how to take a selfie!
Edit:  Oops!  Forgot to mention that Jane brought me a beautful arrangement of her granddaughter's flower- bouquets- in- a- jar. Thank you,Jane.
(Smiling at comment about one or the other mouth moving all the time. I think there were times when they were both moving  at the same time !)

Hope Everyfriend has enjoyed their day as much as we did.

Hello all you good friends in the Soda Shoppe.  Cindy and I have made it home and we were half way here when I told Cindy that I forgot to have her take a picture of Callie and me to post!  Rats! Bats! and Cats! on my memory!

We did have a lovely visit and I think one or the other of our mouths was moving all the time!  We talked non-stop!  And I, for one, was sorry when the visit was over!  My only regret was that you were not ALL with us!

Please enjoy the rest of your day!

Well, I hope you're not all staying away because you have better things to do!  If we don't congregate in the Soda Shoppe and bring them some business, they might just close down!  I sure hope that doesn't happen!  And I sure hope you all have a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow.

I'm going "Mikey sitting" this afternoon!  That's all I do.  They have him on a monitor that they can hear anytime he wakes u and I get to sit while he sleeps and they run around!  At least I'm good for something.

Goodafter noon. the newse I have is Not good, Nancy is in the hospitial. there is a word I think you call it vemerris ? and she is dizzey headed and falls down ,I had a very hard time getting her Up. they have gave her two defferant kinds if medison and so far neither has worked. so put her on your prayer list please.

Lloyd

LLOYD - Nancy is definitely on our Prayer list.

Shirley, any more news about Gloria?

Shirley didn't "sign off" last night.  She usually does.

Shirley, --- where are you?

A lazy rainy day here...have been busy trying to get a quilt together.

Yesterday while out we stopped and ordered a half bushlel of cucumbers just right for Kyle's dill pickles. That time has come again and soon the beets will  be dealt with.

Jane, I can just image the fun you and Callie had chatting. I would like to think we were all there in spirit.

Lloyd, prayers for Nancy. Lets hope they find the right med to help her.

Take care and stay safe..

Good morning from a partly cloudy, Interior. On the third day of no smoke, fire, or flood warnings, no campfires or fireworks are allowed as fires are either burning or demobilizing. We could still have smoke if the winds change again.

There is still minor flooding in some places; mild temperatures in the snowfields of the Alaska Range have sent snowmelt down the rivers. We have some 10-12 inches of water running over the highway heading south, and that, coupled with August's normal cooldown and rainy season, maybe a concern or may not. It's all up in the air at this point.

Lloyd, I am so sorry to hear about Nancy and hope they can assist her.

I think Shirley is in church or at lunch her family has afterward, and yes, I would like to hear more about Gloria and how she's doing.

Jane, it sounds as if your vacation has been outstanding for you; amid family, "Mikey sitting" may be the regrouping pause you need.

Amy, you're heading into what I imagine is your busy season with canning, closing out the garden, and winter prep. I haven't heard how it's been here as Claire, and I haven't been to the various farmer's markets, and some of those farmers are fire refugees. I know the usual fall hunts are off this year, which will be a problem for many this year.