Not what we wanted to hear about Gloria. We're losing another one with links to our start in SeniorNet, PSP, and Seniors & Friends. I will miss the Gloria I knew and remember all she's given us in her journey.

I'm off to town again this morning with Claire to help feed her animals at the fairgrounds and visit with friends and neighbors camped there. Still no word on when they can expect to go home. I'm also picking up my new glasses. This dates back to the big winter blowout in 2020 when I fell, lost my glasses in the deep snow, and found a saved older pair to use until they started falling apart. It'll be interesting to see how the new ones change things or if they do.

For all us who have disabilities of any kind.  It's about what you CAN do...not what you CAN'T do.

Phyllis, that is so true!!! Hope you don't mind but I am going to borrow it......thank you. I had a friend that lost his hand in an accident but never let that stop him for doing things.....unlike those that have nothing wrong with them and want everything handed to them.

Thank you, Shirley, for keeping us updated on Gloria.  I add my prayers to those that have been expressed.

Lloyd, glad that Nancy is able to be at home and hope the best for the both of you.

Jane, it's cooler where you are than over here in the central part!  Very gloomy day but no rain...yet.  The bouquet your granddaughter made is still gorgeous.  I'm enjoying it so much.
Tell Cindy to wave as she goes through my hometown on her way to Dallas.

Gentle hugs to all who are dealing with issues themselves or with loved ones.  I'm fine but family is not.

One dil's cancer has returned after her radical double mastectomy 11 years ago. She's the wife of #1 son and the mother of the Grands.

#2 son has been diagnosed with "extreme" diverticulosis (the condition not the disease) and can't get in to see a gastro doctor until mid-August. He's basically eating liquid/soft foods and isn't in as much pain as he was several days ago - probably helping the numerous diverticula that showed up on the CT scan and are inflamed).
 
Just learned that Grandson has Covid and is quarantining in his Dallas area apartment by himself. That will be emotionally hard for him - since no one can go to be with him and he can't come home.  Don't know how sick he feels but his blood oxygen was low and he was put on that pill now prescribed for Covid.

And that's what's going on in my world.

Callie, gentle hugs and prayers for you and your family. Let's
hope there is a cancelation and your son gets in sooner.

Thank you, Amy.

Should have waited for the "morning report" before I posted.    Grandson's Dad says he is feeling better and may work from home on his laptop.

Callie, that is a blessing...good news!!

The neighbour has the diverticulosis, she has to be very careful on what she eats. Takes the seeds out of tomatoes  and cucumbersOther fruits she just by passes them.

My mother had it and I remember she had to avoid seeds, nuts, "kernels" (rice/corn)- basically anything that could get stuck in the diverticula. Those are the basic "no-nos" but everyone is different on what other foods to avoid.  For instance, she could eat lettuce but not cabbage.
I also have it - but not as badly. My advice was to "figure out what bothers you and don't eat it".  First thing I discovered was raw vegetables!  That puts me out of step with ALL the current trend toward salads!!! 
Am looking up recipes for "Smoothies with protein" to share with him.

Callie, email sent.

Callie, I am sorry to hear about your family's diverticulosis diagnosis. My family has the genetics for that as well; my mom had, and my older sister has it. It's not the worse disease/condition, but it ranks up there!

Phyllis, I copied it as well. There are so many things I can no longer do, so many restrictions on what I can do that I knew the minute I saw that post that I needed it for an affirmation; thank you!

We've dropped twenty degrees and had frost this morning! The hits keep coming.

Finally, after two months of issues, DO NOT RECCOMEND that place! I finally received my new glasses. These are to replace the ones lost in the 10/2020 record snowfall and the ones I found to use that were three prescriptions before the ones I lost!

After looking through the glasses, I see fine for distance but need to look below the lens or take them off for close work.

Amy, received both.  Thank you.

Patricia, thank you. Management is the key and patience with those who think they "know just what to do"and procede to tell you about it at great length is another.

well I am late agan. well reading the post's. has made me think about the saying about the man that had no shoues untill he met a man with no feet. no mater your hurts there is someone worse off. good night and sweet dream.

Lloyd

Here to say Good Night and God Bless. Just thinking how empty life would be if y'all were not in my daily life.  So sorry about what's going on with your family, Callie. I talk to God every night before going to sleep, sometimes I fall asleep in the middle of our talk but I'm sure HE understands! 

I also loved the "Pep talk", Phyllis, copied to send to everyone that needs it. Tiger wanted out again tonight so I let her go. She should be old enough to take care of herself and I sure need a full night of sleep! Poor baby, she does miss Tom & Callie. Morning comes pretty early around here. Weather showing no rain tonight but may be cool enough to have the slider open for fresh air. I'm thinking birds are migrating already. We didn't get hardly any rain so will get up & run sprinklers early & work on the pool before it gets too hot.

Patricia, even after cataract surgery I still have to wear glasses to read the street signs/names but have to take glasses OFF to use the computer or read fine print.. I did get progressive glasses & was supposed to be able to do all with glasses on, didn't work.  They were about 3x the price of regular & I used my old frames. I think the doctor had me get glasses made before the eyes were ready/healed... been over a year now & when I abuse the eyes the bones around feel like someone hit me in the temple. Could be worse & I do find comfort to know all these aches & pains are pretty normal as we age! 

Oops, you snuck in, Lloyd. My mother used to say that often, Lloyd. Hope Nancy had a good day.

Good evening; 7:35 here, and I'm about to shut this down.

Callie, we're all familiar with mansplaining; perhaps we should add medsplaining?

Shirley, I had spinal meningitis as an infant at the hospital shortly after birth. One of the issues it left me was a progressive lazy eye. I've had nine operations, but the muscle slackens and moves again. Now, I'm told it's not worth another operation as, at this stage, everything droops anyway.

They can't make a lens to fit the situation, but you always learn to compensate. The worse is not knowing where something is that I can't move around; unfortunately, that doesn't work with most things. My left eye is usually lower and to one side than my right eye. The brain has its solution and ignores the left one. They tried having me wear a patch a couple of times, but that doesn't work in a progressive situation.

As Lloyd said, there is always someone worse off.

I guess 2-3 hours sleep is all I hope to get anymore, wake up & tummy is growling so I eat & go back to bed for more zzzzzs. Tiger was waiting at the door for me (door by the computer, she knows where I stop first).

Patricia, my oldest niece developed "sleepy eye" at about 4-5 years old. She sucked her thumb & hooked her finger over her nose blocking one eye.... so they tried the patch over the good eye to make her use the other but too late. She is in her mid 60s now and no vision at all in the one eye. I think she's had the muscle tightened like you said, but nothing they can do about the lost vision. She inherited her mother's love of performing & belongs to the local theater group & she & her husband own a nursery & landscape business and she does much of the thinking & planning for that, plus she's had a number of different jobs since college, working at the newspaper, etc. She also does hand weaving & spins her own wool, crafty person!  Now that she is past retirement age she is loving having a "stall" to sell different types of things she does. Keeps busy but everything uses the eyes, so always a concern, right? Love your slogan!

Going to fix an egg sandwich & back to bed. Guess I'll turn on the sprinklers first, the 2 front zones get 35-40 min each so the roots go down instead of coming to the surface looking for water! We didn't get hardly any rain, no flooding here this week!

    

Good morning everyone. well I think I am up for the day. I have already taken My vitals and sent them




good morning everyone. I think I am up for all day. I have already taken MY vitials ans sent them off to VA,with the sadalite.the device is not hooked to any phone it just sends with sadilate. Have a good day everyone. all i see Is amy so far. hope you ahve a good day AMY.

Lloyd







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Good Morning Everyfriend!  I came by last evening and read and I just couldn't post!  It seemed like everyone who posted had serious problems and I'd had a very good day and I just didn't know what to say!  I do sympathize with all the problems that many of you are facing and I keep you in my prayers daily but.....

Now, this morning, I read LLOYD'S entry about the shoes and feet and it hit home! 

Cindy is doing her day in Dallas today and it includes an overnight stay with an old friend from her neighborhood and dinner with her and another friend!  I'm happy that she can keep these friendships.  But I miss her, too!

I'm going to be working on my knitting today.  I have a piece to finish and I'm also trying to put together my picture of "Jim's Egg Thingies" with the recipe so I can post it.  I'll miss Cindy more while I try to work that out because she's my mentor!

CALLIE, when I go home, I'm going to try to put a circle thing around my bird feeder like you have around yours.  Thanks for the idea!  Also, I have included your family in my daily prayers!

I hope you all have a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow.

Good Morning,

Patio is covered with this liquid.  I think it's what some call "rain".  Been so long since I've seen any....
 
Jane, Son cleared the sod around the bird feeders, laid down some kind of covering, added edging and filled the space with small pebbles.  It surely does keep the dropped seeds from falling on the grass and sprouting.
 I "grease" the bird feeder pole with petroleum jelly (whatever brand of Vaseline I can find) to keep the squirrels from getting to the feeders?  Funny to see them leap up and then slide back down.  I get lots of glares and tail swishing aimed at the windows.


BTW, posts about Good Days are helpful. 

Housecleaner just arrived.  I'll "help" by staying out of the way. 

Enjoy your day, Everyfriend. 
 

Callie, I used to grease the hummingbird feeder to keep the ants away but they just crawled over other ant bodies that had gotten stuck and got into the feeder anyway so I gave up.  And, we had a bird feeder that would close down if a squirrel jumped on it.  It worked just great until the raccoons tore the whole thing down along with the bird bath that we had in the garden.  We just gave up.      Now, we feed the winter birds the old-fashioned way...we spread seed out on the ground or if there is snow, on the cleared deck or driveway, and just let squirrels, birds, raccoons, whatever feed themselves until they are full.  The summer birds find enough in our woods to eat....bugs, worms, bramble berries, seeds of all kinds.  And, the squirrels strip the nuts from the hickory trees and the acorns from the oaks.  But, I do miss watching the hummingbirds right outside my window.

Good morning; we woke this morning to higher temperatures and blue skies.

Shirley, I never meant to play the "poor me" card. My handicap played a role but not the starring one in life and made me both stronger and wiser. It's how you play the cards you're given.

Amy,            

Good morning Lloyd, Callie, and Jane!

I'm on the run but can't leave unsaid, Patricia. I've never thought you EVER played the "poor me" card. As long as I've kept up with your posts I've admired your "go get'em" attitude, especially those long walks through the parks & bird sanctuaries to get to work.

I wanted you to know about my niece & fact that nothing ever stopped her, either. In fact, I was going to tell you "the rest of the story" but ran out of time.  As a young married mother she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer & not only had all those parts removed but was on a year long chemo .... my mother sent me an interview from their local paper where, instead of whining (like I would have been doing), she made a point of saying that "one of the worst parts was (because of chemo) she had NO hair on her head and NO eyebrows but she still had to shave her legs!"  She did have the one baby/son & I did compare her sorrows with yours and think you are both tough cookies! Like you say, "it's what you do with what you have......" or something like that.

Got to make a run to Walmart....we never did get but a few sprinkles but too windy now to run the sprinklers.  The moisture just floats off into the air. It was nice this morning but I was still searching for stuff so didn't get out.

Northern Oklahoma has become a hot/wet area this weekend instead of it's usual hot/dry area.  We're just ending our second rainy day with two more predicted!  And you can almost hear the ground swallowing it down! 

It's been a rather quiet day around here today.  Cindy left for Dallas around 5 a.m. and neither Jim nor I are all that talkative.  He's a baseball fan and I have my knitting and reading.  We each took care of our own breakfast and ate lunch and supper together.  He fed the doggies and I went out with them!  I did lunch and he did supper.  It was a quiet and a sharing day!  We each had our space!

Tomorrow, Ali and the kids will probably be here and Cindy will be home around 2 o'clock.  Things will be hopping then!  You are all still in my prayers and I hope you all get what you need most!  I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a happy tomorrow.  And may God bless us, every one!

We have enjoyed a very nice day celebrating our 55th wedding anniversary 🦋🦋

It started out with some tears as I looked at pictures one son shared of our 50th.  Michele was the one that did most all of the planning and adding the special touch of a life sized Bob and Jenny cut out on our wedding day. One picture of Michele showed the biggest smile and it brought me to tears.  I am not sure if I will ever get over her passing away😩😢🦋

CALLIE, I am sad to read the news in your family.  Your DIL's cancer returning is heartbreaking 💔

PATRICIA, your story of life is extremely heartbreaking, but as Shirley has pointed out, you have never let your problems stop you from doing what was and is required in life.  You are one very special lady🥰🥰

Still in my dress up clothes, so need to post this and go get my Jammie's n.

Pleasant dreams to EVERYFRIEND ‼️

Jenny

Thank you, Jenny...and Shirley.

WOW!! 55 years that is amazing! Happy Anniversary to you both and many more as well.

MaryZ has said it best, "When someone you love dies, you never quite get over it.  You just learn how to go on without them. But always keep them safely tucked in your heart."

well good night and sweet dreams. Nancy is doing better, and may feel like going with me ( i hope ) to my gradiuation dinner tomorow.I graduited in 1957,  with one extria year to get job done. I was sck a lot and had to take the first grade over. so took me thirteen years to graduate. but I did. me and my histery teacher did not get along at all, so i spent a lot of timein the office, coppieing the histery book. she was going to fail me. but the supperendtinnet would not let her. he said he think's he said i got more out of the lessons tham most of the others did, reading and posting what i read,so he graduated with my class. graded my papers I wrote. and made sure I gradguated with my class.

Lloyd

Lloyd...
...your superintendent saw something in you that your history teacher did not see, well - done on him...

Good morning...

Another warm one ot there today, starting out a 53° but  is climbing too fast .
Yesterday was busy,I did get a lot done but hope to just bake pies and bread today.Can't imagine our parents and grandparents baking in the hot weather without C/A..

Jenny, congradulation you you and Bob. That is a mile stone to reach and pray you have many more to enjoy!!

Jane, sounds like you and Jim have pattern set for the day. Works well for both of you and the doggies.

Lloyd, good to hear that Nancy is feeling a lot better.

Patricia, that is so true what MaryZ said. My friend was married over 60 years and lived 16 years after and not a day went by thathe didn't think of her. They always did things together,helped each other daily and not one bad word for either one was said from either one.

Shirley, your story reminded me of my friend. We were coming back from trying on a wig as chemo was taking her hair. Mood was a little sullen until she suddenly said...you know what??? I won't have to have my hair cut, I won't have to use a lot of shampoo, just think of the money saved I can buy fabric with!! 

Better get the day going.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

well the grimlans are at it again. I had a good post made hit post and away it went again and I cn not fiend it. well I graduated in 1957 ,and today is reuinion day and lunchen. Nancy is feeling some better and said she will go with me to it. have a good day everyone. just like yu like it.

Lloyd