Quarantine and chill and kindness chatty clubhouse: Jump in and join the conversation! All is welcome!

[flyingdumbo127]

Dear Snowysmom you are courageous and indeed have come so far. Thank you for the blessing of allowing us, I pray, to encourage, support, and send faith and love to you from all over. Listen always to God within your heart. Chris, I believe, is so proud of you. By God's grace is also always with you. All of us, your Quacker family care

 

[footballmouse]

Happy Tuesday!

Very hot in Cinti this week. High 90's, feeling in the 100's . I told the boys to make sure they have coolers of water and find shade for their breaks and lunch (all 3 have outside jobs). I texted them the signs of heatstroke. Schools without AC closing at noon. This is why they shouldn't start in August.

Dentist appointment went great yesterday . I enjoy going to the dentist, he makes me feel so good about myself, always telling me what great gums and teeth I have. I'll take it!

Didn't do anything last night, just relaxed with Chipotle and YouTube.

Dealing with some tendinitis in my hand this morning . I started out wearing a brace but soon realized I can't type with it on. I'll just grab some Tylenol and hope for the best.

Not much else, working at Kohl's tonight so it will be a long day/evening for the dogs . Have a great day!

 

[lynxstch]

Good morning. Welcome to day 3 of the heatwave. They say we could get close to 100 tomorrow, then storms Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

I may pass the mower after dinner tonight. My sweet neighbor, who I found out is moving, kept it done for me while I was gone. (I didn't trust Summer with the rider, she's too rough on expensive things, lol). I gave the neighbor the key to the shed, but he said he just did the whole thing with his mower. They are building a house about 30 minutes from here, and I'm going to miss them. They're the only good neighbor I've had.

@Snowysmom Hard to believe that it's going on 3 years since Chris passed. I think you're doing well, but I agree, that it might be time for you to try it on your own. I'm having the opposite problem. People are telling me I need therapy because I'm 'dealing too well' with it? I refuse to stop living because Don is gone. The next few months will be hard to get through (anniversary, birthday, 1'st anniversary of his passing and the holidays), but I'll get through. He would want me to, but more importantly, I want to! I'm going to be 70 this year (shh..don't tell anyone, lol), and as long as I can do things alone, I'm going to do them. Whether it be housework, yardwork or traveling. Life is short and I don't want to waste what time I have left on this earth.

The house is clean to my satisfaction, laundry is done, and I'm heading to the market before it gets too warm.

Have a nice day everyone

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Lynn, I love your spirit and completely agree with you my friend!

Dear Snowysmom, prayers all went well with the new therapist. You are so wisely brave to have gone to see her.

Footballmouse, hug and I'm so glad you also like your dentist. It will be a blessing for me to see my dentist once I'm recovered.

To all in heat, please stay hydrated and take care. Don't overdo it.

 

[Snowysmom]

Lynn I don't think you need to see a therapist because you are moving on with life after losing Don. It is indeed a good spirit you have.
Footballmouse Glad your dentist appt went well and you like your dentist. I am not a fan of going to the dentist and have to go tomorrow. My dentist is OK and technically good when you need something done but just not something I like to do.

Good morning. It is going to be a warm one today. I want to go back to the cooler days we had last week. My therapy appt was very interesting. She is very kind and the kind of therapy she does is meditation based and doing alot of thinking about different "parts" that you have. Not sure it is for me but I will continue for the 2 appts were have scheduled and see. I talked with my good friend I have lunch with sometimes. We haven't had lunch in ages as she has been helping out her daughter and family. We talked for over an hour and a half. We made lunch plans to talk some more. She is excited that I am thinking about retiring next year. She mentioned going on day trips together and being able to travel a bit more and easier without thinking of my work schedule. She is going to New Zealand in the Fall and I am so envious. My other friend is excited too. She says we can meet halfway for lunch once a week and also do things together. My kids think it is a good idea as long as I have things to do.

Off to work. Now it is getting ready for close week next week so busy with that after vacay. It never ends! Have a good day.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Snowysmom. Friends and a kind therapist are blessings indeed. Keep the new therapist in prayer and I'm proud of you for going again. You'll know whether she's a good fit for you or not. Having the option to retire next year sounds exciting. I do know all of your friends are blessed you're in their lives, we all are.

 

[lynxstch]

Good morning. Heading for upper 90's today. I have a few errands I need to get done before it gets too warm, just waiting for Summer. She needs to go to a couple of the same places.

Nothing new here. Now that vacation is over, it's back to boring,

Have a good day, stay cool

 

[footballmouse]

Happy Hump Day!

Another hot one today, I have errands to run so I'll be in and out. A friend of mine is collecting towels, blankets, and sheets to take to the local animal shelter. They posted that they are in need of those things for bedding. Just so happens that when I cleaned out the closets I found quite a few pillowcases that I don't use. Last night at Kohl's I decided to use my Kohls cash and bought myself some new bath towels. I now have a stack of towels and pillowcases that I'm going to drop off at her house for her take take to the shelter.

Still dealing with the foster dog. I'm definitely sticking to big dogs for myself. He's now decided to chase my cats, which they are not happy about. So far 1 lamp has been knocked off the table and broke.

Snowysmom - it's great that you meet up with friends for lunch or dinner. I've done that a couple of times with my childhood friends. We closed the restaurant down once, other times we would have a 2-3 hour dinner. It's fun to catch up.

Lynxstch - good for you for doing what you want to do. Start planning your return trip to Hawaii.

That's it for me, dogs are barking so I need to let them inside. Have a great day.

 

[bobbiwoz]

@footballmouse , that’s a nice donation!

Gus visited the vet last week, and he got a steroid shot and some ear medicine and both have help him a lot! Boy is he eating!

Today a new water Lily!

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Keep cool please Lynn and Footballmouse and take care. Thank you and your friend Footballmouse for your donations to the shelter.

Bobbi, I'm so glad to hear Gus is eating. As always paws and prayers.

Afternoon hug to all.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Just got back from a nice day with DS. We had some errands a few towns away, so we saw a movie and had lunch at a new-to-us shopping center. It was fun.

 

[dazedx3]

Thanks, for the well wishes. I have been having trouble with typing on this site. These two sentences took ten minutes to type. I am still reading and think of all frequently.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

That sounds lovely dear PollyannaMom!

Hug Dazed and always a blessing to hear from you. I'm sorry to hear this site is giving you so much trouble Thinking of you and sending extra love.

 

[footballmouse]

Happy Friday Eve!

Still hot!

I was actually busy with work yesterday so I wasn't able to get all my errands done but most of them. I still have to stop at the UPS store for a return and I have to get air in my tires. I'll try to get those taken care of tonight or tomorrow night.

Attempted to watch the Reds game last night but it was pretty boring so I went to bed at 8:00. When I went to bed it was 4-0, Reds losing, woke up and heard that they still lost but the score ended up as 8-6. Guess it turned in to a pretty good game and I was sleeping. I obviously needed the sleep, I ended up sleeping 10 hours.

If you're dealing with this heat, stay cool. Have a great day!

 

[lynxstch]

Good morning. Another hot sticky day. They said strong storms by 9:30 this morning, but it's almost 10 and not a sign of rain, at least not yet.

Sister in law is at the ER again. She spent 3 days in the hospital while I was in Hawaii. Her heart beat keeps dropping low and they don't know why. She texted me at 2 am that they were driving to Morgantown, again. That her rate at one point was 33. They had sent her home with a heart monitor to wear for a week, but she only mailed it back to them yesterday so they don't have the results from it yet. I swear that they need a room with their names over it at the hospital. They are there at least once every 2 weeks, lately it's been more.

Did some errands with Summer yesterday after we drove to the college to unlock Lily's car. She was in a hurry yesterday morning and when she got to school, she locked her wallet and keys in the car. She's wearing herself out going to school full time and trying to work part time, but it's time she learns how the real world works.

I had won tickets to see Jason Aldean tomorrow night in VA (about 30 minutes from DC), but I'm not making that long drive in this heat, to an outdoor concert, on the Friday before labor day so I gave Summer the tickets and her husband is going to go with her. I don't even remember entering the contest and was totally surprised when the station called to tell me I had won them.

Off to get myself moving for the day. Have a good one, stay cool if you're in the heatwave

 

[PollyannaMom]

Sister in law is at the ER again. She spent 3 days in the hospital while I was in Hawaii. Her heart beat keeps dropping low and they don't know why.

Gosh, I hope they get it figured out!!

Congrats on the concert win, and nice of you to pass them on!

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Prayers for your SIL, Lynn. Thanks for brightening Summer and her husband's weekend with the concert tickets.

I'm glad you got some extra sleep, Footballmouse. Rest is so important especially in heat. My own sleep cycle is still out of whack. I am very blessed to overall get a good 8 hours a day on a consistent schedule.

Vivian is scheduled to come mid afternoon. I'll share how that goes later. Keep cool and well dear friends.

 

[bobbiwoz]

@footballmouse , the Reds did way better than the Phillies yesterday. I believe Phillies lost 10 to 0 or something like that.

I had a lovely day today at great adventure Safari. I think the Safari ride is about 40-45 minutes. We saw many many animals and lots of babies. my sister and I took our friend Tina. Tina has RA and for the most part has been home since Covid began. Luckily she can work from home. She loves Disney but fears that those years of going to Disney are all behind her. We hope not.

Anyway she loves animals and during the actual Covid time we were able to take our own car through the Safari and we did for her birthday. But now you go on a truck.





This Ankoli cattle baby was born a few weeks ago. The group was surrounding him when all of a sudden, they moved!

Afterward we took her to lunch at Longhorn!

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Love the picture of you and your friends, dear Bobbi. I'm truly so thankful to God all of you were able to celebrate today together. I thought of this later today (after your trip) but I hope the birthday lady got a birthday button (if she wanted one and if WDW has them the way DL does)

Vivian did come this afternoon. She won't be coming again until the end of September because she's going to Nepal for two weeks! Grace of God, I used the walker and went outside this afternoon in our common area just outside our door. I walked a good few feet. Dad and I, God willing, will practice this daily so I am able to build up endurance and strength. This was my first time outside in 4 months--it felt so healing. How blessed I sincerely am.

I did share with Vivian that God willing it is my prayer to be back to normal of course period. I would love to be so by Christmas at the latest or even better early December. 12-4-23 was when I spent 11 hours in the ER. To think by God's mercy alone should it be His will with help from Vivian and my dad and encouragement from all of you, I could even possibly be back to normal this coming 12-4-24 is absolutely a blessing to work toward! Grace indeed. I simply pray always to be of grateful and praising spirit in all ways no matter what. Truly each moment is a gift from God.

Sweet Dreams with love later dear Quacker family.

 

[bobbiwoz]

@flyingdumbo127, that’s Wonderful!!