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[Snowysmom]

Good Saturday morning. I got out early and got a latte on my way to grocery shopping. I am still not a fan of the Market Basket in my town. I talked with a woman outside while she was walking her dog and she told me the Market Basket in the next town over is good. My younger DS goes to that one sometimes and likes it. Next week I will try it out. Chris and I did not go to that one ever so it may work out. I came back, put the groceries away, took a walk, had yogurt and fruit, cleaned the 2 bathrooms, and took a home covid test. We are seeing Joe today so I want to be sure I am negative and I am.

The 3 of us are going to see Joe. I know we need to figure things out sooner rather than later. No one knows how this will go and we all want to be prepared. There are so many other things to go over. You never know what life is going to throw your way.

Have a good day. Hope the weather is good where you are.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Got a late start today, as DH needed help with some stuff this morning. Now I'm sitting in the shade on the porch steps with the cat. I have laundry in and a bunch of little projects I want to get to today. SIL called this morning, and is having a cookout next weekend. I'm in charge of bringing a fruit tray, so that should be pretty easy.

 

[Bianca and Bernard]

Morning all.

@Snowysmom I hope your Joe finds his peace and love in his remaining time here. ((huggles))


Not much going on here. Doing the bedding today. I have my spaghetti sauce cooking on the stove; this is the 3rd day I've tried to make it, lol. Two nights ago, DH wanted PF Changs frozen meals instead; yesterday, the guys voted for Five Guys....but today is my darn day, and I want pasta! If they want something else, they can make it.
Gotta go change loads out. ya'll have a good day

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Hooray! I finally am able to log in here. I missed all of you

Dear Frog, so very much loving prayer and care. You have such a courageous spirit and great head on your shoulders. I am so thankful you know that how someone chooses to act is NOT about you! I am so very sorry for the toll your Ex's behavior is causing you and your kiddos, so wrong all-around

extra Snowysmom, my thoughts exactly to what B&B said.

How awesome that you and your DH volunteer at the flea market, PollyannaMom, that would be fun to do. Awesome “stuff” philosophy.

Lynn, how thankful I am to read that your appointments went well and that the billing got straightened out as well. Very cool that you found fresh Fun that there are smileys for all three. Glad you treated yourselves to lunch and later to a relaxing TV show!

Have a fun weekend with your family, Dazed! I am so glad you are getting to enjoy some happier times!

Hope you enjoyed your dinner and cider, Carol!

Judique, I’m sorry you are also having trouble logging on here. It really is frustrating.

Pea, AuntieMe3, Bobbiwoz, Canadisney Fly, Easyas, and everyone else, wishing you a wonderful and bright Saturday, too. Almost forgot to share that Ruth talked with her friend who is a baking expert about the silicone pan. Ruth is going to try baking a number 9 cake later this week! She promised to get a picture taken for me. Hopefully the turns out. Ruth said if one "9" cake comes out well, she will bake a second one and bring them both to Sue on her birthday. I am so grateful to God for His having me be a tiny part of helping to make Sue's 99th fun and memorable.

 

[lynxstch]

Good morning. I am not late..had the same getting on here issues (since 6 am), it just now let me on. I tried firefox, edge, chrome, and same error message over and over.
I have all my chores done. Bed stripped and remade, both bathrooms cleaned and floors washed. Fed the cats, filled the feeders, birdbaths and watered the garden. According to the Weather Channel it was raining from 8 am till 10..guess what..not one drop, lol.
Dinner tonite is going to be clam strips, tempura battered shrimp, fresh corn and fresh tomatoes.

Will try to get back on later..but my guess is at 3 pm, I won't be able to

Have a great day all

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Hooray for and friends! Always truly withto you Lynn!

 

[lynxstch]

We only got to 82 today, which is fine by me. No humidity, and no rain either. Now they are saying tonite and tomorrow..not if they are wrong as usual.
Couldn't get on here from 2 until just now..once again. Getting to be very aggravating.
I did a long beauty routine this afternoon, so that's out of the way
Had to contact our cable company. I noticed this morning, that all of the Hawaii 5-O's I had set to record yesterday, were all in the deleted recordings folder,,due to 'space needed"? My response was huh? We were 70% full the other day, and I deleted a whole bunch of stuff, and brought it down to 30%, so how could it need space? I also noticed that it showed seasons 9 and 10 were recorded (no idea when), with yellow dots next to it, and on the right it said they would be deleted in 24 hours. I tried calling..there was a 90 minute wait..so I tried online chat. Said 10-15 minutes,,well it was almost 50 min later when I got someone. She had no clue, so she scheduled a service call,,first they could give me was Thursday. She did put me on the cancellation list in case someone cancels. It's not an emergency, I am just hoping that everything I have set to record before then actually records and doesn't delete them.

Stepdaughter texted that her physical therapist found 2 more lumps on her during her session yesterday. One by her right elbow bicep, and the other on her left hand. It's a good thing she has the appt with a specialist soon!

Dinner is done..time for some tv and then bed, I am tired!

Have a nice evening everyone

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Lynn!

Mail just came from Oriental Trading along with some blank pretty flower cards from a friend. PM me, as always, if you would like some cheer via the pony express

Have a good night, friends.

 

[lynxstch]

Good morning all. I am 2 hours late due to not being able to log on once again. And yet I am still the first..is everyone sleeping in?
They say we are in the middle of a thunderstorm..NOT..2 drops of rain, 1 rumble of thunder and the sky is already clearing. Only going to be 83 today so I can live with that.
No plans for the day that I know of. Putting a pork roast in the crockpot to have with loaded mashed potatoes and corn (had some corn last nite,,best tasting one so far this season, and they were BIG ears too)

@Snowysmom --thinking of you today on your anniversary and sending you hugs and prayers
@frog3101 sending good thoughts your way

Have a nice morning all

 

[Snowysmom]

Thank you Lynn. It is a tough day.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Thank you Lynn. It is a tough day.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Sitting outside with a cat, per the usual morning routine. Neighbors seem to be doing some outside work and have great music on, so that's a nice benefit!

I've been reading a book called "Since You've Been Gone". It's really a YA novel, but sometimes I like those in the summer. It's about a shy girl whose more outgoing best friend is away (for the summer? - don't know yet) and leaves her a list of crazy things to do while she's gone.

No bird pics yet this morning, but here's a flower one:

 

[lynxstch]

@PollyannaMom Such a pretty flower picture. Those are Rose of Sharon flowers, right? Mine are very small this year..and the pink ones hardly bloomed. We have 8 bushes of them,,some white,some pink, and some purple. I thought with all the rain we had, they would really be big this year, but it didn't happen

 

[PollyannaMom]

@PollyannaMom Such a pretty flower picture. Those are Rose of Sharon flowers, right? Mine are very small this year..and the pink ones hardly bloomed. We have 8 bushes of them,,some white,some pink, and some purple. I thought with all the rain we had, they would really be big this year, but it didn't happen

Yes, they are Rose of Sharon.
Mine were late, but otherwise normal size. I'll have to ask MIL how hers are this year.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Quiet morning around here. with love to all of you!

Big dear Snowysmom.

Lynn, thank you always for sharing such cheerful morning pictures! Pooh and Piglet definitely have the right Sunday idea!

Thank you, as well, Pollyanna, for sharing your beautiful flower photos with us! Wow, those are so pretty. I sometimes enjoy kids' books, too. They can be a bit more real in a way some adult books aren't. Plus, it's often a way to go back to simpler and kinder times. I hope you're enjoying the story.

Will watch online worship a little later and also get some birthday mail and treats ready for dad to drop off at Sue's/church for a couple people tomorrow morning when he goes to the car wash near both of those places.

I am recording Sharing Christmas this morning. So, did any of you watch A Campfire Christmas last night? Wondering how it was.

and hug to all. I will check back later.

 

[footballmouse]

Happy Sunday!

Worked 3rd shift all weekend so I'm just waking up for the day. Left work this morning in a downpour. Usually I'm smart enough to park in the garage when it's going to rain but last night I parked in the parking lot so I got caught in the rain.

It was so slow last night at work, only 3 moms & babies on the post partum side and nobody on the labor side. My 12 hours felt like 45!

I think I might order a pizza tonight for dinner from somewhere I've never been before. Some of the girls ordered from there last night and it looked good. I was a good girl and brought in salmon, squash & zucchini that I made earlier.

Snowysmom - thinking of you today, hopefully you'll be able to smile when you think back on past anniversaries.

Pollyannamom - that book sounds like a good one. Enjoy!

I saw an interview the other day on the Today Show with a guy that went out and took pictures of lighthouses and stars and made a book with all his pictures. It looked like something I would enjoy but I wasn't able to find it at the library. I'm wondering if you just have to buy it and it isn't available at a library. A local doctor here in Cincinnati wrote a book that it only available for purchase. She was hit by a car years ago while riding her bike. It was about her journey to get better and back to being a doctor. I worked with her husband at another hospital, he was a doctor in the emergency room. He was on duty when they aircared her in. Anyway, one day I had to take Ds2 to our Children's Hospital's ER for a broken elbow and she was his doctor in the ER. I should just buy the book, it's an amazing story.

Ds3 stopped over on Friday and brought his "puppy" Caramel over. I haven't seen her since he got her in February, she's 7 months old now. She played with my dogs, played in the pool and then ran through the sprinkler. She was a nut and was having so much fun! My dogs were out cold for the rest of the day. Ds3 said that she was sound asleep in the car when he left my house.

That's it for me. Hope everyone has a great day!

 

[Canadisney Fly]

Yes, they are Rose of Sharon.

Just sent a photo of "Rose of Sharon" to my aunt Sharon, who is celebrating her 54th anniversary!

I took advantage of Prime Days and ordered a few things from Amazon yesterday

I like the strategies here - keep the "on the fence" purchases in your cart and then when Prime Days come along... purchase! How often do these magical days appear?

We finished watching Ms Marvel on D+ last night

We have to start the Ms Marvel series - we finished Obi Wan and we've been working through some of the old Disney classics in anticipation of our trip. We're staying at POR, and I've NEVER seen the Princess and the Frog, so we watched that, and have now completed three of the four Toy Story films (amazing animation for their time), Beauty and the Beast (another one that I have never sat down to watch from beginning to end).

Attaching the pic of my niece (with permission) of her with the braces off.

Gorgeous! She must love the feeling of NOT having the braces in her mouth. Just a few more months for DS and his should come off...

I went to "Midsummer Night's Dream" matinee performance at Bard on the Beach with my DS and a friend - tent theatres and the performances are always about 90% true to Shakespeare with some interesting twist on theming, costuming and/or content. It was hilarious and a nice reminder of how much I love and miss the theatre. And of how much my DS loves it as well!

The ex came for dinner last night, which was lovely, and he is still on the fence about whether he wants to go to the viewing of his best friend next Wednesday. There's no service - just a 30 minute viewing, so I suggested that we go to see the family, but he can decide whether he wants to enter the viewing chamber when we're there. The last viewing he had experienced was when he was nine and his father was laid out on the dining room table with a scarf tied around his head to keep his mouth closed, so I completely understand his hesitation. I told him that we can go out and have "Wednesday Wings" in his friend's honour, as we so often did that when he was with us. Tough decisions, but I haven't heard many people say they regret going to a viewing - what are all of your experiences? I know death is so personal, but closure is important - it means different things to different people. I read a few articles on it - double blind studies where they would interview people immediately after a funeral with and without viewings, and then two or three months later, have them fill out a survey as to how they were feeling. Interestingly, the ones who did attend the viewing experienced more difficulty at the time, but a greater sense of peace and tranquility after the fact.

I just spent two hours on the phone with my other aunt, sorting out our Disney accounts and tickets. We're all set now - I think we've done all the pre-planning we can, and we're in the hands of the airlines and at the mercy of the masses! I took the plunge and bought Cirque tickets - after the performance yesterday, I'm so glad I did, as I didn't realize how much I've missed live theatre. I'm still shocked at the prices though - not even 10 years ago, we had free dining at a moderate resort with park hopper and waterpark tickets for about half the price that this trip will cost us! But... life is short, spend it with those you love, and laugh as much as you can.

Have a wonderful week all -

 

[lynxstch]

Once again, locked out of the DIS from 1 till now. Is it ever going to end?
Sky just got pitch black,,few rumbles of thunder,,maybe 10 drops of rain,,and now it's all passed and the sky is clearing again. SIL in WV had a downpour and bad storm this morning, when we got nothing. She even lost power for a brief time. Odd how it can do it in one place, and not do a thing 15 minutes away.

Did a whole lot of nothing. My headache is still with me. I think part of it is that my hair is too long again, and having to tie it back all day, or up all night , time for a haircut. Also have to make an appt to get the oil changed in the car, and have them put a new battery in our keys, tell us how much to fix the clicking sound under the dash on the passenger side (I looked it up online, and it's something to do with the fan for the temperature control. It clicks for about 8 seconds after you start the car..then you don't hear it again till the next time. And the heat/fan/ and ac all work fine. They also have to find out why you can't lean the drivers side seat back. Nothing happens when you pull the handle, but the one on the passenger side gradually lays down as you pull on the handle. Weird!

Dinner is almost ready. I laid down for about 20 min, until the littlest cat got hungry for dinner and kept walking on me meowing at me. I will be in bed early tonite for sure

@Canadisney Fly Glad you have as much of your trip planned as you can..when do you go? I also miss live theater,,it's been so long that I can't remember what it was like. Awesome that you go to a performance with your friend and your son.

Have a great afternoon all

 

[Pea-n-Me]

In the midst of a long work stretch. Thinking of you all, especially Snowysmom today.

Canadisney Fly I would probably ask if he would have regrets not seeing his friend. That sounds like a horrible experience with his Dad but is unlikely to be repeated this time. But sounds like you have a good plan.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Footballmouse, if you want to share the name of the book I would be happy to see if it is available to be ordered on Paperback swap. This is an online book swap site I am a member of. PM me. Hug, I am so sorry you got caught in the rain. No fun at all. Enjoy your pizza along with hopefully a cozy evening, too!

Truly God Bless you, Canadisney Fly, you are a kind friend indeed!

and please feel better, dear Lynn!

for you Pea and a hug, too!