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Prayers dear Snowysmom all around. All I know is you make a faithful and kind difference wherever you are. Any volunteer opportunity would be touched by your being part of it. Try out a few possibilities for volunteering, pray on it, and a good fit will come.

Good morning everyone and Happy Wednesday. It's stuffy right now in my bedroom because we haven't been using the air conditioner in here. As some of you may remember, in May 2020 we had two new through the wall air conditioners installed because the owner of our building decided oit of the blue to replace all the windows of all ten apartments. Dad and I, long story that was already told and long moved on from, ended up having to purchase on our own the two new AC's. We were/are blessed that they do work wonderfully.

The AC in here we (and at least one if not two of our building's maintenance men) believe my AC was not properly installed to fit tightly. The wall the AC is in has cracked and breaks off in very small pieces ever since it was put in. Until this year we had never thought too much of that other than being sure to extra Swiffer that area at the back of my room.

Dad and I earlier this year had (different days/needs) had both maintenance men, J and M out. Dad showed them my wall including the gray patches (that maybe have grown since. My recliner chair's back is to that wall so I mostly don't see it). Anyway both J and M recommended having the wall looked at including for possible mold.

Dad and I, as all of dear you know, have had a lot going on this year. Getting the owner of our building to approve Sonia, the property manager, sending someone out is not easy because he doesn't seem to like to spend much money on his building. Sonia is great but can only do what is approved by the owner. Dad will be calling Sonia again this morning as a follow up. We never did hear back from our message from a couple weeks ago. Dad just opened my window a bit more which feels so nice. Update God willing to come later. Hugs always to all.
 
Good morning

Yesterday's tour was everything we hoped and more, neither of us stopped smiling.

It's our last full day in Hawaii 😥 Today's itinerary is to visit Manoa Falls this morning and this afternoon we're going to the Arizona Memorial and the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum. Dinner tonight at Duke's Waikiki.
To say we enjoyed every minute is an understatement.
Have a great day

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Footballmouse We all need some down time and a break now and then. Work issues can be so draining. Sometimes something turns up when we least expect it. I hope you find that job that speaks to you. Maybe you could look into some certificate programs that interest you and maybe use the skills you have now.

Good morning. It is 54 here right now and heading to the upper 60s. I love this weather. Yesterday I was actually a bit chilly in the AM and had to wear a jacket when walking. I wish it would stay around. I have been feeling lately like I would really like to retire but I know I need to keep busy with work for the foreseeable future. I just get sad that Chris and I were supposed to be retired together now and all the plans we had. There is volunteer work in this area but not enough to take up the same amount of time that work does. On the plus side my boss tentatively said that I may not have to come into the office every week. The only reason I go in is to do a deposit that takes 10-15 minutes to do. She said she can do it. I told her if I could just come in every other week as well as times when she couldn't come in, I would be happy with that. She is going to ask the big boss. I need to go in tomorrow and next week as I scheduled a dentist appt for next week and my dentist is in that area. But after that I would love to go to just every other week. Fingers crossed!

Have a good day.
Oh, I hope a new schedule for you will be worked out!

@flyingdumbo127, I hope your wall is fixed…and there’s not mold!!
 

Good morning thread save. Lynn, prayers for safe travels home and that you are able to see your friend again soon. I watched a travel movie that some of you who lol truly enjoy travel (I really am a homebody) called Lost in Love. It was about two American tourists stranded by their tour bus in Turkey and how they fall in love. Sweet story with two actors who really worked well together.

Dad has another doctor appointment this morning. Vivian is scheduled to come this afternoon. God willing both will go well and that we will also hear from Sonia. Regardless, how truly blessed we are. I'm also always thankful to God for all of you. Happy Thursday, friends with love.
 
Good morning!
61° and I think that’s chilly! A friend is coming today, we’ll be celebrating her birthday and we had plans to go to the pool together tomorrow morning. We are only allowed to bring a guest twice each month, and I never thought I would be finished with the pool before the end of August! Oh well. Maybe she’s the hearty soul, I will take her if she wants to swim!

Yesterday a friend’s son had a heart transplant and it went well! I am asking for prayers that Laszlo’s recovery goes well. He’s 50, and dad to two sons, 11 and 13. He’s DSis’s godson, and he’s extended family to us.

The Phillies won yesterday against Atlanta! What a season this has been…I almost can’t watch these games!

Enjoy your day!
 
Happy Thursday!:flower:

It's been chilly in the mornings this week. I turned my air off over the weekend but it will be going back on tomorrow. Nice weather is ending and the heat/humidity is coming back.🥵 Of course I have plans to work in the yard on Saturday.

Picked Mia up from daycare yesterday 🥰. As long as I work from home on Wednesday's and I don't have anything else scheduled, I think I'm going to pick her up. Yesterday we went to the park and played, and then we went to the library. Bailey got her a book back in July from the library called Where's Bruce the Bear (I think that's the title) and she loved it. I was down to their house one night and read the book to her over and over and she laughed the entire time. Anyway, I found the book last night so we got that and about 5 other books checked out for her. She was so excited when I showed her the Bear book. After the library we stopped at McDonald's and then went home so she could eat dinner. I hung out at their house playing with her for awhile, I ended up not getting home until 8:30😳. The dogs weren't happy to wait for dinner that long 😠, I didn't think I'd be that late.

Won some money from my scratch off lottery tickets so I cashed those in 💰. I bought another ticket but I'm just going to put the rest in the bank. I've been buying some clothes since I've been working at Kohl's, nothing major just hitting the clearance racks, so the lottery money can pay for that.

Doing a laundry scent study today so I'm leaving work a little early to go do that. I don't think it's that much for the payment. I'm getting really close to the $600 limit (before you have to pay taxes on it) so I'm watching what studies I try to get on.

That's about it. Staying home tonight with the dogs so they should be happy about that. Have a great day!:wave:
 
Good morning.
Seeing the Arizona Memorial yesterday was very sombering. We should have planned that for earlier in the trip. But we've seen almost everything we wanted to see while we were here.

Our flight isn't until tonight, so we booked a quick hop to Maui for today. We'll have at least 6 hours to explore the island. They say it's even more beautiful than it is here, but that's hard to believe. Then it's back to the hotel this afternoon. We're both mostly packed, didn't even need an extra suitcase to bring home, lol. We have one last nice dinner planned before we head for our flight to the mainland. We've enjoyed every single second of the trip, and adding Maui just makes it even more special. Everyone here has gone out of their way to make it enjoyable. Have to get moving, just enough time to get a light breakfast before our flight at 6 am. I even managed to get Cathy to get out of bed before 7, lol.

I'll try and check in from LA before our flight back to Denver. We get to LA at 5 am and leave at 8:30. I'm staying in Denver until Saturday before heading back home. (I'll wave to you again Mona!)


Summer told me it got down to 46 Tuesday night, yikes!

Have a nice day,
(no disney picture today, just a sad farewell to this beautiful piece of paradise)



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Extra hug and wave back Lynn!

Prayers for Laszlo dear Bobbi and extra thanks to God that his surgery is behind him. Many prayers for his donor's family, too.

God Bless precious Mia dear Footballmouse. May she always enjoy 🧸and books.

ETA: Dad got a fantastic report at his doctor visit. No words other than with all my being and I pray in all, always, a huge Thank You, to Jesus. We are so graced indeed! Thank you, friends, always for all your prayers for both of us.
 
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Have fun, Dead!

Vivian and I just rescheduled for next Thursday as that works better for her and is fine with me, too. Dad and I did get a call from Sonia who said she will let us know whether someone is coming to check on the possible mold next Monday or Tuesday. Update to come afterward :)
 
Bobbiwoz Prayers for a great recovery for Laszlo.

Lynn Safe travels. So glad you had a wonderful trip.

Flyingdumbo127 Glad your father had a good report at the doctor.

Good morning. It is going to get warmer here this weekend. I was really enjoying the temps around 70. Now they will be closer to 80. I was in the office yesterday. I truly hope the big boss decides to allow me to go in every other week. That lets me see everyone but also give me less stress with the drive. The handyman from the builder came by yesterday to do the last thing on my punch list. He had to put screws in the post flanges where there were bent rusty nails. It is a year since I bought this place. Not sure what I think about my decision. I like the condo and the neighborhood is nice and so are most of the people. I just think the issues with the builder are very overwhelming and I am not sure this community will look this good 5 years down the road. He took alot of shortcuts. We are speculating that in 5-10 years it will look very worn out and people will have alot of issues. I do have an issue with a light in my walk in closet and I put it on the electric punch list just to get it in before my year is up. It may be the light bulbs but I am not sure as it seems like it could also be an electrical issue too. The electrician said to change the bulbs and let him know. So Kenny is switching out the bulbs to day and bringing his meter to check voltage. If it does need to be looked at by the electrician at least I have it on the list while still under warranty. The light fixture is up high and I am not getting on a ladder by myself to change the bulbs.

Have a good day.
 
:grouphug:Snowysmom and prayers, my friend. I wish you peace always, you know that. Thank you for your kind words about my dad.

Good early morning everyone and Happy Friday. Wishing all of you a great day. Safe travel prayers to all on the road or on a trip. I will check back in later. Hug to all.
 
Good morning from sunny CA. Sitting at LAX waiting for our flight in about an hour. So far we've been very lucky with our flights and had little to no delays.

It was so sad watching Hawaii disappear from view as we left on our flight here. I would say it was a once in a lifetime experience, but we're already planning our next trip. Other than out of the country, there's nowhere else either of us really want to go.

Next stop Denver, then home to the hum drum of every day life, but this was one heck of a pick me up to get me through the next couple of tough months.

Have a great day

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Laszlo has been up, moving around! They keep him busy!!

My one friend just left, Faye and I were roommates for a semester in college…yesterday we celebrated four recent or upcoming birthdays. One gal couldn’t make it. It’s something we do every August.

The birthday gals!
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My DSis is on our right!

Lynn, your trip sounds wonderful and just what you needed!
 
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Up early here, because DH and DS recently got back from a trip (to Thailand! - with their martial arts gym) and are victims of jet lag.

Had a specialist appointment for the cat yesterday, and it wasn't encouraging. - Any surgery he could do for the growth on her nose seems like it could cause as many issues as it would fix. 🙁 We may do one more test, but we may just baby her while we can, as she still seems happy and comfortable for now.
 
Up early here, because DH and DS recently got back from a trip (to Thailand! - with their martial arts gym) and are victims of jet lag.

Had a specialist appointment for the cat yesterday, and it wasn't encouraging. - Any surgery he could do for the growth on her nose seems like it could cause as many issues as it would fix. 🙁 We may do one more test, but we may just baby her while we can, as she still seems happy and comfortable for now.
Oh my, I am sorry to read what you learned about your cat, but baby and love her while you can sounds like a good plan.

Tom took Gus to the vet yesterday to learn if anything can be done for Gus regarding his daily activities. His ears did need meds and he got a steroid to help his sleep, but, really, nothing can be done for the various lumps he has all over his body.

We checked his records for dates, and he was 5 when we got him, 7 when he had chemotherapy, and he has lived 5 years since he was treated. They told us he could have 2-3 years after surgery. So he has beat that prediction.

We have St Vincent de Paul training today, 9-3. Nancy will be looking in on Gus so he doesn’t have to go to day care.
 












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