Christian Encouragers ~ JULY
 

Christian Encouragers :)



You've found a great place to come and vent, share or ask for prayer support. This is a great group who will be very encouraging, caring and loving....anyone is welcome to join!

A Servant's Prayer --

Jesus, My Jesus....How marvellous are your ways....
Far more splendid than my mind can envision.
What an honor to be chosen by you.
A lowly child I am, but empowered by the Holy Spirit to fulfill the great hope to which you have called me.
I give myself totally to you, Lord.
Take my imperfect heart and make it perfect.
Peel away the hardness.
Close the doors I have opened to the temptations of this world.
Gently remove the roots of painful memories, sins, doubts and fears.
Discard anything that separates me from you.
Lord, fill the emptiness with the light of your love that I might be a beacon calling the lost back to you.

To love as you love.....
To serve as you serve.....
To forgive as you forgive.....
Always mindful of my nothingness while doing great and marvelous things in your name and for your glory.
This I pray, Jesus, in YOUR name ...
Amen.

HI GALS ~ :)

Well I am off work for the long 4th of July week-end here :carrot:

I have had a lot of short days at work but seem to get just as tired as the long ones :D....old age settin' in ;)

I have been home long enough today to get lunch, some soccer on TV, some vacuuming and a nap in :)

I even went and picked up a few things we needed for the bbq here tomorrow. Should be around 20 here for the shuffleboard tournament. We are cooking up leftover hot dogs and carne asada from camping a few weeks ago. Everyone coming is bringing side dishes...a little bit Mexican and food a little bit American ...yummy!

Angie has really been busy with teaching yoga at the studio and church so far this summer. She is also taking a couple of on-line classes she needs to continue teaching her history to those middle schoolers. She switched last year from years of teaching Language Arts, she wanted a new challenge. She was told by her advisors that the classes she took a few years ago to do so were plenty for life...well, not so...she was :mad: but after these two on-line classes she will be up to date. She really didn't want to go back to language Arts...she loved history last year...a nice break for her.

Tomorrow we are walking with the dogs, our golden retriever meet and greet group, in the local 4th of July parade...all of us in red-white and blue...my dogs will hate the leis they will wear but love the walk and attention :D

I will check back in later ....soccer match is getting good.....;)

Hi Gals ~

Back with some personal hello's :)

ROSEBUD ~ Glad you had a nice celebration :carrot: My dogs are usually in their crates when the fireworks go off around here and it doesn't seem to bother them. The ones in the parks/beach that we can see from our house are too far away for much noise but the kids shooting off the "illegal" ones are pretty loud.

We have IE and Angie has talked about switching too.

So happy the weather is nice in your area for a change....seemed like a long winter for you.

Prayers for Numpster and DH as they go through "life" situations too!

BOOTSIE ~ How are those grasshoppers doing? Great news for your brother...but dear NEVER think you are in God's way for Him to help those we request in prayer! He designed us...He knew we would fail before He even created us....Sometimes God works issues in us too...as we pray for help for others :hug:

KATHY ~ Great to see you back here! Continued prayers for your niece and sister. Have a great week-end with those kids.

RONNI ~ I don't miss those college "things" with the kids! I do miss their track/cross country and tennis matches though! Sorry about the letters that keep coming for $$$ for your dad...I am sure it is all standard. I agree with what Rosebud said on the form letter...even maybe sending it certified mail with a receipt of delivery returned to you saying that he had no $$$, you are not responsible for his debt and any other notice you will consider it being harassment. From then on I would just "file" the letters and not respond. May not work but that is what I would do.

COOKIELUVR ~ :) welcome to the TEAM!

Well gals I am outta here for now :)

Gary you must feel so alone here ! Where is everyone! The grasshoppers are still hopping and eating everything they should be ready to move on. The rain slowed them down some but not enough! My friend is planting her plants for the Fall sale & I can only bring in what I can and try to save them! In Marble Falls they are eating this womans house and I notice they have a hole and going under mine! Only God knows what they are doing under there!

Hi everyone! I have a hard time getting to all the different areas of the forum but enjoy them when I can. I tend to post in golden girls, the monthly chat and the daily food threads mostly it seems.

If some of you read them you know my dh fractured his Rt femur and I am trying to keep up with taking care of him, doing the outside work he usually does and the housework...so busier than usual but I do find it all rather invigorating at the same time.

I have felt the peace of God through this and so has my dh. We sense Him working in our lives refining us for His glory so we don't feel like complaining really...we feel like rejoicing because He is working through this situation in our lives.

We aren't going to church right now as he is still at high-risk for a fall, but we have many people praying for us and my dh says he really can sense their prayers. I can tell this has increased his faith. He is doing so well and gaining strength each day and I feel like I have been strengthened so I can do the yard work, something I have never done much at all.

Like they say, God is good all the time.
We both realize his fall could have been much, much worse and we are thankful.

:wave: HI PEOPLE ~ I have been here; posted in some other forums too and on the last thread on July 1st. We spent the entire day yesterday up at our lot doing small jobs there. It was very :hot: (but not as :hot: as today :yikes:) but there was a nice strong breeze and then GOD brought along some clouds (answered prayers; PTL) and cooled things off with some :rain: We just sat in our camper and enjoyed the refreshing air. Then when the buggies started to come out in force, we jumped in the car and came home, pronto! :lol:

Some old friends of ours are in town and came by for a visit one afternoon; this afternoon we went hunting for camping stuff so we can stay overnight at our lot. WE have been waiting for sales, but then they were sold out as they only had 1 or 2 items in stock ... :dizzy: We were trying to get a really nice Gazebo so we could sit outdoors without getting eaten; so a worker told us next time, to hit the store as soon as it opens. We did manage to get some stuff for the beds; hope they work out for us. We'll try it out and see what happens.

Our lovely weather turned into a blazing :flame: today, so we came home and have been hibernating every since with both air conditioners going. DH is brave and went out for while; said he'd be back soon, but NOT ... ;)

*** I am putting a prayer request in the Prayer Warriors thread that is very important for my health; would appreciate some prayers for my insides (colon/stomach issues). Gonna have to get some tests done very soon ... thanks. ***

Hope you all have a great week coming up ... Rosebud :flow1:

Happy 4th of July to my neighbors to the South ! Hope you had a wonderful day and were able to spend time with family and friends.

We saw a little bit of sun today, but it still hasn't really warmed up and we are having lots of wind today. It is suppose to improve - of course just in time for return to work :P

Maryea - sorry to hear about your hubby. Pray that he gets better and that you stay energized with all the extra work around the house.

Take care and talk soon :cookie:luvr

Good Morning! My back is better still feel like someone has their hand on it, sure hope it is the Lord! What are your plans today? I plan on making the most of it, been gathering up trash in my back yard. Played with my border collies yesterday. Found two snakes one is a racer can not catch him ,he see's me and he is off! Chasing grasshoppers feeding to the chickens, someone said I should start selling them for fish bait! I want to do something for the lord today , I think I will call someone and just let them know, I am thinking of them and I love them! I might just go see a friend also!

Smile.........Remember back of something that made you laugh , start out your day with a blast of laughter!:lol::lol::lol:

HI GALS ~ :)

Well Gals I had a great 4th Of July :carrot: Angie and I walked in the local parade with our dogs, we met up with the San Diego Golden Retriever meet and greet group....the dogs were very popular in the parade :)

Didn't win the family trophy for the shuffleboard tournament :( oh well...maybe next time...my son and daughter in law successfully defended their win from the last tournament a month or so ago. We had over 20 people here and 10 teams going. Had a blast :)

Angie and I got out for a 3 mile walk this morning with the mutts and now she is at a yoga class. I am just hanging around the house today, so far anyway. I have the day off with the 4th being yesterday.

It is unusually cool here...69 right now with drizzle! I can't remember when we have walked around with sweatshirts on from time to time this time of year...been that way all week-end....the sun does come out every now and then and it gets warm....then cool...weired!

Had a small turn-out at church yesterday :( Guess people were getting out and ready for their parties? Since we did ours on Saturday, Angie and I just took it easy yesterday watching TV and a little bit of yard work.

ROSEBUD ~ I posted in Prayer Warriors :hug:

BOOTSIE ~ I posted in your other thread too :hug:

MARYEA ~ Prayers for your DH's leg. Welcome back.

COOKIELUVR ~ :)

HELLO TO EVERYONE...don't be afraid to post ;)

Hi All!

It sounds like everyone had a great 4th of July. We had a great one too. After church and dinner we took the boys to Knoebel's Amusement Park. It was really hot, but we had a great time.

I have a very special prayer request. We found out at noon today that our boys biological mother's apartment caught on fire and she was burned on 50% of her body. She is burned from the waist up as well as her thighs and right foot. Her lungs are burnt on the inside and out and are full of soot. The nurse told us that it was the worse case she saw of someone having so much soot in their lungs. We are hoping for the best but expecting the worse. The boys biological dad died 2 years ago. For those of you who don't know our 3 boys came to us through foster care and we now have guardianship of them. We have no biological children of our own. These 3 boys are our kids.

Please pray for Kelly, boys and my husband and I as we go through this long journey.

Thanks everyone,
Kathy

KATHY ~ have sent up prayers for KELLY and will continue to for her; and for you, your DH and the boys as well, during this stressful time. Keep us posted ... :hug:

BOOTSIE ~ maybe those snakes are eating up some of those grasshoppers; maybe should let them be (if they are the harmless kind, that is; what we call gardeners here). We had one up at our lot by my trailer, when my Dad was here; :yikes: so DH sent it to the next lot and told it to stay there ... :lol:

Selling the grasshoppers sounds like a good idea if people don't have enuff of their own. I bet your chickens are lov'in them; think of it as free feed ... ;)

THANKS GARY ... appreciate your prayers; am feeling better today, but making an appt with the doctor as I want to know that it is nothing serious. :^:

I am so sorry to hear this KATHY...prayers for your entire family, the boys mom and her family and friends and may God's will be done in healing.

Kathy oh my, praying here for her , the boys, y'all and her doctors and nurses. Sounds like she is one tuff lady, I been burnt accidental and know a little what she is going through. My heart goes out to her and her boys.

Rosebud glad your feeling better hope you find out it is nothing serious, praying in Texas for you!

Thanks everyone for your prayers for Kelly, the boys and DH and I. It will be a long road for her and we really don't know what the future holds. She had a lengthy surgery this afternoon to remove all the burnt skin. I have not heard how she is since the surgery.

The boys are doing okay. They are angry right now because they begged their mom to change the things she was doing, but she refused to. They told us that they knew that someday this would happen to her. It will take a miracle from God for her to make it through this, and if she does she will be on a ventilator or oxygen the rest of her life. We don't know what the future holds, but we know who holds the future.

I trust each of you are doing well and having a great week. It is very hot here in central PA. It was 102 when I came home from work today and it is suppose to be just as hot tomorrow. Needless to say there is no time spent outside because it is just to hot. It is suppose to cool down later in the week.

Have a good night!

Kathy

Hi Kathy -

This is my first time posting in this forum but I wanted to wish you and your family all the best and many blessings to get through this very tough time.

:welcome: MRS. C ~ nice to have you aboard our thread; come back often and tell us a bit about yourself and your life ... :D


KATHY ~ prayers continue for KELLY and her kids and you & your DH as well; we had really :hot: weather today too; way too :hot:!


We went up to our lot to take some things up there but DH just ended up miserable becuz the heat was just too much for him, and it was taking him longer to get just little things done. From now on, I will be checking the weather before we go anywhere (over July & August). Our internet was down here last night; just got back on this AM; but forgot to check the forecast. Won't do that again.

I told DH maybe we shouldn't go out unless they are forecasting :rain: ... :lol: At least he might get something done in between sprinkles. ;) I came home to find my salad garden was fried -- all but my onions. So pulled up the lettuce and will plant some beans in there instead and see what happens. I think a very late cool dinner would be best on this type of day.

Hope you all have a good week; take good care ... Rosebud :flow1:

I had to redo the goat pen for the goats. Sold some yesterday but kept two of the trouble makers but I am fixing to cook their goose. I am going to go find me some pipe and put across the pen and when they start trying to tear my fence down , they will think twice before they hit again! That old Granny goat was just a beating on that fence this morning . I hollered at her and she walked away, most the time she looks at me and hits it even harder. Tomorrow it is suppose to rain I hope those two mean goats let the others come in out of the rain. I have seen old Granny goat stand in the door and not let them come in till I made her move. If she did not have such good kids , I would of put her in the trailer yesterday. I love the rain they say we may get 3.5 inches! Yeah! Thanking you Father before it even arrives!

WE woke up to :rain: today just as they predicted; and boy, it was a heavy one -- but we sure needed it. We have figured out the reason why things are frying here -- it is much hotter in town than in the country and with this very unusual :hot: weather we have been having here, the delicate leaf lettuces cannot handle it. My radishes so far have been dismal so pulled those up too.

Maybe the drums just won't work as well in town as they did in the country. I left the onions around the rim and planted it full up with some more green bean seed. If that doesn't work, they will be moved out to our lot permanently.

The beans, spinach, onions, and summer turnips are growing in the side gardens; so that may be the best place for them. I have planted some more radish seed in them too. I think I am going to go back to my old seed source for next year; it is also possible the seed was too old; as I had bought it locally and some didn't have expiry dates on the packets, which I didn't notice until after I got them home ... hmmm ... :dizzy:

We picked up a couple of bundles of roofing shingles and a bag of nails for the porch roof, so DH can get started on that shortly. I was thinking a bundle a week, but he says he can do it faster than that, but I don't want him overdoing it either ... gotta watch that guy!

I have a nice lean, round roast beef in the oven with yams, green beans, carrots, onions, celery, and new potatoes (small red ones for me). It smells yummy and should be ready real soon. Will have enuff for leftovers and maybe some sandwiches too.

The :sunny: has now came out; and it is starting to feel hot in here again -- eeks. I am washing blankets for our camper while posting on here. We just have to get a few small pillows and we should be all set for a camp-over ... when the weather is a bit nicer, that is! ;)

BOOTSIE ~ love your animal stories; Granny wants to be in charge, I think. My parents had goats and I milked their nanny for them while they were on holidays one year.

Hope everyone is having a good week; take good care -- ^Prayers continue^ for you and yours ... Rosebud :flow1:

So glad that we did not sale Granny Goat and Flower our goats hardly brought anything! If I had been there would of PO them and brought them back home! We had someone else take them though. I was very disappointed in the price.

I was going to have to work on that chicken house but David told me to call this man and see if he would do it for me . He builds and I have done 1 chicken house and a cat house but I don't know what is wrong lately I get so tired so easy, Rosebud what did you find out from the doctor?

BOOTSIE ~ I have an appointment on July 20 @ 3:30 pm in the afternoon. That is the soonest I can get to see him. I haven't seen any more blood in my stools since then, but we'll see if he thinks I should have some tests or not. My stomach is feeling better; just had the jabs one day. I have noticed that my gas was having trouble passing which is getting better after I prayed about this. Sorry if this is TMI for anyone here, but that is just the reality of the situation.

Why I must keep watch is that so many people in my family had colon cancer and my mother's first symptom was blood in her stools. I had a friend with that same symptom too; it was ignored and she passed away at only 52 years old. My mother's doctor was quick to investigate and she was a survivor as was my Dad, and two uncles. I had one aunt who survived it once but succumbed on the second time. I think the key is catching it quickly, but I am hoping it is something less serious as I have had some problems with constipation since changing my eating style.

Hope you are feeling better soon; will send up some prayers for you for strength and energy. Have you gotten rid of all those grasshoppers yet?
You know, you do a lot of work by the sounds of it; and as we all get older, trying to run a store and a farm at the same time is a lot of work. Plus you had those worries about your brother; maybe now you can relax a bit.

The heat also takes a lot of energy out of you; both DH and I have noticed that, so we just decided to take it easy for the month of July. We are going to bed earlier so we can get up earlier and get things done when it is cooler in the day. We won't be going to our lot unless it seems like the weather won't be too bad.

We had some nice :rain: showers and clouds and a breeze to cool things off for us today ... then a lovely rainbow came out right in front of our house too. I got a picture of half of it as it was quite large. Another reminder that our LORD promises to keep His promises to us all; and HE is faithful!

Hope all our friends here have a wonderful weekend and some nicer weather too ... Rosebud :flow1:

Rosebud I can remember that day, it is my daughters birthday, today was Blu's birthday, my grandson. Will be praying for your health and yes that heat takes a toll on me. I had to come in and change my clothes were soaking from the heat and put some cooler on today. Hubbie feels sorry for me so he is going o pay someone to help me as I said earlier, the old gray mare just ain't what she used to be Rosebud. He will be in the hay fields next week so I will be working at the store in the air conditioner , the coastal fields sure or pretty.

I had some drama in my life yesterday. While driving through an intersection on a green light a car from the opposite direction made a left turn on a red light right in front of me.You guessed it I plowed right into her. No one hurt, Thank God, but major damage to my car. Luckily I had a witness who verified to police that I had the green light. God Bless that young man. This will go on her insurance. She has insurance but no drivers license. I find that to be very strange, but my insurance agent says he sees it all the time. Other than a big bruise on my hand and feeling a little nauseous I am OK . When I am emotionally upset about something I always feel a little sick to my stomach. Good for the diet, but I would not recommend it.

Bargo thank goodness your all right , I mean here, bet your hurting, thank you Father for keeping her safe! The very same thing happened to me yesterday but the guy out ran my big pick up, saw him looking at me and his eyes got big, I bet he wet his pants! Ha!!!

I am grateful that no one was hurt. My air bags went off and of course I had my seat belt buckled. I definitely see the protective hand of God in this. Does make me a little shaky, though.
I will still say "This is the day the Lord has made. let us rejoice and be glad in it ."

HI GALS ~

Prayers of thanks that everyone came here safe today! :carrot:

Praying for good results on the 20th for both ROSEBUD and ME :) I have a physical that day.

Angie and I just finished a 3.5 mile easy walk through the neighborhood. Several garage and yard sales today, we stopped and chatted with folks a bit.

The weather is still cool and overcast here...not much like summer...I keep whining about it...instead of focusing on being thankful!

I am pretty sure we are going to have an easy week-end. Angie is finishing up an on-line class she is taking. Not sure when we will go to church, tonight or in the morning. Depends on if Angie is going to go or teach yoga in the morning at the studio...or if we go to the beach with the dogs for a walk and breakfast...so many decisions :D

Well I plan to get back here later today/this week-end but for now :hug:

Bargoo - I'm glad to hear that you weren't seriously hurt in the car accident. God always protects his own.

EZ Money - You can send the cooler weather to us in PA. It has been in the 90s and 100s here. When I left work Thursday evening it was 104. Talk about hot. We got several hours of much needed rain last night so today it is 20 degrees cooler. It is still in the 80s but I didn't turn the air conditioner on. Trying to conserve the energy bill.

Last night I decided to brave the heat and do some baking. Made chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter melt away cake and cinnamon buns. Today the dog decided he wanted some cinnamon buns so when DH and I were in town he ate the entire plate full. Needless to say he hasn't eat anything else today and surprisingly he hasn't gotten sick. I don't know what possess that dog!!:devil:

Our boys mother Kellie has had 3 surgeries to remove the burnt skin from her body. She currently has what they call cadaver skin. They will keep this on her until she is strong enough to go through surgery again and then they will start doing skin grafts. She is currently holding her own, but not out of the woods by far. Please continue to keep her and us in your prayers.

Rosebud - I hope you start to feel better soon. I'll be praying for you.

Tonight I'm going to sit out on the patio, relax, and read a book.

Have a blessed Sabbath day.

Kathy

Kathy, keeping Kellie in prayer.

BARGOO ~ yes, we are sure glad that you got through that accident so safely; PTL!

KATHY ~ ^PRAYERS^ continuing for Kellie ... :hug: Your doggie can smell those cinnabuns, that's why! :lol:

BOOTSIE ~ Thanks -- what a week we all have been having! Glad there was no contact ... phew! :D

GARY ~ sending up prayers for your appointment too ...


THANKS to you all for your prayers; I really appreciate it. :hug:

:wave: to everyone! I've been reading and catching up and saying prayers for all needs and requests:) It's been such a busy summer still-seems like no matter how much I do I still have tons of stuff TO do. Can't remember if I told you all this or not, but my new flower bed has created quite a problem-even though this area had been marked and flagged several times before, now the power company (who my DH actually works for) has figured out that the gas line is under the garage, which was built by the former owners. Now, the power company is coming to put in a new gas line and meter, so we have to get a plumber in to move the line in the basement and trying to coordinate it so that we are only without gas (hot water) for the one day the company says it will take to dig the new trench and lay the new line (and repair the alley, etc, etc). Fortunately, since we are not the ones who put up the garage, we don't have to pay for this (it would be mega-bucks:fr:). I can't believe no one inspected the garage location before it was built! So, if it's not one thing it's another in our little corner of the world, I guess.

I have been doing somewhat better in the eating department-not seeing progress, but not eating out of control anymore. Did have pie a couple times this weekend when DS1 and family were here-our little town had it's 125th year celebration, so there was a huge parade (125 units) and activities in the park-most of it Christian/gospel entertainers-and fireworks one evening, too! It was a nice weekend, but now must ignore that last piece of apple pie sitting in the kitchen;)

Rosebud-prayers for your tummy trouble. DH will be joining you in those tests. He has a colonoscopy and endoscopy on the 19th. Prayers for you both:) And, thanks for the hint about a form letter-I may even have my cousin the attorney draft it for me:devil:-might give it even more clout that way!

Gary-thanks to you too for the advice and prayers.

Bootsie-I'm thinking with all those grasshoppers, your snakes must be getting pretty fat! Also, the chickens:) Our creepy insect of the summer is the earwig-they are so thick that I hate to move any flower pots because dozens just scurry from under them. They also get in the basement and hide under the wash pile-ick!

Bargoo-glad your accident wasn't any worse than it was. Is CA a no-fault state? If so, you may still have to fight her insurance company to get them to pay up. Hope not. Glad you're ok:)

Well, just going to try to catch up with chores today. Always need to do some extra wash and cleaning after DS1's family leaves-4 extra kids just makes a mess. If you get a chance, send up some prayers for them-we found out that his mother's husband (her 5th or 6th) has filed divorce papers and, contrary to what she has always told everyone all these years, the house is his and always was, so she's going to expect to move in with DS1. They don't have room at all and just don't need her in the house -she's a drunk and drug addict and her husband is divorcing her because she was messing around on him, so they just don't need her around the kids. Thanks in advance, because you're all a great group of prayer warriors.

Well, I'd better get to work-or at least get a shower and start thinking about getting to work:lol: Have a great day, everyone!:hug:

:wave: RONNI ~ Thanks for your prayers; sent up some prayers for your DS1 & his family; plus his mother and that situation -- she needs some prayers; and yes, he must protect his kids from harm as well. Yes, you always have something going on in your life, but it won't be a dull one, eh? That's what my DH says to me all the time -- I promise that your life with me won't be dull ... and he kept his promise ... :lol:

We had a long, but good day at our lot today; the weather wasn't too bad -- :cool: in the AM, with some :cloud9: and a nice ~~~ breeze right into the evening, so we got home late tonight. We were gonna stay over tonight to see how it goes, but DH ran out of materials; and somehow our propane tank for our BBQ was emptied, used up, or left on ... so no propane to make dinner. :dizzy:

It's really cooling down nicely right now, but it's time to put my tired legs up for a rest. Have a great week everyone ... Rosebud :flow1:

Hello All,

Can I jump in and introduce myself? I'm new at posting, but have been lurking for some time, and saying prayers for needs I see expressed here. I really like this site, and this forum in particular, since I am a Christian, & my weightloss journey has been based on prayers to be taught how to be a good steward of my body.

God bless you all. I'm sure there are other lurkers like me who have been helped in a variety of ways by the discussions on this forum. I thank God for all of you.

Hi Gals ~

I am off work today but I think I will run over to church and take care of some drywall issues on a couple of classrooms before school starts.

Angie took off early this morning, she is teaching a 6am yoga class at the studio.

We spent last night catching up on a couple of Memphis Beat and Hot In Cleveland shows we had dvr'd...with the All-Star break there wasn't any baseball on giving "me" a chance to enjoy the same TV with Angie ;)

She does come into the family room with me often even if I have a game on. I usually watch with the sound off...and a lot of times I just "check" in on it...thanks be to God for remote control :D. She is usually doing a crossword puzzle/knitting or reading while she watches TV anyway.

We each get up and share the computer during the evening anyway as we watch TV....sometimes I just put the ball game on the computer. If we are having a "computer war" between each other, she will just go up to her office and get on hers.

JOYFUL RETIREE :carrot: Welcome! You will enjoy it here,

RONNI ~ WOW! Again you have a lot on your plate...prayers and :hug:

BOOTSIE ~ There is a rattlesnake class for dogs each year where we did obedience calls for my mutts..but we can never get in...it always fills up quick....it isn't a problem that we face often here in my area...we stay on the trails and no longer allow the dogs to run free in the "wooded' areas. Be careful :)

ROSEBUD ~I hope you are able to get over to the lot and get some overnighting in. Sounds like some nice weather to do it in. :)

:) Ladies....have a great day :hug:

Originally Posted by Bootsie:
Ronni, those snakes are thick this year just killed a rattle snake, the 6th one that was waiting on me this morning. (I think there might be a bounty on my head) I went out and cut the tomatoes back for our Fall Garden and came back to turn the water on and started to reach down there was a rattle snake waiting! I backed up and went and got my hoe that my friend used to chop cotton with when she was a little girl , and its the best little hoe in the State of Texas. One chop and he was gone and his head was still trying to bite me! I buried it. My friend one mile got bit by one, 18 inches long 4 weeks ago sent him to the hospital for 3 days and his leg is all swollen and black. This one had 3 buds,I think his had 4 buds small one too, but if it had bit me on my hand, geeee...don't even want to think about it! So lucky my dog Lee did not stick his old nose on it!

:lol: oh, my goodness, you cracked me up! But,so glad your angels were watching over you and your dog! Glad all we have to contend with here are garter snakes and mosquitoes! And, a few skunks, gophers, raccoons, minks, and a bear and wildcat every now and again...

Joyful-Welcome! Jump in any time!

Must go to town today, so we can be home with the plumber and gas men tomorrow-they trenched in the new line, but left us connected to the old for now, so we'd have hot water-thank goodness, since we weren't told they were coming yesterday:dizzy: Oh, well, never leave scheduling up to men (you ladies know what I mean;)). Take care, all, and have a great day!

:welcome3:Joyful Retiree! and thank you, please feel free to post again, anytime!

Ronni you live in Iowa and you got BEARS! I would rather deal with the rattlesnake! I thought Iowa was flat land and farm land???? Did not know you had bears. I learn something everyday.
Gary a friend told me about those classes and what they do is have some rattlesnakes in cages and they put a shocking collar on the dog that shocks them if they come close to the box. It does work , they put Annie their dog in it and she stays away from that smell and that sound.

I used to have a Doberman named Foxy and a Siamese cat named Grachy that would hunt down rattle snakes , they both saved my little girls life and my Grandmothers life, many a time.
That cat hated that dog too,I watched one day when I seen old Grachy hide behind a shed and started crouching, then looked up the hill and seen what she was crouching for. She was waiting for Foxy to come by the shed and she jumped out on that dogs back and went to scratching and biting! I broke them up, I figured she was just going to jump out and scare him and have a good cat laugh.

Then one morning they woke me up to a noise outside the door.
Foxy had her head in his mouth, trying to shake her till her neck broke,like he did the skunks, I broke them up and saved her life but poor old Foxy just had blood running down his face . David goes I am going to kill that cat if she don't leave my dog alone! He never did just talk.
Both years later died but it was rattlesnakes that got both of them and it took more than one rattlesnake to put them down. Those two animals were the tuffest animals ,and loving, but meanest toward each other I have ever seen!
I am getting two Siamese kittens hope they don't attack my dogs like Old Grachy did! Hope they help me when they get bigger to watch for those rattlesnakes though, I don't want to get bit by one!

joyful retiree. Welcome and God Bless You !

Good morning all. I have caught up on all the posts and have sent up prayers for all the requests. We are in Ohio right now enjoying our vacation and will be heading back home to Georgia on Thursday. So please pray for traveling mercies for us. It's a 12 hour drive and we plan on driving straight through. Weight wise I'm doing well. I started last Friday and have been watching what I'm eating. I'll start exercising and journaling when I get back home. Well I guess I'll run for now. Hope everyone has a great day.

:welcome: JOYFUL ~ glad that you decided to join us after all. Lots of nice folks here, very supportive too! :D

We went up town this AM to get some more supplies for DH; and it started to get really :hot: out there by only 10 AM, but it is July, after all. We will wait for a couple of cooler days to go out to the lot. We have to get that propane tank checked and filled though; but now DH thinks our starter on the BBQ wasn't working ... so we'll see. :lol:

You just reminded me that we forgot a couple of things today, but I have to go to the dentist for a cleaning tomorrow AM, so we'll go get them then. ;)

:yikes: BOOTSIE ~so sorry that you lost your Foxy and kitty that way; and that you have so many dangerous snakes there. Am sending up prayers for special protection from them for you too. :hug:

Have a great day everyone ... Rosebud :flow1:

Well, my goodness, it's hot, hot, hot today! 95 F on the thermometer right now-even DS3 and 2 of his buds are in the house right now working on bikes instead of riding around! We did get our gas meter moved and hooked up, but apparently the gas crew decided not to dig up the old line today-I'm not sure he wanted to be here at noon moving the meter, but that's when the plumber finished and told him to be here. Fortunately, it was still in the shade at that time.

I've just been hanging out, cleaning, and playing computer games, since I had to be here 'supervising' the plumbers and kids. Does anyone else here play Farmville or any of those Facebook games? They're slow enough that they're the only computer games I enjoy playing (well, except for Pacman a couple decades ago;)). The kids just laugh, but it's been kind of a bonding thing, since we all play them and send each other 'gifts' and stuff.

I'm using DS2's new MacBook right now - he got it for college- and it's really nice! Making me realize how old and obsolete our own laptop is, but that's one purchase we'll be putting off for a little while yet.

Just looked out at the garden and really hope it rains tonight (but no bad storms), because it looks like things are wilting right before my eyes! I'll try to take a photo one of these days-I have a summer squash plant that's absolutely huge! I can't believe how big those plants can get and it has more than 20 little squashes on it right now-mmmmmmm!

Well, as you all can tell from the rambling, there's really nothing going on here right now. DH is going to be late from work and it's going to be leftover night for supper, so I'm killing time and staying out of the heat for now.

Hope you all have a nice evening! God bless!