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Quick pop in---Carol Sue -- so sorry to hear about your BIL.. I hope this scares him enough to want to make changes. Will keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers.

Got to get to packing-- plan to "Close" the kitchen today!!!

i also have a busy day today. went to get my hair cut this morning. put a load in the dryer. will take that out later on today and will put another load in the dryer.

Good morning all, it is Sunday morning here and pouring with rain. This will make local floods. Everyone has been working so hard to keep the sewers going that nobody is worrying about the storm water drains. It's high tides at the moment too, and as the land has sunk too we will have flooding from that as well. Our bit of land has actually risen....it has sort of tipped, the beach end of our road has gone up, the river end has gone down....so we will be high and dry, but it is a bit depressing for those still left at the river end.

Pink slime? You are so going to have to fill me in on this one! I have no idea what you are talking about!

Carolsue, I'm sorry to hear about your brother in law, I hope he gets his tests soon. What happens to you in America if you cannot pay your medical bills?

Marie, you sound better, take it steady, and don't try to do too much too soon.

Rie, how is the knee now?

Rosey, I quilt too, I am just thinking about a new one. I would love to see pictures. I cannot do pictures....or a signature ....yet.

Hello to everyone else, I am slowly starting to get you all sorted out.

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Hi Everyone,

My day is kind of mixed up. I got a late start (had trouble sleeping the last couple of nights), so I did my visit to my DF with Alzheimer’s first thing. Just got back and plan to go to the gym this afternoon (usually my first-thing-in-the-morning activity). Honestly, if we did not have our walking challenge, I would skip the gym today. [This is why I need these challenges.]

Check back later,

Lynn
Hi Auto,

Sorry to read about your dad. Glad you got to see him before he died – MUCH better than getting to the funeral.

I just finished The History of Love by Nicole Krauss. You have to be a SERIOUS reader to like this one. I hated it in the first ¾ of the book – loved it by the last ¼.

Hi Carol Sue,

I am sorry to read about your BIL. Food addiction is VERY hard to beat. I have given up s@x, smoking, nail-biting, drinking, and caffeine. NONE are anywhere near as difficult to give up as the wrong foods.

Hi Bobbi,

I am going to try that recipe – sounds GREAT!

Hi Rie,

We call it our “cousins’ reunion.” Started about 10 years ago. All female first cousins from my mother’s line get together once a year. There are 6 of us and mostly my sister and I fly down to FL or GA to meet them. Two live in FL, two live in GA, my sister lives in NJ and I live in PA. This year, we are headed to the West Coast in FL – Anna Maria Island.
Hi Marie,

My DF and I have been enjoying a “vacation day” for over 20 years. We started this when we were both working in VERY stressful jobs. One day/week we pick one or two fun things to do – crafts fairs, towns, antiquing, flea markets, museums, long walks, movies, plays, jigsaw puzzles… Now that we are both retired, we no longer need to “de-stress,” but we have kept up our “vacation day” routine.

Hi Donna,

You can make your 5 minutes = 50 miles or 500 miles if you want. Everyone decides for herself how she wants to formulate miles.

No, unfortunately, my DF with Alzheimer’s can no longer enjoy those kinds of things. I saw her today. We went for a cup of coffee and a walk around the block. She has recuperated from her fall.

Morning everyone ive been fooling around with dh computer as i wanted to post a picture of the baby quilt im making. its been yrs since i have used this old relic and have to relearn it. the quilt is for my son-inlaws sister who i have known since she was 14. this is her 2nd baby a little boy, her dh is a test pilot for the airforce so i choose and airplane theme. she on fb so im posting it here. the quilt is pinned together and im hand quilting it. ttfn i will be back lol rosey hey it worked i guess old farts can learn hope your days awsome

i did enjoy it. have a load of clothes in the dryer that need to be folded. will do that soon.

All of you remodeling ladies have inspired me. The tile has been falling off the walls in my master bath for about 2 - 3 years. Dh kept putting them back in and regrouting/calking. But every time I went out to pick out new tile, etc. it was just too overwhelming so I would give up for a few more months. Finally, I actually managed to pick out tile. And, our contractor who did our basement had an opening so I had to make a lot of choices this week. He starts demo on Monday morning. This week went by so fast. I realize I need to tackle projects. DH is a pretty good do-it-yourselfer but is not as good as a professional. More importantly, his back is kind of disintegrating (osteo arthritis and osteo porousis - excuse spelling.) I told him to save his back for things he REALLY enjoys, like playing hockey (he’s a goalie) and golf. He had cancer in 2004 and I don’t want him inhaling any mold, which I know will be hiding in the walls or dust of any kind. Who knows what those old tiles etc. are made of? Our house is 35 years old and I don’t know what kind of carcinogins they may have used back then. He wanted to do some of the demo. And, in fact started to do some. He hates to pay people to do things he can do himself. (He doesn’t feel that way about cleaning toilets though!) I had to go into “mean mommy mode” when I found him drilling out tiles - air thick with dust and no mask on.

Rie - so sorry about your knee. That stinks. I hope it heals quickly.

Marie- so sorry that you have to endure that nasty pain. L Do you take anything for it? When I had my shoulder surgery in January 2011 - I took the pain meds they gave me. Especially in the early days.

Clecie - welcome!

Carole Sue - Sorry about BIL. It is hard to watch people we love live in self destructive ways. I totally understand your frustration. Hopefully, his doctor will scare the poopy out of him. Maybe he can get CHIPS - it’s an insurance for people that can’t get insurance. Not sure if it’s a state thing. We have it in IL.
On the positive side - you cleaned out a junk box! I find that very impressive. I know everyone has a junk drawer. I have MULTIPLE junk drawers. And a number of boxes. I can’t decide what is junk. Like your poem - I love that poem - definitely not junk. I have all my kids’ report cards, including those little progress notes it they got every 3 weeks. But if the teacher wrote, “A pleasure to have in class,” how can I throw that out? Then I have a box with all my papers from grad school. That was a lot of work. Can’t bring myself to part with it. I did clear out a lot of the kids art work. Kept anything that said, I love MOM and/or DAD.” Got that down to a shoe box. What do all you super organized people do?

Reading. For my book club - Just read “The Space Between Us.” by Thrity Umrigar. Takes place in India and is about the relationship between a middle class woman and her servant. Very good. And we are now reading “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” It is nonfiction about an African American woman whose cancer cells were used without her or her families permission for research. The girls are saying it is very good, not too technical. For pure fun I’m reading the latest Michael Connelly book, “The Drop.” It’s a Harry Bosch detective thing. I like light reading when I’m on the stationary bike or elliptical. I like Grisham for that too.

I’m going to join the Colorado Springs walk as soon as I figure out how far I’m going.

Good Evening all y0ou Chick-a-dees!
Had a very pleasant day. We had Sister Circle which is a group of Christian ladies getting together.I was disappointed in the main speaker, but was still fun. It was a sunny day, but still chilly. It is to really take off tomorrow. I can feel the "dirt itch" a comin' on!! The equipment has been made ready and is waiting. I didn't ask how much we paid for seed corn this year. I really don't want to know!!!
Rie - I am counting calories and trying to avoid sweets. I did fine until today. We had a box lunch and a BIG cookie, which I inhaled! Not a pretty sight.
Well, since I get an hour's less sleep tongiht I had better get moving. Night all, Linda