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Jean , 07-31-2008 01:36 PM

Good Afternoon, Flowers! The sun was coming up as we walked this morning and it felt like it was cooler with less humidity. I see by the paper it is supposed to be 93 today. After Bob left I took my shower and when I came out of the bathroom it was pitch dark -- like middle of the night dark. I got dressed and checked the weather on TV. The wind was blowing and the clouds rolling; it blew over and the sun came out a few minutes later. It was so weird! I made a trip to the grocery store to pick up 1" latex free band-aides which they were out of the other day. The truck was to come in today so I called first to be sure. "Yes, the truck has been here and they are on the shelf!" NOT! After I made the trip to the store the gal that orders said, "we must be out!" DUH! I thought computers automatically reordered as things were scanned at the check out. I have to meet a new cat this afternoon that I will be sitting for next week.

Susan -- I hope that your cold is better today. They are not fun any time, but I always think they are worse in the summer. I'm going to retry a few church calls this evening and then call it good. We have to turn our lists in to the office tomorrow . . . I will be there bright and early!

"Gma" -- I hope that your relative doesn't have mono although Beth had it earlier this summer. I was surprised when the doctor said she could go back to work after resting a couple of days at home. What Wii games will Jackson be enjoying? Don't feel bad; I've never done that but have done my share of dumb things over the years. I'd like to find Pac Man . . . I got pretty good at that one years ago!

I need to change laundry loads so better keep moving. Have a great day!

Jean -- in Iowa!
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QuilterInVA , 07-31-2008 02:08 PM

Good afternoon, ladies! Hot and humid today - 91 degrees now and climbing.

Jean, thanks, I am feeling better today and will go to Curves after work. I haven't been all week.

Faye, I have to admit I've put the wrong address when getting stuff from Amazon. I order stuff for Mike and me and half the time I forget to change the shipping address. It isn't so bad since either way I get it.

Going to start cleaning out my sewing room in earnest this weekend and getting my fabrics organized. That is a huge job. I've also got to get going on my Challenge quilt since it is due next month.

Have a good evening!
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gma22 , 08-01-2008 08:31 AM

Good morning to you all! We had a real thunder boomer and heavy rain last night. Big lightening strikes and thunder, heavy wind, the whole works. We lost satellite for a bit but that was wall. It is now more miserable than ever because it is hot and wet outside. They are having a hot dog and hamburger get together for the complex at the pool tomorrow so we are going to go over for a little bit just to meet a couple neighbors and such. I imagine Jack wants to talk to the board members.

I got my shirt and it is so cute. Nice and roomy too and since it is a man's size it is nice and long.

Jean: We must have gotten that dark cloud that rolled over you! Jay called yesterday afternoon and said he was keeping them. I laughed and said, "So you went out and bought one too, huh?" He went out a couple days after everyone went home on the fourth. Jack told him to just keep them until Thanksgiving and then bring them. He might as well use them. I think they are a MLB baseball, another fancier bowling and some mario game. Tomorrow Jay and Jack are going to connect their Wiis so we have all his Miis and we have all his. They are individual characters you make for each person. They are cartoonish, but you can make them look a bit like you. If you connect your Wiis you can share your Miis. Even Jackson has one! We will have to connect with Thomas when he gets back. They are due back sometime next week from Costa Rica.

Susan: Forgive me for being nosy, but who is Mike, your boss? Hope you get your quilt done in time. I need to go back to knitting, but the urge just hasn't hit me yet. I have to finish the front of my sweater and the sleeves and make the boys sweaters, one for my sister and those socks. Ahh well, if they don't get made this year, I will do them next.

Hope everyone has a good Friday and a good weekend. We are going to go see the new Mummy movie on Saturday sometime and finish the carpet cleaning on Sunday afternoon I think.

Faye
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Jean , 08-01-2008 12:19 PM

Good Morning, Flowers! It is going to get hot here today. It wasn't too bad when we walked at 6 AM. I was awake at 3:30 and couldn't get back to sleep so got up at 5 and did some more paper sorting. I could use a nap right now! I've been digging through the bedroom that got flooded earlier this summer. Jason and family will be here late this afternoon so figured they would appreciate some space. They are going to the same wedding we are tomorrow.

Susan -- I'm glad to hear you are feeling better. I need to sort through a box of sewing stuff that was my mom's and I just keep putting it off. Does thread rot? I did donate a box of buttons to our Sunday School. I know that some of the needles, a pin cushion, and shears were my grandma's. I'd like to buy a new sewing machine that has the arm for doing hems.

"Gma" -- You will get the urge to knit one of these days, and then watch out! I hope you meet some nice neighbors at the complex get together. We are having a "neighborhood night out" next week and it will be across the street. Everyone is supposed to bring a snack to share and lawn chairs. The EMTs, police, and firemen make the rounds to show off new equipment and introduce themselves. It's fun. I hope the cat hating neighbors are still gone; they've been gone all week so far. I didn't know that you could share Wii games between stations or whatever they are called. I know they are really popular machines.

I need to make my grocery list and get going. Have a fantastic Friday and remember to smile!

Jean -- from Iowa!
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QuilterInVA , 08-01-2008 01:57 PM

Good afternoon, ladies! Another hot humid day. Just got back from my endoscopy procedure. I definitely have gastritis, Barrett's esophagus, and GERD. Treating the GERD should help the Barrett's esophagus but there is no treatment directly for it. They took some biopsies because it can turn to cancer and I will have to have endoscopes at least once a year henceforth. The gastritis will respond to antibiotics. And diet changes and lose 15 pounds. It was hard going into the hospital this morning. I've been there so many times with Stan, it didn't seem right for me to be in the bed and him not there.

Faye, Mike is my boss. I hope you get the knitting bug back soon, I know you enjoyed it a lot. Our development has a similar get together twice a year. It's a nice way to meet people.

Jean, thread does rot. Mainly the cotton ones. If you can break it by pulling it apart with your hands, it is rotten and needs to be pitched. A lot depends on how it was stored. You can pick up a nice machine at Target or Walmart for around $100 with the hemming feature. Hope you had a good time at the wedding.

I called my friend to see if she wants to go to dinner tonight. We usually eat Italian together so I'll have to choose something without tomatoes. Chicken Marsala sounds good to me right now. I eat so much chicken I'll soon have feathers and cluck.

Well, I need to run the vacuum and mop the kitchen and bathrooms so I better get to work.

Have a good evening.
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QuilterInVA , 08-02-2008 08:59 PM

Good evening, ladies! I hope you've had a nice day and kept cool.

I went grocery shopping this morning and to the Farmer's Market. Hadn't been for two weeks and was out of fruit and vegetables (fresh ones) and milk. Gas is down to $3.56 so I was really happy about that.

Spent some time quilting today. An old friend called from Ohio and I had to go over everything about Stan dying so that made me sad.

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