Good morning girl! Been pretty chilly here but at least it’s not snowing like Chicago is getting.

I ordered myself a new Ipad and three weeks later no ipad and they extended the ship date another month. The reason is they are shipping the new Iphone X first so all the rest of us take a back seat. I got mad, told them off and canceled it. I am getting it from the store instead.

My new suede driving loafers should be here tomorrow along with Jack’s new winter jacket and the new Print Artist program for our photos.

Been pretty busy. I had a waxing appointment on Thursday and we went out to eat afterwards then yesterday I had a hair appointment and we spent the rest of the afternoon getting some things done. Today Jack has put in my ne kitchen lights, which are fabulous, will put in the new laundry room light in just a bit and put in my new entranceway light tomorrow and get leaves blown out until I can get the guys out here. He’s taking a break watching college football now.

Sandy: I have a friend who has a “min pin” and she just adores him. Our yorky died about 4 yrs ago now and I miss him, but we travel so much I doubt we get another dog. I was 5’7” but think I’m probably about 5’5” now. I am long in the body but have short legs. Capris are usually pretty long on me too. Besides a job situation, we moved from northern Indiana because I had fallen a couple times and have a really bad knee because of it.

Jean: My bff has her husband’s ashes and his two favorite dogs mixed together. She said she thought he’d like that. Hey, whatever floats your boat. 😄 I can’t believe the boys are 15 and 17 and Thomas graduates this year. 😱 I bought all new towels and wash cloths and hand towels awhile back and am trying to get those put away and take the old ones and put them for spills and painting and stuff like that. I’ll then dump the old old towels that are all drawn up. I bought aqua, marine blue and white combo.

Everyone have a good Saturday.

Good Afternoon! Another gloomy day in my corner of the world, but no wind and it is a bit warmer. I’ve done some more laundry and sorted through the catalog pile again. There’s no mail today so don’t have to wait and guess when that will show up since it is always the late guy who delivers on Saturday. November is marching right along! Iowa State lost their game today after being ahead most of the game. Iowa is playing right now and behind. I am looking forward to basketball!

“Gma,” I bought my iPad at the local Verizon store and they transferred all my “stuff” over and set it up for me. The excuse for not shipping iPads is a poor one imo. Glad to hear you are getting your new lights installed. Your new towels sound like a pretty color combination. I could use some new towels but need to sort through what I have first. I took a bunch from the cabin (most old enough to vote) to the vet’s office. It seems like the grandkids are growing up so much faster than our own kids did. Maybe that’s because we don’t see them every day.

The dryer should be done and ready for the next load. Tomorrow is church and then we are going to a Thanksgiving dinner at a nearby church. Hope you all are enjoying a nice day.

Good Evening! It was a sunny, no wind, warmer day today. Wonderful! The bells played two Thanksgiving songs today and the minister talked for 30 minutes so we went over the hour. It always takes a few minutes to put all of our stuff away. Meanwhile the band members are snorting around trying to drag their stuff out and getting in our way, or we’re in their way. Whatever! We drove to a little nearby town for their church Thanksgiving dinner. It was very good but I ate more than usual so felt stuffed afterwards. I’ve been clearing off the kitchen counters again; put away Halloween and got out some Thanksgiving things. I had forgotten what I have so was surprised.

“Gma,” hope your grocery shopping went smoothly and you found everything you needed or wanted. It would be nice if you could find medicine that would work better for you. Do you have to take it every day or as needed? Our small Sears store closed this fall. It was just a hard lines store but Bob has bought a few things there. Anyhow, I have the card in my name and I got a letter saying they were lowering my credit limit. I rarely use it so didn’t make any difference to me. There is a store in Sioux City and Sioux Falls both but we rarely go in either one. It was our store of choice when Bob worked there many years ago. I think all of the department stores have cheapened their clothing lines; they are made in different countries so sizes and workmanship vary. Ian had cargo shorts on his Christmas list so I shopped Amazon, not sure if stores around here have shorts this time of year.

I’m off to haul out recyclables! Not much newsy going on here this week. Hope you all enjoy a marvelous Monday tomorrow!

Good Morning! Another gloomy, foggy, misty morning in my neighborhood. But it is a “warm” 47 degrees heading up to the 50s this afternoon. I went for a much needed pedicure first thing this morning. I needed a couple things that I can only get at WM so stopped there too. They are moving things around and people were asking each other if they had found different things. It would be nice if they would change their overhead signs as they move things to different aisles. Now to put things away and think about lunch.

I need to drag the vacuum out and chase dust bunnies. Ernie is keeping his winter coat these days. How about the rest of you, what are you up to? Hope you all enjoy a nice day and find time to check in.

Good morning! Not too unpleasant but cloudy this am. I hear some pretty strong rain starting up. I hear the trash trucks and we had a whole bunch of boxes for them and they got them picked up before the rain started thank goodness. I know they think we’re hoarders or I am a shopping junky!

I am going to get my laundry folded, get some lunch and load the dshwasher and mop when I finish here. I sat and paid bills this morning so that’s done for a couple weeks.

Boy I sure do like my new vacuum. It picks up everything, hard floors or carpet.
I really like the fact it is cordless and I don’t have to unplug and move. Our downstairs is open all the way around so I start in the kitchen, do laundry room and bathroom, switch to carpet and do my pantry front room, back to floor and do my entranceway then back to carpet and finish with my den/living room.

Jean: You can get pretty much anything on Amazon these days. I take Metformin twice a day. They say the other types of diabetic meds upset stomachs more, but boy it does a number on me. I take Zantac every morning and if necessary antacid if I am bringing up bile. Dr said Zantac was perfectly safe to take every day as it is a type of antihistamine. Since our Target card stays at zero, about every 8 months they force me to buy something or cancel the card. I go in and buy groceries or something and just pay it off. Guessthey want those $$$$ to keep coming in. I heard they closed several stores, partly because of the fallout from them allowing men in the womens’ bathrooms.

Well, time to get things done. Have a good one.

Morning everyone. Dreary day here this morning. And OMG....the rain we got yesterday afternoon was unbelievable! And of course, we were out in it. Bill had a podiatrist appointment. I always go along to all of his dr's appointments so I know what's going on. Otherwise, if I ask him what the dr said about such and such he says "Nothing." Men! I have an appointment tomorrow with my cardio guy for a blood pressure check. Did you hear where they changed the goal again? Now it's 130/80. Geesh.

Donna: Your new vacuum sounds great. What did you get? Glad your shoes are comfy. Do you fix Thanksgiving dinner for you and Jack? We usually go to my niece's house. She lives locally so that makes it nice. She puts out quite the spread.

Jean: What's on your plate today? You always have something going on.

Getting my hair cut this afternoon and picking up groceries at Kroger. I absolutely love the ClickList service! Very happy with it. Any of you used it?

There's a load of towels in the dryer calling my name so I better get to it. Have a marvelous day!

Good Afternoon! The sun has been playing hide ‘n seek all day; it’s shining right now and just in time to go down. I spent the morning in the basement attacking cobwebs hiding among the pipes and sorting through toys. We have our old kitchen table that needs to find a new home because we brought home the little drop leaf table and four chairs from the cabin. This afternoon another lady and I made retirement home visits for P.E.O. I have been dreading the “duty” and it turned out ok. We had seven; one 103 year old lady in the independent living apartment who is delightful! I didn’t know her but her niece was there and I did know her. There were four in the nursing part; one had a lady with her who promptly shut the door as we stopped to check the name on the door, two were sleeping so left a note, and one has moved out of town. Then we headed to the assisted living where we had two. There was a birthday party about to begin so chatted with one lady who was on her way to the party, and then the other lady had her son visiting so just spent a few minutes with her. A good deed done!

“Gma,” I just watched an ad for one of those remote round vacuums. A cat was watching it very closely. I really like my Shark but wish the tank was a bit larger. Bob takes a Metformin every other day. As far as I know it doesn’t affect him. His doctor wanted him to quit but I think Bob feels like it helps. Our UPS delivers late too, they ring the bell and run because I always complain about how filthy dirty the boxes are. I’ve called the district office and it doesn’t do any good. I found the slacks I just bought on Amazon and cheaper. That seems to be my luck lately.

Sandy, I’m going to try a new bp drug since the one I’ve been taking is a name brand and pricey. I will go back to it if the new one doesn’t work as well. My retired doctor kept telling me I had white coat syndrome but I think he just hadn’t found the right drug. We don’t have a Krogers store. Clicklist sounds interesting. How does it work?

Bob will be home soon so guess I should think about something for supper. We have a meeting at church tonight. I’d just as soon stay home where it’s warm! Enjoy your evening!

Good morning all. No clue what the weather will bring today. I finished downstairs and am going to sit and knit today. I am making a pair of fingerless gloves by request for my niece. She says her hands get so cold at work. I still haven’t seamed up my bff’s sweater. When I do I’ll show it to you. Easiest sweater ever and cute.

I got a call from local UPS guy and got excuses about why they were left in the wet and outside the gate. I told him it was a load of crap that substitute or not the drivers should bring the packages to the door not be lazy. He made me mad and I told him thank you and promptly hung up on him. Service people need to do there darn jobs or not work there.

Sandy: I bought one of the new Shark Ion flex cordless stick vacs. This thing picks up anything and works great on flat floors as well as carpet. It has a carpet and a flat floor setting and another button for max power or just regular. Our downstairs is about 800 sq feet and I can do the whole thing without running out of battery power. I bought mine at Target I think or maybe Walmart online, but Amazon has them too. The thing bends in half with a handle to carry it too. I have a regular shark that is going upstairs to use. Sometimes we go to a restaurant or buffet but this year, Jack is going to just go pick up a couple dinners at Cracker Barrel. Too much leftovers that go in fridge and end up in the garbage so I don’t cook. Oooh I am Clicklist lover. It is so convenient and our store employees are super nice.

Jean: Clicklist is where you order your groceries online at Kroger, you pick a time and date, they pack it up, refrigerate anything that needs to be and you show up in the parking area designated for it, call the number on the sign, they bring it out to you and put it in your car for you. Easy peasy. Costs $4.95 each use, first two times are free. WM has the same service, but I’ve never used it. Have you seen the youtube video where the cat rides around the house on the Rhoomba? Pretty funny. I have too much stuff for a rhoomba to work well. That was nice that you visited and even nicer you found family or friends visiting. You’re gonna laugh but I ordered a handbag to fit my new Ipad. The thing is 10.5 inches and I pretty much take it everywhere. It has a shoulder strap so I can carry it crossbody too. I love purple so hopefully I like it.

Well gals, I need to get started on my day. You all have a good weekend.

Good Evening! Another gloomy windy day here in northwest Iowa. The temperature was 57 this afternoon and would have felt even warmer with sunshine. This morning was my once a month coffee date so nothing accomplished on the home front. I picked up the gift shop money after lunch and then we headed west. Our first stop was Bob’s hometown church to pick up peanut brittle. The ladies make it every year and it is their major fund raiser. It is very thin and very good! Our next stop was SAMs Club in Sioux City, then Target, Staples, and a drive through hamburger stand for a quick sandwich before heading home. SAMs used to be the $100 store but now it’s closer to $200! I wanted a red ball point pen to start filling in next year’s calendar; would you believe there is no red ball point pen in any of my local stores? Of course my only choices are WM, Dollar Tree, Dollar General, Walgreens, and two grocery stores. There are all kinds of gell pens that bleed through the paper. Target didn’t have any either; Staples had them in packages of 5 pens so I’m sure they will outlive me! The one I’ve been using is from my school days, 9+ years ago. Good pen!

“Gma,” I like the ad for the Shark Flex vacuum; looks like a handy one for sure. I have seen the cat riding the Roomba vacuum. I wonder how they ever convinced the cat to stay on it. Bob wondered how they keep it from going down steps. I know both of our grocery stores have the shopping and delivery service but I don’t think WM does, or at least I haven’t heard that they do. That is a nice service for people who can’t get out. I like your new purse!

I am heading towards bed. I am tired tonight! Hope you all enjoy a nice weekend!

Good Afternoon! We have sunshine today . . . . and the never ending wind continues to blow! I have been spinning my wheels this morning! Bob left early to help his farmer friend dig out trees along a fence line. I’ve done some laundry and went to church to check on a craft show which is next Saturday, not today. I have it on the calendar but I neglected to look at the calendar. I need to get the gift shop money counted and ready to deposit on Monday. Other than that, and another load or two of laundry, I have no plans for the afternoon.

“Gma,” Happy Anniversary to you and Jack! Wishing you many more happy years together!

Hope you all enjoy a nice day and do something fun!

Good afternoon gals! It is warm here. We are thinking of turning on the ac. Right now we have fans going. It’s supposed to high of 40 tomorrow. Sheesh.

We went out to Lowes and returned the light, then dropped a letter at post office, then dropped off a box return to UPS. Home in time to watch the U of M game, which is what he’s doing now.

My handbag came today and it’s great. Though I ordered it, Jack actually picked it out and paid for the thing. He told me it was my anniversary present. lol

We aren’t doing anything for our anniversary (45yrs) today, but we’ll probably go out tomorrow after we grocery shop. After paying $300 at WM for groceries we are going back to commissary and put up with stuff.

Jean: Yum, I have always loved good peanut brittle. I had a gal I worked with at the law firm that made toffee for us at Christmas time. It was to die for. Peanut brittle and toffee is hard to make down here because it’t so humid all the time and the air needs to be dry. I tried a couple times but it just wouldn’t harden proper. I have Jack addicted to caramel corn. He wouldn’t ever try it, but I bought a bag of the Werthers and he was hooked. The farmers market in South Bend makes warm, fresh caramel corn that just melts in your mouth. Rarely did I get it as a kid because it was too expensive, but once in awhile it was a treat. I like homemade treats like candies and such over cookies during the holidays.

Well I guess I better get the dishwasher unloaded. Have a great Saturday!

Good Evening! We had another day of sunshine and no wind! A nice fall day. Today was Consecration Sunday at church (people are supposed to turn in their pledge giving for 2018), and Bob’s group sang. I helped alphabetize the cards so the other counter could put the figures in the computer. She had to go back after second service and do those so we decided we might as well count too. All told I was there for three hours this afternoon. The computer I usually use wouldn’t let me in so I had to use the secretary’s computer which worked out fine since I would have still been posting when she got there in the morning. Tomorrow I need to work on a gift shop glitch. I’m hoping the accountant made a payroll deposit and forgot to tell me because I have $5000+ to pay out and only $4000 in the checkbook.

“Gma,” You really got your new purse fast! I’m trying to downsize the stuff in my purse and/or switch to a smaller purse. My right arm up by the shoulder hurts and aches at night. I sleep on that side which doesn’t help either. I think it is partially from hoisting my purse over the counsel in the car. The purse is heavy without anything in it, leather, and has two handles plus the shoulder strap which I took off because it was always in my way. We’ll see, I’m only going to carry my billfold for a few days and see if that helps. Our WM isn’t always the cheapest price on groceries. I am lazy so if I’m in a store and need something I just buy it there. When the kids were little, we had Sears, Penney’s, Wards, a department store, three discount stores, six drug stores, and five grocery stores so I watched the ads closely. Now we have the Hallmark store, WM, two grocery stores, Walgreens, an Italian restaurant, two Chinese restaurants, lots of Mexican restaurants, as well as ethnic grocery stores. There is also one woman’s clothing store that is priced out of sight. Shopping here is no fun! We picked up the peanut brittle at the church and they had the last batch laid out on tables with fans going. They put the tables up on extensions so they are a higher level to work on. It is a lot of work and most of the ladies are in their 70s and 80s. They are dedicated!

Bob is hinting it is time for something to eat. I thinking “easy” like popcorn! Hope you all enjoy a marvelous Monday tomorrow!

Good morning all. Cold this morning. It says 28 degrees. No rain though so I’m going upstairs to shower in a bit and go get my nails done and see if I can get a flu shot today.

We went shopping yesterday and I forgot it’s the weekend before Thanksgiving so it was crowded. It went fairly quickly though. I got irritated at these two people jawing blocking the whole aisle. Jack said, “Watch this,” and just walked right up and forced them to move. One was facing one direction and the other the other and blocked the whole aisle. We got home and put stuff away, Jack ate a snack as he didn’t want lunch then he took a nap. I finished up a load of laundry and joined him in a nap. When I got up, I make chili and cornbread for dinner.

Jean: I know my handbags irritate my shoulder muscles, but it is too hard to just carry wallet etc with my cane. This new one doesn’t seem as heavy but it is when I put the ipad in it. Glad you got all your info input in the computer. Does blow the afternoon though. I told Jack yesterday that at least living where we do there are lots of food places, grocery, gas, and such. I like all that convenience. We crack up at the lady next door and swear she takes in laundry. Her washer is going all the time and you can hear it through our ventilation and the wall in our downstairs bathroom. Chug, chug, chug.

Well guess I better get a shower. Have a good start to the week.