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Hello Everyone.

Well, not isolating, exacty Charlotte, but I have a whole bunch of things I have been doing. Last weekend daughter from Stevens Point and grand baby Adam were down for two nights. Can you believe that in a month Adam is going to be a year old already. Time sure flies. Anyway, I had Elaine's funeral and a wedding shower to go to, plus sacristan at our church on Sunday morning. After that DD went to a baby shower and I babysat Adam.

This weekend DD from Stevens Point is attending a bridal shower in Illinios and DH and I have Adam all weekend. We are also tearing off our excisting back porch and putting on a new porch and a small deck. (When I say we, that does not include DH, who has to wear his sling for three more weeks and is hating every minute of it.) I am frantically trying to transplant all the flowers I have on that end of the house to try to save them. It has been so hot I don't think they are going to survive. I have to get this project done, because SIL next door is doing the project and he is a "gotta go kind of a guy" and before I know it all the perennials will be on a heap along with the concrete. So I don't know, my guess is as good as yours as to when I will fit all this in.

Charlotte, you are sounding better, except for the tired part. So good to hear from you any ole way. Sheila, sounds like you are enjoying summer. going to plays and visiting historic homes. I know what you mean about that yard work, it is never ending. Bonnie2, enjoy your trip, it does not look like it is going to cool down at all for your trip. We are still in need of rain, the weather map appeared as though you got some significant rainfall today. Diane, hope the babysitting is going ok. Sorry about the heat. Sunny hope you are enjoying your summer too!

Have a good Thursday evening everyone. Remember when Thursday was Survivor Nite? Wonder what extremes they will go to this year. By the way I am boycotting all Carribean Islands since this Natalee Holloway thing got so screwed up. Such a sad situation. I wish someone would just tell the truth.

Bye for now.

Bluet

Whew!! Do you have any time to sleep, Bluet? That's a grueling schedule when you factor in work, too. Sounds like you're up to your eyeballs in house projects. Adam is almost a year old?? Omigosh, where has the time gone? That's incredible! You know, this may sound strange, but it's kind of neat that we've been together long enough to have had several births, several deaths, some illnesses, and a lot of fun stuff, too. I mean, of course I could do without the deaths and illnesses, but I guess they're a part of life, too, and I enjoy sharing everyone's life.

Darn those weather maps, Charlotte! I kind of giggled remembering some TV comedy where the new weather woman wore a green dress so that the map showed up on her body. I hope you didn't have that kind of trouble! Well, you must not have read where I ate birthday cake on Sunday, and ice cream--a lot more than what I'd planned. And I mean a LOT more! So I'm really not that great on the willpower front. Luckily, I just don't keep that kind of stuff in my house, and since I don't work, I don't have to go places where they have doughnuts and other goodies. It's a lot easier to not eat the stuff when you don't have to look at it, you know? So any word on the great grand? Hopefully everything went okay, and you'll get to hold a new baby soon.

Bonnie2, I'm jealous of your garden! Yum! I had to buy store bought green beans for the first time in years, and all I can say is yuck! We plan to go to the Farmer's Market on Saturday to see if we can get some fresher produce. I do have a cherry tomato plant in a pot, though, and the tomatoes are starting to turn orange. So do you have a lot of humidity with that hot weather? It's been in the 90s around here (near 100 today), but we have relatively low humidity so it's not too bad. Still, if I had my druthers, I'd make it 77 degrees every day of the year. Hope you have a great trip!!

Painting my kitchen cupboards has been going slowly. Actually, I should have started this project when the weather was cooler. The paint is drying too fast plus it's too hot in the garage. Since we have A/C, I can still paint the cupboard frames, though.

I thought I was leaving for Mt. Rainier on Saturday, but it appears I had the dates screwed up and my sister is picking me up on Sunday, and we're coming back Tuesday. I had lunch and swimming at the country club (I was excited about that--never been to a country club so I want to see what all the fuss is about) scheduled for Tuesday, but had to cancel. My friend said we'd do it next Friday instead so I still have that to look forward to.

SunnyD, what's up with you these days? I hope you can let us know how your week was, and what fun things you've been up to. Hope everything is great with you, Diane.

Have a good Thursday, everyone! Since I don't watch Without a Trace during the regular season, I've been enjoying watching that on Thursday nights.

I'm so sorry about your neighbor, SunnyD. How sad that no-one came to see him. You are a wonderful, caring person, and I'm glad you were able to help him.

Back from Mt. Rainier, and can't wait to post some photos. But I have to because I didn't take any so I need to wait for CD's from my cousin and sister. You'd think that scattering someone's ashes would be pretty sad, and occasionally it was, but it was really enjoyable scoping out the best places. Plus my cousin had such a miserable life that she can't help but be in a better place now. We had such a great time that we plan on meeting again next year at this time. On the way back home we had to stop for a small herd of elk with two youngsters, one a spotted baby. So cool!

While I was gone, my friends' oldest son arrived at our house. He's moving to Portland, but needed a place to stay while he was looking. I hadn't seen him for about 14 years so it was great to see him all grown up. He and my DH spent Monday at the coast (my DH played hooky from work!), and the kid learned the difference between the warm Atlantic waters and the cold Pacific waters.

Hope everyone is enjoying summer. Our weather was simply idyllic today.

Charlotte, I had forgotten you said the store was closing. I'm glad your DH is getting some work, and hope like anything that he continues to get good jobs. Those unstable job situations are so stressful--they threaten our very survival and security. It's certainly not surprising that you're not feeling like doing much at all. Good for you, though, for getting back on sugar-free eating.

School must start early where you are. Around here they wait until after Labor Day, although when we lived in Boise, they started the week before Labor Day, I believe. Once the kids were out of school, I forgot all that stuff.

My uncle and his wife, whom I hadn't met (he's buried two and is on his third--I wish he would have skipped No. 2 and gone straight to No. 3 who is really nice), came up from CA to give my cousin and her DH, who came down from WA, a boat. My house is kind of in the middle. My sister and her DH came from the beach and we all had dinner together. I'd swept the patio, cleaned off the outdoor furniture, got rid of all the cobwebs, and then it was too hot to eat outside. Since we only have four dining room chairs, we had to use a card table. I sat at the card table with my cousin and her DH because we were the youngest. It was like being back at the kid's table at Thanksgiving--with wine, though.

Today I helped my friend host a party for some teenage girls she invited over to meet the French teenager staying at her house for the next three weeks. I found some ice breaker games to play, and we sent them on a scavenger hunt, and made ice cream sundaes (not me, though!). What she was hoping for is that some of the girls, who were all recommended by their French teacher at the local H.S., would hang out with the French girl. Sounds like it will work because several wanted the phone number so they could invite her to do something.

When I went to call my DH on my cell phone, I found three messages. Turns out my Dad was in a one-car accident (thank goodness he didn't take anyone out), and had been taken to the local community hospital, but he was okay. That was message No. 1, then No. 2 was the assisted living facility saying the same thing, then No. 3 was the hospital saying they'd transferred him to the big trauma center in downtown Seattle. No word why. I, of course, was rather stressed. I finally reached the first hospital who said that because of his age and because his blood pressure was unusually low, they transferred him to a better trauma facility. Reaching him at the trauma center was difficult, but I finally did. The nurse asked me what I wanted to stay to him (he was wearing a collar and couldn't talk), and I said, please tell him to QUIT DRIVING! Since they were still concerned about his blood pressure, they told me to call back, which I did. I spent 1/2 hour on the phone, and was disconnected once, then spent more time on hold. Finally I reached someone who "scolded" me for calling my Dad's room. Huh? I was transferred there. Anyway, it appears I interrupted a procedure so now I have to call back again and wait on hold. Hopefully this time I won't get the crabby, creepy guy.

Anyway, I'm a bit stressed, and I want to eat everything in sight, and I want my DH to go get me a Dairy Queen Blizzard, but I lost 2 lbs. this week so I'm going to zip my lip and glue the phone to my ear until I hear something about my Dad.

Hope everyone had a good weekend!

Hello Everyone,

Just checking in to let you all know that I am fine. Lots of things going on right now, I will check back and explain everything to you when I can. Don't give up on me. I'll be back. Hope everyone is doing ok. Sheila, hope your
Dad is ok and glad no one got hurt in the accident. MIL quite driving now, we asked her to, and she was pretty ok with it. Charlotte, I am feeling for you. I know how you feel when you get blue. I think we all have the "isolating" bug except Sheila . Sunny hope your neighbor is ok now. Diane and Bonnie2, take care.

Bluet

Hi everybody,
Oh Sheila....I'm so sorry about your dad. I do hope he's ok.

Hi bluet...good to see a post from you.

Everyone please pray for Bro Jones (station manager) He's going in for test on his heart in the morning. They think he has a blockage. May have to have a stint put in tomorrow, or even open heart surgery. Connie is really worried.

Sorry I'm not around much. I'm very busy these days. It's a good thing, I suppose. I'm so stressed & depressed I don't know what I'd do. At least I'm busy.

Love all of you. Take care.
Charlotte

Hi all. I'm back from Ariz. after going with mil to get her settled after her husbands death & her first time being there since. She has adjusted pretty well she says after being alone now. I helped her get Eds things packed,Dr. appt. ,etc.Next year she won't go back as early as not many of her friends are back yet, at least another month.
I am doing just fine,took off Aug. from jazzercise, I miss it but am busy this month,Aug. will be over before you know it.
We have had a HOT & HUMID summer. busy canning from my garden.
I read here most days but don't take the time to post. later all, take care & Gods blessings to all of you gals. Bonnie2

Well hello strangers, so sorry I have been missing. I have been one busy woman taking care of these babies, they really keep me hopping. We also got DSL installed and have been having major problems with it, if it ever straightens up I will love it.

I don't have but a minute tonight, just wanted to check on each of you and let you know I am still amongst the living. I will be back later.

Love you all, Diane

Hello all,

Just a quick note to say that I've been with my Dad at the hospital since Monday. Had one rough day where I thought we might lose him, but he pulled through okay. Got him settled at a skilled nursing facility yesterday for rehab. He's pretty weak, and needs to get walking, etc. I'm pretty exhausted even after a good night's sleep in my own bed.

Will read all the posts later. Wishing all of you a great Monday!