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Good morning friends, We were blessed. Hurricane Dennis didn't hit us hard. Some strong winds & a lot of rain (which we're still getting). Also, Paula's house wasn't hit this time. There was one tree blown down, but it wasn't in her yard, but down by the road. We were going through a lot, in another way, however. DH's dad had a massive heart attack Saturday, & died. I was at the grocery store, when DH called & told me to meet me at their house, because he'd received a call that his dad had passed out. When I got there, the paramedics were trying to revive him. They finally got him in the ambulance....& stayed quite awhile working with him. Got to the hospital with a "code blue", so we knew we were probably losing him. Everyone was sooo upset & there's a very large family. Papaw was the strong & wise one in the family. He never had anything bad to say about anyone. He let me & my sister know a long time ago, that we were NOT in-laws to him! (we married brothers) It has been a terrible few days. The funeral was put off an extra day because of the weather, which makes it a little harder. We were blessed, though. Papaw had early stages Alziemers, & was grieving about it. He said he didn't want to live to get to the late stages....he loved his family too much & wanted to always know us. He was also a christian, very devoted to his God. Our God blessed us & him. He didn't have to see late stages of the disease & he went quickly....not suffering. He told Grandma that he felt like he was going to pass out, so he got a glass of water. After he took a sip, he passed out, & never regained conciousness. Grandma was upset that he hit his head hard when he fell, but I told her he never felt it........his head hit a cloud in heaven! Everyone agreed! The funeral is today, I dread it. DH has been so upset, that I can't stand it. They were very close. It's very early (I got up at 4am)....one of those sleepless times, & wanted to check on my friends. My computer is doing better. I have been doing some cleaning on it. I hope everyone is doing well. Maybe I can get back into the routine of posting individually soon. I love you all. |
Oh Charlotte, I am so sorry for your loss. Please accept my deepest sympathy for you and your DH. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Your strong faith will carry you through and restore you. My DH had the same thing happen to him 30 years ago, lost his father to a sudden heart attack, they were very close, always working together on the farm. DH's Dad was loved by everyone, he too always had good things to say about everyone.
I love you Charlotte, take care please. Bluet |
So sorry to hear about your news Charlotte my prayers are with you and yours.
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Charlotte, I'm so sorry to hear about your father-in-law. What a shock for everyone! He sounds like a wonderful man, beloved by his whole family, who will be missed terribly. You and your family are in my thoughts. I'm very glad that you were spared the hurricane on top of this tragedy.
Just a note to say that my sister visited us today. We had a nice chat, and when I mentioned that I wasn't looking forward to driving in a U-Haul truck back from Boise in September, she said she'd drive me back home. Her words were, "Sheila, I'm retired now!" So she's going to drive to Boise, then my DH is going to drive the U-Haul, and I'll drive back with my sister. I was totally shocked, and very grateful. |
Hi gals,
We had a great time in Missouri. It is hilly where we were, beautiful water, the exfoliation was a little rough at first with the sea salt she rubbed on the skin,then warm h2o to rinse,& scented oil to end. It felt smooth afterwards. The japenese stone massage was great.have you all had any kind of massage before? not me. lotion first, then heel of hands massage, then HOT stones down the back, then cool stones again, 50 min. a seaweed lotion to end, GREAT FEELING afterwards. While free we went to a castle ruins,a dam, outlet stores,& the most interesting was going to the bridal cave there. except for the long drive home everything was great. so sorry to hear about your loss Charlotte. candlelady how is weight watchers going? Bonnie2 |
Hello, ladies!
Charlotte, how are you and your family doing? Thinking of you. . . Bonnie2, it sounds like you had a wonderful time, and lots of pampering! I hope the sea salt didn't feel too much like sandpaper--the end results sound wonderful. What are the bridal caves? Well, at least on the long drive home you were relaxed after all the spa treatments. Since my Dad never called on his birthday yesterday (I called him, but he was at the dr., and I sent him a big bouquet of flowers) I decided to talk to the nurse today because I've been concerned that his toe wasn't healing. Turns out they cultured it yesterday and he has a strain of streptococcus that is resistant to almost all antibiotics. They're trying him on one of the antibiotics that is supposed to help. Just hope it does help and doesn't cause another bad reaction that lands him in the hospital. We're having beautiful weather here, and it's supposed to get hot soon (that's all relative given Texas weather, for example). I walked a couple of shelter dogs today in the park, which they enjoyed as did I. Went to the library and then walked to Starbuck's and had a coffe light frappucino (only 2.5 Weight Watcher pts. for the grande!). Oh, weighed in last night and lost 1/2 lb., which is certainly better than gaining. Happened across a post from SunnyD at the Exercise forum so it sounds like she's doing okay. Post here, too, SunnyD!! :) Hope everyone is enjoying summer as best they can. My DH was saying that it was good we didn't watch Lost during the regular season because now we have something to watch tonight. |
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...earlovely8.jpg Hello Gals! I just finished reading all your posts since I last visited... Hi Charlotte, I wonder why you are having such problems with your computer? :shrug: Do you think you picked up a buggie... glad to hear it's running a little better. I am so relieved to hear that your DD and you are all fine as far as H-Dennis goes!!! It was a huge storm and I am glad it got so much smaller as it travelled onto land. We did not get the hard rains we hoped to get from the H... we really needed it too. And I am so very sorry to hear about your hubby's DF, Charlotte! :grouphug: What a shock to everyone in your family... (((God Bless You All...))) God is already Blessing your father-in-law, for he is now WHOLE again and will never forget his loved ones... My heart goes out to your hubby in his grief :( He sounded like such a caring & loving man, so few these days. I am so sorry... Your siggy looks so pretty on you ;) Yup Sheila... I'm here... just trying to keep up with the 3 threads I belong to here :lol: :faint: in between all the activities here at home :) Joe & I went out last night with our best buds Mike & Peggy... to celebrate Mike's BIG 50! We ate at a place called *Joe's Crabshack* & today I feel like a blowfish :lol: And I even had a grill order - where they added less seasonings & salt and no butter, plus I only ate 1/2 the meal... and I feel like this! But I must say that it was a GREAT evening --- great company and food!! :T Sorry to hear that your DF is ill again... they are so vulnerable at that age for anything that comes along--- and those nursing homes are so HOT --- it's like a breading ground for all those bugs. I hope he will be okay... :cp: Yeahhhh another 1/2 pound down!! (I hate you ;) ... giggle!!!) I have not lost at all! Still waiting... I guess I may have lost inches, but I am not happy with where I am at all, so I have to try something else - like wts twice a wk. maybe. But I AM so happy for you!! :dance: Wonderful news about the U-Hall and how kind of your sister offer to go with you... I could really sense your relief! :D That storm did get quite a bit smaller as it hit land... thank goodness! We got some wind and rain, but not nearly what I thought it would be. To be honest with you - we could use allot more rain!! Our lawns are really browning up. I'm so glad to hear that your NEW neurologist is working out well for you... bummer that it's such a long drive there. My mom & dad have to drive about 50 min to get to their Dr's also. In fact, I just heard from my mother yesterday and both she and my father had good physicals! They are hanging in there... my father is still having some problems with his blood sugar levels and they are still adjusting his meds, but at least his feet are all healed now and he's feelin' better :) How was the SpO baseball game? Did your friend's daughter do well... I love those games! My nephew is Down's and he love to run in the SpO... they get so excited!!! Nope... I have never used a pill popper... I don't have any problems giving my cats their meds ;) Sounds like it's a great little gadget though --- my sis could use it! She has a dickens of a time giving her kitties pills. I sure do hope your kitty gets better soon - so she can love on you again... funny how they show their disapproval - and they say animals cannot talk :lol: Hi Bluet, I am glad you popped in too... I miss seeing your post. Wouldn't it be great if we all came back and posted on a regular basis again? :^: :bubbles: Thinking of you!! Hi Diane, Great job with your walking!!!! One of the threads I am on is a Walking Thread... and I try real hard to check in there when I can just to stay accountable for my miles walked. You are doing a wonderful job!! And losing .5 to 1 lb a week is the BEST way to lose wt... it is said that when you lose like that it's fat that stays off... :D Did you ever get my PM with the info about how to add images IN the posts? I sent it quite some time ago. Hi Bonnie2, Wonderful to hear that you had such a good time in Mo... I have never had a professional message & all the other treatments you had - yours sounded wonderful :goodvibes *~*~* Time for me to go... I have bills to pay :p Love you gals! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2..._ff_teacup.gif <>< *~*~*~*~*~*~* |
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Glad you had such a fun evening, SunnyD, and the blowing up stuff should go away soon. Do you drink more water after you eat at restaurants? I've heard that helps. Is Joe's Crabshack a chain? I went to someplace in Virginia that was somebody's Crabshack. Maybe it's just a popular name. That's great about your parents doing better. The Special Olympics were fun--everyone was so happy. Her team didn't do that well, but she did great. I imagine everyone gets medals at the end no matter what. There was this one kid (he really was a kid--probably in his early 20s) whose girlfriend was there and everytime he did something, he'd yell at his girlfriend asking if she was proud of him. He had a very penetrating, high voice, too, so everyone could hear him. We were all smiling about that. One girl who appeared to have Down Syndrome was the catcher on the opposing team, and she caught a pop fly foul. She was so excited, and even though she was on the opposing team, everyone on our side was cheering for her, too. Her face just beamed! Mailed my DD's passport to her today. She and her DH are headed for the Caribbean over New Year's on a cruise. Now, you'd think that a guy who spends so much time on a ship wouldn't really be interested in a cruise, but I guess it's different when people are pampering you. :) My youngest son called today to say he's going to spend a weekend on the San Juan Islands. NO FAIR! We never got to spend any time there when we lived in Washington, and we really wanted to. I guess we're not that far away that we can't go there sometime. Anybody got any big plans for the weekend? We're volunteering for DaVinci Days ( http://www.davinci-days.org/ ), which runs this weekend. Never been before, but it looks like fun. My DH is going to be involved in crowd control for the electric car race. I guess the cars are so quiet, they have to worry about people not paying attention and stepping in front of them. Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying good weather! |
Good morning ladies, I'm trying to get my morning started.......but, very slow. Good to see all the postings. Thanks for the prayers, & sweet words. We're all slowly getting better. As my MIL says.......my dear FIL isn't confused anymore! We had the reading of the will Thursday night....so I hope that's the last hard thing we have to go through. DH will receive 1/3 of the land at MIL's death, as well as his share of household items. Grands will receive a momento each. My MIL gave me a beautiful clock yesterday that had been in the family since before DH & I married....& she knew I had always liked it. I'll take a pic later & show it to you. She's trying to give some of the things out now, so it won't be so hard later. She's in bad health & this has taught us all a hard lesson. DH & I are going to go make a will out soon. DH & I went by the grave & spent some time there after the will was read....it seemed to put some closure for DH. The TV Station had sent a flower basket with a cross that lights up automatically at night & seemed to be telling us that all was well. SunnyD...good to hear from you. Tell Joe happy birthday for me. The big 50! He is legal for this thread now!! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...unny_28077.gif....just "kitting" :D I ran a virus scan & it showed no virus. It's doing much better now. Hope it stays that way. Sheila....Praying for your dad. Sorry he has so much trouble. 1/2 lb!! WOW!! That's great! I've been eating way too much these last few days. I'm afraid to weigh. How's the house coming? Our roof is actually half shingled now! SIL, grandson, DH & son did a lot of work on it the last couple of days. Sounds like you had a lot of fun at the olympics! Bonnie-2...Glad you had a good time in Missouri! Tell us more about it when you get rested up. Bluet...thank you for your sweet words. It sounds like you know exactly what we went through. I'm being stopped in town & in stores....called at the tv station & visited there by people to express sympathy. People are so kind. Hope you are doing well. Love you, my friend. I have such good friends.......especially here! Diane...thank you also. Hope you are having a good weekend. Gotta go......have a birthday party at the station....then a wedding! The sportscaster is getting married today! Busy, busy day......... |
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t-GreatDay.jpg Good Saturday Morning Gals... Joe is at a work-meeting this morning, so I get to catch up :smug: and then I have to make a Wedding Card for the wedding we'll be at today at 3:30 (leaving at 2)... then the reception is at 6:30. It will be fun, but I get so tired from these weddings. I look forward to Sunday after church when I get to vegg with my Sunday paper ;) *~*~* Hi Sheila, the bloating did ease :lol: but my eyes a still a bit puffy this morning... I hope it eases up for the wedding we have to be at this afternoon. I really don't drink enough water lately - I did! But lately... NOT! I hate having to run to the bathroom every time I am in the middle of something!!! Like now!! :o Okay... I'm back... :lol: Yes, my hubby says that *Joe's Crabshack* is a chain... good seafood!!! And they will do special grill orders for you too :T SpO... I enjoyed reading about your day --- those children are touched by God! They just love people so readily, don't they! And enjoy life to the fullest! I bet she did BEAM!! God love them!! I'm glad to hear that you, your friends daughter and family had such a great day!! :flow1: Cruises?? Islands?? What are those???? :lol: That's what I say too!!! NO FAIR!!! :tantrum: I wanna come too!! I never heard of DaVinci Days, but it sure looks like FUN!!! Thanx for the link :) Do they have booths set up for the kids (& big kids) to do experiments & such? I think it would be very interesting to go to & be a part of. Yes, those electric cars are quiet!! He'll have his hands full! Enjoy!! :goodvibes Hi there Charlotte, Good to see you! It WAS NOT my Joe's 50th :lol: it was his best buds, Mike's!! Joe is 52 already - long past that hump ;) Remember our Saturday morning breakfast buds, Mike & Peggy??? It's his 50th ;) I'll be spending allot of my time this week finishing up the scrapbook poster-boards for his BIG SURPRISE party that is coming up this coming Saturday. So far, I think we have been able to keep it from him. That's why we went out as we usually do together ON his B-Day, so he would suspect anything... I am glad to hear that all is going as well as can be with the passing of your DFIL... how is hubby doing?? You said he was taking it hard. That clock sounds beautiful - I look forward to seeing a pic of it. ((((Hugs for you all)))) Hi Bluet, I hope that all is well with you sweetz!! I sure do miss your posts! Are you watching any of the NEW reality shows? The only one I liked and caught so far this summer was the *Dancing with the Stars* one... that was beautiful to watch! (((Bonnie))) Hi Diane, I got your PM and am sorry you are still having a hard time understanding how it works... I will send another PM to YOU and to BONNIE2 that may help you understand better - okay ;) I'll send it soon and then let you know I when I have, okay. It's GREAT to see you join in my Walking Thread ;) There's a nice group of gals there, they try so hard :jig: If that thread does nothing else - it gives them a place to vent. I try to keep their spirits up ;) Hi Bonnie2, I have not forgotten to send you the PM with instructions - it just takes time... I will send you and Diane a PM with instructions next week, okay!! And then I will do what I can to help you both. Hope all is well in your corner of the world :sunny: *~*~* Well, I must be going and getting my day started... Have a wonderful weekend!!! *Smiles* http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...lothesline.gif <>< *~*~*~*~*~*~* |
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How sweet of your MIL to give everyone mementos, Charlotte. We don't have a real will either (have a holographic will that's not valid in Oregon, but was in Washington), and that's something we need to start thinking about. I'm glad your DH found some comfort at your FIL's grave. What a nice thing for the TV station people to do! SunnyD, how was the wedding? Hopefully it wasn't as hot and sticky at the reception as the last wedding. So was the wedding actually several hours long? I'm wondering why so much time between the wedding and the reception? Yup, the bad part about drinking so much water is having to be around a bathroom all the time. I even plan my trips around bathroom accessibility! :D But I do like the effects of all that hydration on my skin. We had a wonderful weekend going to DaVinci Days and volunteering. On Saturday, we visited all the exhibits, and because the shuttle took too long, we ended up walking A LOT! I had a cushy volunteer spot on Sunday inside an air conditioned building. I was volunteering with a really nice woman who was quite chatty, and since we didn't have that many people, we spent most of the four hours just chatting. We even got a little too cold. Now, compare that to my poor DH who had to move hay bales (he spent the rest of the day with ice on his poor back!), and then stand out in the sun for hours making sure people didn't go onto the electric car racetrack. His face was bright red when he came to pick me up, even though he was wearing a hat. Turns out it was 97 degrees yesterday, and our town was the hottest in the valley. We've been having a good time in the evening discovering new parks where we walk our dog. We've been looking for off-leash areas so we can let him run around. Last night we thought we were going to an off-leash area, but it turns out it was a hiking trail. We walked uphill for about 10 minutes before deciding we were just too exhausted from the weekend to continue to the top. The dog, who is 13, actually was happy about that, too. Bluet, how is your DH's shoulder? Hopefully he's doing better. Diane, is today the day you get Emilee as well as Bradley? I bet your DD is going to be sad to leave her. Hope you get through the day without being too exhausted! Oh, if you can, please spare a thought or two for us--yet another layoff scare at HP. It was all over the news here so we're crossing our fingers yet again. It's kind of a bummer that we hear this stuff in the news, then the company is silent. Supposedly, there will be some kind of official announcement tomorrow or at least a meeting tomorrow afternoon. What will be, will be. Have a good Monday, everyone! |
Good morning dear friends, hope this finds everyone doing just peachy. :D
Yesterday was my first day back on the job. It was a good day a little tiring not being used to taking care of a baby but they both were little jewels. :) Bradley is so good about helping with her, everytime she makes a peep he sticks her pacifier in her mouth. Charlotte my thoughts are still with your family. We don't have a will either, need to get one soon, you just never know when something could happen. Sheila sounds like you had a good weekend, glad you were in the air conditioning. I was going to walk this morning but it is 80 out at 5 am with no breeze and high humidity, so I opted to do the Yoga tape instead. Sunny no hurry honey about trying to teach this ol lady something, just at your convenience. I need to get over to the walking thread today been a few days since I have been over and I have a few more miles to add. :D Sending great big hugs to Bonnie2 and Bluet. Bonnie2 I have quit going to WW meetings to hard now with the babies here, but am continuing on the program which I find very easy to follow and something I can live with. Have a wonderful Tuesday, time to get up from here and get busy before the little ones get here. Luv you all....Diane |
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...SDAISIEShi.jpg :wave: Sheila, We left for the Wedding on Saturday afternoon @ 2:15 (for a 3:30 ceremony) and the wedding itself was beautiful. Then we all (Joe, myself and many of Joe's family) left for a restaurant to kill 2 1/2 hours in between the wedding & reception... it was over an hour to go back home, so we all went out to eat appetizers instead - it was fun! :lol: And then we ate again at the reception, but that was at 8:00. Then... @ 6:30 when we were going from the res. to the reception we got some HUGE storms that came though!! No overhang at the place we went to... the whole wedding party (and many of the guests, including moi!) got soaked! The W-party had to get together on Sunday - all dressed up AGAIN - for the outdoor pics that they could not get on Saturday. But today they are on their honeymoon and will laugh about it later... Sunday: we went to church and then Joe's family got together again @ 2:00... I didn't go - I was so very tired... But Joe went and had a great time with his family (took allot of pics), I fell asleep in Joe's recliner and slept for a good 40 min. after he left! Then I caught a movie on PPV - it felt good to relax. I just cannot stay up late like I use to w/o it bothering me the next day. We went for our 1 1/2-mile walk yesterday morning and boy was it ever WET! It reached high temps of 97* yesterday :flame: with a dew point just as high - you cannot breathe it's so wet & thick! All I can say is... I am thrilled to have central AC!! I wouldn't wish this kind of oppressive humidity on anyone! I feel great today - glad I didn't go to the party in that heat & humidity Sunday! It is suppose to clear a bit today, but it's still too high to open the house up :( Your DaVinci Days sounded wonderful!! I am so glad that you had such a great time... hope the hubby's back feels better :bubbles: I will definitely keep your DH (the other workers) & you in my prayers as far as HP... bummer! Have you heard anything more from the meeting? Diane, I'm so glad you don't mind the wait, sweetz... I have so much to be done this week with doing these scrapbook posters for Mike's party this coming weekend. To be honest with you I wish it was done already, it's a bigger project then I thought it would be... she had allot of pictures!! So everything went well with the G-children... I bet you were tired :faint: Children take allot out of you - gotta constantly watch them... they are fast! And they are faster as we get older :lol: Don'tcha just love older sibs... my mom said I was like that too - a mother's helper (I am the oldest). Are you watching the G-children everyday?? Your weather sounds like ours! Joe & I didn't walk this morning either - just way too hot!! I haven't been over to the walking thread yet today - will try to tomorrow - we have practice tonight and my day is full. I just wanted to take a break and catch-up here ;) *Thinking of you Charlotte, Bluet & Bonnie2* with Love! :grouphug: Gotta run... I do hope that everyone else is doing well --- Where did everyone go!!!??? *Smiles* http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...nting_love.gif <>< *~*~*~*~*~*~*~* |
Diane, glad to hear you made it through your first day with both kids. Bradley sounds like such a sweetheart taking care of his baby sister. So how long have you been doing yoga? I took my first yoga class today. What kind of a difference has it made for you?
Oh, my, SunnyD, what is it about the weddings you attend? :D I bet they will look back on the reception and laugh, but can you imagine putting all that finery back on the next day just for photos? Ooohh, I hate that kind of humidity. Once when I went to visit friends in Virginia, it was so muggy that I felt like I couldn't breathe, and I kept walking around trying to find a cool, nonhumid place. Didn't work--just got more sweaty! It's another over 90 degree day here, but the humidity is only 38%. My DH looked up the temp. in Boise, where our son lives, and it's over 100, but only 16% humidity. One thing about humidity is that your skin doesn't crack so much. I never could get my elbows nice and smooth in Boise, but when we moved west, they're no longer a problem. The good news is that my DH still has a job, and should hopefully have one for a long time. The company is laying off support and administrative staff plus managers. We're feeling a lot better today, but I do feel bad for the 14,500 that are going to get the axe. The company is also stopping certain pension benefits to younger people with shorter lengths of service and new hires, but my DH is exempt from that, too. The benefits are better than most in the high tech industry so they're just bringing them in line with other companies, according to the CEO. Hello to Bluet, Charlotte, and Bonnie2--hope you all are doing okay! |
Hi everybody, Sorry so slow about posting. I've been very busy. I've been taking care of paper work for MIL. Doing her shopping....http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/shopping.gif etc. Then, I had a lot of housework to catch up on..... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ingmachine.gifhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...er/ironing.gifhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...er/dusting.gif Well... 1/2 of the house is shingled!! DH has a little work this week, so the other half has to wait. Sheila, I'm so glad your DH's job is safe for now. We got bad news, though. My DH's job is suffering now. The main store he works out of is closing soon. The owner is rich & has decided to retire & enjoy life. Don't blame him, but will make it rough on us. We knew something was going on, because the only work he's had lately is what he's got up for himself. He has a good reputation & this gets him jobs. Times are hard, though, & people are getting tighter with their money. We've got some decisions to make pretty fast. It just doesn't look like it's meant for us to have a stress free life anymore. In fact, not even a stress free week.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../ATT110119.gif The wedding sounded so nice. Sorry about the stormy weather. We had a beautiful wedding to go to, also, Saturday. Bobby, the sportscaster at the tv station got married. The weather has been soooooo hot! I've been hearing of storms this next few days....hope they're not bad. Enjoyed reading the posts..........everyone take care. Charlotte |
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