Soda Shoppe April 1 , 2025

patricia19 · April 07, 2025, 01:21:09 PM

Good morning everyone, our promised snow amounted to barely an inch before the rains returned. Overnight snow, today, and overnight Tuesday snow is promised, although with little or no accumulation, with probably more rain. Wednesday, warmer temperatures will prevail.

Nothing new here, morning routine, coffee perked, meet and greets done. Farrah's fed and my arthritis has returned, so it may be a day of couch and aspirin.

phyllis · April 07, 2025, 04:03:29 PM

The weather and arthritis is the same for me, too, Patricia. Rainy and getting colder again....we welcomed spring too early, I think. I spent the morning setting up an appointment with a lawn mowing company. My son has done that job but now he has developed arthritis and so we need someone to do it at a reasonable cost. The man I spoke to this morning seems promising...I hope.

patricia19 · April 07, 2025, 04:36:48 PM

I hope so too, Phyllis, seems everyone is pricing themselves out of the market.

Here's what we're looking at these days;

JaneS · April 07, 2025, 07:59:54 PM

I had a busy day today and I'm so tired right now that my eyes just want to slam shut so I think I'm going to hit the haystack early tonight! All this getting up at 5 a.m. is getting to be too much for this lady's years. I still like to walk and Cooper and I get our two walks in with no problems but some of the other things I do just wear me out! Oh well, I guess that's more or less normal when you've see all the years I've seen!

I still like to cook and I found a new casserole today and I cut it in half and made it for me and it's delicious. I still like to eat at this age and I still like to cook!

And I still like to sleep so that's where I'm going. I wish you all a pleasant nights sleep and a great day tomorrow. Make the day your own! It's yours to do as you please!

PHYLLIS, I hope you found a good guy! We all need a good guy for something! I have one that does my yard. He just comes by and checks to see what it needs and then he does it. And he's still pretty cheap! We also have a group in this area who go around and rake yards for old people for nothing. That's great!

Amy · April 08, 2025, 05:12:57 AM

Good morning..

So much for Spring being here.I think shewent back to bed! High winds will bring down the dead limbs (widowmakers) and blowing snow with a temp of 21° at the moment. Certainly hope the highway and city roads are clear. for our trip to the city. Will get a better look when it gets light out. We have to be at the hospital for 9 this morning.

Phyllis, some just want the money and not the job. They will whizz around the yard and not do it proper. I hope you find a good man who pays attention to detail.

Jane, hope you are not getting this cold weather. You will have to wear your geemogotchees walking Cooper.!!

Patricia, I can see more folks wihout power with these high winds.Some have just got it back from last Sat.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

JaneS · April 08, 2025, 08:47:56 AM

Good Morning Everyfriend! Or IS it a "good morning"? Cooper and I almost froze on our walk this morning! the them was in the low 30s with a "feels like" temp in the low 20s! If Spring is just around the corner, I sure like to know which corner! And yes, AMY, I did need my geemagotchies!

I have to get ready for a dr. appt later this morning. It's one that needs an all over shower and clothes that can come off and on easy! I'll be happy when it's over!

I wish you all a great day! I hope your weather is a bit warmer! Whatever it is, try to enjoy your day!

patricia19 · April 08, 2025, 02:47:57 PM

Good morning, it's our chill day today with a current temperature of 18 with an expected high of 32. Again, we didn't get the promised snow overnight, even the minimally expected. Tonight the snow is expected to try again.

The warmup, expected Wednesday, has now been pushed back to Friday. All we seem to have is rain.

Amy, I hope you do well over the coming weekend. We seem to be following each other about weather wise. Stay safe on those roads.

Jane, hope you stay safe outside as well, in your geemogotchees!

Amy · April 09, 2025, 06:35:42 AM

Good morning...

Yesterday went well.saw the devastation on what damage the ice sorm left. In places it lookekd as though a giant hand reached down and twisted the tops off of trees, others area huge limbs were left hanging.Some area will not have power on till May!

The Dr Kyle saw is amazing, first time we saw hom he saw us ealry, this time we may have waited 5-10 min..........explained every move he was making to put the needle into Kyle's spine. I am not so sure I could have sit still if it had of been me!

Today is on the road again, to the accountant,we shall see how that goes!

Patricia, they are calling for snow on Thur and Fri here.Rhubarb had peeked again and is now covered again and will be for a while if we get more snow!

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

patricia19 · April 09, 2025, 01:17:11 PM

Good morning, Amy, still the same weather patterns here. Any warming has now been pushed back to Saturday.

I see the Ontario photos, and it's terrible damages, then the lower 48's continuing tornado and flood damage and the horrific earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand where close to 3000 lost their lives. And I have no words.

JaneS · April 09, 2025, 08:22:42 PM

I Wish you all a blessed and safe night and the same for tomorrow. I called my daughter today in Oklahoma and asked her if she was in any danger and she said she was on the road from Texas back home to IL. I told her to let me know when she got home safely and she did just that. Thank you for that!

PATRICIA and AMY, it was winter in PA today, also. Our temps got down into the 30s and I did something that I vowed not to do this ?SPRING? I wore my winter jacket for my walk with Cooper this morning. And I'm glad I did!

Now I'm on my way to bed. Cooper Doggie will be arriving a bit before 6 tomorrow and then I have an appointment with the ear dr. at 11 in the morning! Another of THOSE days! I wish you all a peaceful night and a safe and pleasant day tomorrow! Good Night!

RAMMEL · April 09, 2025, 10:30:20 PM

Goodnight World

JaneS · April 10, 2025, 06:28:10 AM

AND GOOD MORNING WORLD!

Amy · April 10, 2025, 07:31:03 AM

And it is a good morning, sun is smiling,birds are singing. Can't ask for anything more.

phyllis · April 10, 2025, 07:36:58 AM

Well, maybe a couple degrees warmer. 🥶

JaneS · April 10, 2025, 08:16:40 AM

I've already taken Cooper Doggie for a walk, left him out in the yard to see what might be there, baked a casserole, had my breakfast, cleaned up the kitchen.... what else should I do? Oh yes, I have to get ready to see the ear doctor later this morning and then we're going to make a quick stop at WM on the way home! It's already been a busy day!

I'm determined NOT to take a nap today. I fell asleep on the sofa yesterday and I slept poorly last night. I even had to get up in the middle of the night and do something to make me sleepy enough to go back to bad. That's not good!

AMY, I'm glad to hear the weather is clearing up there in the North! When you get Spring, we're sure to get it!

PATRICIA, you were in here early! Did you have trouble sleeping, too?

I'm off to try to get a couple more things done. I wish you all a good day! Do whatever suits your fancy! And be sure to stop by here and tell us what that was! We're interested (nosy)!

RAMMEL · April 10, 2025, 10:29:26 PM

JaneS · April 11, 2025, 06:34:21 AM

Good Morning to Me, Rick and the Mickey Mouse Club! Have a good day!

Amy · April 11, 2025, 06:42:49 AM

Good morning...

Woke to more snow on the ground...the leave right kind. Leave it right there and Mr Sun will remove it.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

patricia19 · April 11, 2025, 03:12:48 PM

"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be."

- Kurt Vonnegut

JaneS · April 11, 2025, 07:36:03 PM

Good Night to PATRICIA, AMY and anyone else who might be peeking in! I'm just about ready to hit the hay! I'm tired and I don't have to be up at any particular time tomorrow because Cooper Doggie's Mommy doesn't have to work. She'll be staying home with him! Sleep well and wake refreshed!

JaneS · April 12, 2025, 06:19:02 AM

Good Morning to anyone who shows up today!

Amy · April 12, 2025, 06:49:25 AM

Good morning.

We are to have liquid sunshine today......at least we don't have to shovel it!!

Laying in bed wondering what came first. Did my whistling for the crows come first or their hollering first thing in the morning for breakfast???

Not sure what the day will bring...

Where is MG?

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

MarsGal · April 12, 2025, 08:56:24 AM

I'm here, Amy. Just haven't had anything of note to contribute lately.

It looks like, we are pretty much out of the rain for a few days. Maybe getting up into the low 60s for a few days this coming week.

Oscar lost more weight in the month since he was last at the vet. He is now 8.5lb even though he has been eating fairly well for the last weeks or two. I've scheduled him for an ultrasound on Wednesday. The vet situation is as bad, if not worse, than the doctor situation abound here. The only other vet practice that offers ultrasound is not taking in any new pet patients so I must take him twice as far into unknown territory (meaning I've never explored that part of Perry County). Fortunately, it looks pretty easy to find if a bit winding No food after 10pm. That will go over well.

RAMMEL · April 12, 2025, 09:30:04 AM

Good morning all. Fell asleep a the sofa last night.

Good luck for Oscar. Our pets mean so much to us. I still miss mine - after all these years.

patricia19 · April 12, 2025, 01:17:51 PM

Good morning, another unusually cold day with the obligatory minimal snow and accompanying rain. We're expected to reach mid-forties today and mid-fifties by April's end. They keep pushing back the date for warmer temperatures.

MG, I am sorry to hear about Oscar's continuing weight loss. I hope the ultrasound will help in finding a diagnosis. After years of being overweight, Farrah, at almost 14 years, has lost five pounds but seems to be holding at ten pounds with a special diet. She's also no longer jumping very high, capping at about three feet, and sleeps more but is easily awakened.

She's also more affectionate with me and startles less and less wary of strangers if they're women. The vet says she's grown older, like we all do, but seems to be okay otherwise. I'm hoping that Oscar's issue is easily found.

I live at the edge of the older edge of the business and industrial district, inside the river's curve, while anything built past the nineteen fifties, is on the other side of the river. I mention this because all five local vet practices are at the outer edges of the city limits in that outer curve. So, if I can't get a ride, it's an expensive taxi trip to and from the vet.

Jane, Rick, enjoy your days and Amy, your current temps are my high for today... $:-\$

Today has been busy. Meet and greets, morning routine, Farrah fed and my latest cup of coffee in hand, I'm off to see what the Internet brings.

JaneS · April 12, 2025, 04:33:26 PM

Hello to Everyfriend! I had a phone call from daughter Christy in Maryland saying she was coming up here tonight. She's not leaving there until after supper and she's supposed to text me when she's in the car ready to leave! I'm thinking that she might get here just in time to wake me on the couch and tell me to go to bed! I just find it so hard to stay awake in the evening! If I've already seen the Perry Mason show that's on at 8, i tend to sleep through the one they're showing!

PATRICIA, it sounds like your kitty is doing well in her old age! She's a bit like me...shortening her jumps and sleeping more and eating what she likes best! That's me, too!

AMY, I do hope you don't have any more snow! It's time for Spring no matter where we are. I think April has hit here. We're having April Showers all week this week. It doesn't matter when you go out for a walk. If it's not raining when you go, it is before you get back!

Now I'm going to figure out what to have for supper and eat in front of the TV. I wish you all a happy evening and a peaceful night's sleep!

I just got a text from Christy. She's on the way. She'll be here around 7.

Amy · April 13, 2025, 07:50:45 AM

Good morning..

Beautiful sunny day here,blue sky with white lacy clouds temp is 23°.
A day of rest here.

Jane enjoy your time with Cristy.

MG, we worry about our pets and try everything possible to help them.I hope you find out the reason for not eating and weight loss.

Enjoy your day and stay safe

RAMMEL · April 13, 2025, 09:29:51 AM

Quote from: Amy on April 13, 2025, 07:50:45 AMBeautiful sunny day here,blue sky with white lacy clouds temp is 23°.

Can you send some of that this way? Please.

Amy · April 13, 2025, 09:47:55 AM

Rick would love to share the nice sunny day.Now on Tue evening may we are to have flurries, may I share that also?

We are so ready for nice weather, knowing that bugs come with it though. Guess one is difficult to please as I am not a fan of blackflies!!

patricia19 · April 13, 2025, 02:27:50 PM

Good morning, 34 presently, high will be 50 with some snow and rain overnight so nothing new there.

And that's all the news fit to print on this sunny April day.

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