I am getting really tired of coming here and telling you I ended up in Urgent Care Thurs. evening.  Now I am fighting another infection.  They gave more meds. and I spent most of yesterday sleeping.  Doing much better today.  I am hoping this is the last episode for this year.  Sorry I seem to be saying the same thing so often.  Next year just has to be better.  😯

Phyllis, take care of yourself. Glad to hear you are feeling much better, just rest and get well.

Phyllis, so sorry about the latest ICKY to bite you! The bug I caught from Thanksgiving  time I believe really cost me time on earth. For the Christmas season I am staying away from the great grands because the schools here are even closing from so many sick kids AND teachers!  They can't help being little germ carriers (as well as their parents), but at least the parents should know if they are sick in any way!

I woke up this morning with a new name (I gave myself).... it is Willa Power... and that is the female version of WillPower. The cardiologist ended yesterday with, "when is your next appointment?"...  "'Tis April", I told him. "Good", he said, "Let's keep it"!  SO we will work on that as GOOD NEWS. The doctor was really pleased I am willing to try a water pill & I tried not to say too loudly that I would stop them if the side effects are worse than the swelling, so we will see. For today I am good, Looking like the Pillsbury Dough Boy.......but I am Shirley/Tisie/Willa

Wonderful day to all, the sun is so bright & wind NOT bending trees to the ground, my daughter is off to visit with her grands & maybe even hang around with them after dark so her son & daughter (their parents) can take in an adult Christmas party!

We feel like we have solved a lot of the concerns of what to do with my "stuff" & think the advice given me by my tax guy & what daughter's tax man verified, is what I gonna do.

Peace of mind is such a blessing! This calls for a nap~~

Quote from: Shirley on December 10, 2022, 04:26:05 PMPeace of mind is such a blessing! This calls for a nap~~

I'm in total agreeance. A good nap never hurt anyone.

SHIRLEY WHILE YOU'RE FEELING BETTER, EMAIL ME YOUR ADDRESS!

Hello Everyfriend! 

PHYLLIS, I'm also glad to hear that you are feeling better!  Keep on keeping on!

I finished another part of the candy job today.  Tomorrow is my last chance.  I wanted to go to church in the morning and a Christmas Concert in the afternoon but there is snow predicted all day beginning at 9 a.m. so I guess we shall see what we shall see

I'm really tired tonight and I was thinking this might be my last year of candy making.  But if I say that too loudly in the family some will try to convince me I'm right and some will try to convince me I'm wrong. So I'm keeping it to myself and only sharing it with my "long-distance" friends!  I know you won't tell them!

The boxes are ALMOST ready to send and we're aiming for a trip to the PO Monday or Tuesday!  The only thing I was worried about being on time was the little kids in OK and theirs are at their MIMI'S house.  That's their Gramma and my daughter.  She's coming to West Chester next weekend for my granddaughter's Master's  graduation and Frankie si going down for that and to spend the weekend with her mother in Maryland.  She'll take the cards for all of them and Cindy will take them home with her!

I'm going to hit the haystack early tonight because I'm tired right down to my shoestrings and that's bad because I'm not wearing shoes!  I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a happy tomorrow and may God bless us, every one!

Good night and sweet dreams, I had a good day napping and watching moovies through the back side of my eye bals. hope to see you all tomorow in good health and spirets. thank for the good advice.

Lloyd

I'm here to say, Good Night, Sweet Dreams, until another day.... was that Dinah Shore but I think different phrase.... and I don't know how to find the melody like y'all do.

Thank you, Rick, we solved one problem by just deciding to put my daughter on the title as co-owner of the house so it will be hers to take her time to clean out what she does not want & what the boys don't want & they can sell or use as tax write offs by donating the rest. She is comfortable with all furniture staying & will make a list of everything & they can together (the 3 of them) decide the value to have as part of HER inheritance. What the boys want (or spouses agree to/or can have & I'm confident there will be no hard feelings at all), they are thrilled for her to have a home here again... they won't be selling the house & she wanted this from the start but I kept telling her that it is NOT a "part time house" because of the pool. She has a son & family plus a daughter that live here, besides the brothers so will get some help to check when she's not here & neighbors will call any of them in case of emergency at the house. She also is thinking about keeping my car for here since she can fly back & forth cheaper than gas to drive. Car has just under 6,000 miles on it & every bell & whistle to drive me nuts (even parking assist & most stuff I do not know how to use)... I will get the house appraised & inspected so we have an accurate figure to go by for price. That will be a big load off our minds & relief to all that nothing has to be moved immediately. The boys are happy to have the money rather than bother with the house... This is the college we did NOT pay for (they paid for their kids college), so is working out like their father planned & I'm doing my best to keep it in the kids hands.

So far the water pill has had no effect on me but the antibiotic has cleared the chest & head from that whatever type bug was. I consider this a true blessing to have time to plan this part of my life, hope y'all don't think I'm TOO crazy. I really am happy & enjoying every (well, most) moment.

Jane, I'm not sending my snail-mail address because I know it is one more thing you would take time out to do and I really am thinking of not just the making & baking part, but the packaging & mailing. The thought of you caring enough gives me the warmest heart you can imagine. Trust me, I will be right there for a big hug when you join me in Heaven! I will hope that is years away for you, but whenever, and will probably have already met your family that will tell me all about you growing up. This is MY idea of Heaven.

And now, my online family, I'm heading to bed. I'm hoping to get an easier oxygen-to-go by next week (backpack type) because this one is a royal pain to drag around. All the straps my son bought still don't make it easy enough to handle in & out of the car so with extended time (hopefully) I'll do what I can to keep going. Sweet dreams & God Bless.  Love y'all

Good Morning everyone, on this cloudey here on this sunday dec, the 11th, well I woke up around 4 AM and could not go back to sleep after my pit stop, so I am up but most likley not for the day. I have taken My vitials and sent them off to VA via sadalight. I have My normal head ake. VA sent me a new dryer for my hearing aids. Like so many things we get fron china dose not work, light comes on and goes right back off, so that put me to thinking, and I went and looked and found my old one and it light up and stayed on. I will get them out and see how it worked pretty soon, Have a good day just like you like it.

Lloyd

Good morning...

It's begining to look a lot like Christmas...not only in here but we have about 1/2 inch on the ground and it is still coming.

A day of rest here...phew...will gets gifts ready to go and I do hope to sew.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

Good Morning Everyfriend!  I already have the small fruitcake for SHIRLEY boxed and ready to go.  If anyone has her address, please send it to me before Tuesday. 

SHIRLEY, if you read this later today, send me your address or this fruitcake will end up in the trash.  I don't know anyone else to send it to but you.  And it's ready to go. And by the way, I like your idea of heaven, it's very similar to mine.  I know they're watching!  But let's not check it out just yet!

I'm going to go and get myself ready for church and then try to finish the cards that have to go with Frankie this coming week! And then get started spreading peanut butter on saltines to dip after church or after the concert this afternoon.  Then I can pack up the candy stuff and put it away and be done with that for another year.

AMY, you jumped in while I was typing.  We're supposed to have snow flurries this morning and more snow later this afternoon.  I thought I told you to keep it on your side of the border!

I wish you all a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow.

Good Morning Everyone from the Cold and Clear,
Rocky Coast of Maine.   

Sorry to hear that so many of us
are not feelisng well...  all the mask
wearing Covid years  being  free from
most bugs,  are now catching up with
us.

I know that I also have been in the grips
of some GRIP,  for a few weeks now. 
Not Covid but something and it has been
going through my whole family.

I still wear a mask when I go outside
my apartment.

I think that getting our affairs in order
is good action for us "Old Folks" to
do before it is too late to be able
to get that taken care of.   

It is not easy to decide to make
sure that things go the way we
want them to, unless we take the
action to make it happen. 

So best wishes to all of us who
try to end things smoothly without
hurting someone's feelings accidentally. 

I seem to be getting over the
sick winter blahs that I have had
for the last few weeks.     

Feeling better- hope it lasts. 

Have a good week EVERYONE! 

Sandy

Good morning.

Snow has stopped and we are on our way to the city. After the Krown Rust appointment ,we have one stop then home.Neighbour has an appointment to get her second cataract surgery and won't be home in time for the dogs pill, but we will be.
I did clear the driveway last night so don't have to worry about that. Just hope the snow holds off till we get back home.

Better get my rear in gear and get "stuff" ready for the day.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

Good Morning everyone. well I went to bed but could not get to sleep so i just got up and came in here to seewhat is going on. I see you beat me in here AMY. Have a good day just how you like it. I am going to get off here and get a good move on here see you and anyone that showes up after while.see you after while.

Looyd

Good Morning Everyfriend!  I'm up and attem this morning.  I've got the fruitcake sitting out waiting for me to wrap the rest of it and then that job will be finished except for delivering it to the church next Sunday.

I'm going to be working on the boxes for Oklahoma and Texas today and I have to take time out for an appointment with my hearing specialist.  I think that's at 2 this afternoon.  So I better get stuff done before I have to get ready for that. 

I think tomorrow is Post Office/UPS time but if I get the boxes ready by the time we leave for the dr. office, we might just stop there on the way home and save a trip!

I wish you all a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow!

Checking in to say "Shirley is still upright".........not doing any races but still having fun.  Lots to do so gotta keep making those phone calls.

Sandy, sorry about the bug that got you. Do know the one I had was as bad as Covid but was only a few days of the horrible coughing (gunk has let up, even tho I had to have an antibiotic to finally quit coughing the toenails up). Still a cough now & then but better. Was yours the same type? Some around here are also having the barffies with theirs. I wish you well and all the right food & meds to make the days better.

Amy, you are such a good neighbor. I'll bet some of the neighbors couldn't stay in their homes or keep their pets if you weren't near. I would love to have the snow but still do not have my snow blower switched with the new battery powered lawn mower (in the garage). I am working today to switch the battery pack oxygen for a backpack type so my hands are free to use getting in & out of the car or outside to feed the critters, hold on to a wall instead of needing both hands to hang onto the oxygen. You know how it is when in or out, we are rushing along & often have to hang on to a wall or something to keep from falling.  Anyway, one phone call never gets the job done, right?

I do have to run.........   ..........this time it's the water pill dash.  I've never had to take them EVER so another learning experience.    

Sent you my address Jane & so look forward to tasting.... oh, YES!  Thank you....

Wishing ALL a great day. Cloudy & not too cold here.

SHIRLEY, I GOT THE ADDRESS AND THE CAKE IS ON THE WAY! CHECK YOUR MAIL ON FRIDAY1
!

I managed to get two packages ready today and they are on the way.  We stopped at the Post Office after my hearing appointment today!  Cathy's such a good girl!  She always has time for me!  I have two more to get ready and they'll be on the way tomorrow!  (I HOPE!)

For once I can add a bit to the kitchen conversation!  My "Project du Jour" was to put together a package of 12 sliders sandwiches and let the brushed on topping soak in while I made Orange Marmalade bread. Got those done with lunch in between.

Cleaned up work space and taking a break until two loaves of bread come out of oven. Will then turn off oven, put sheet of sliders in and let them heat while bread "settles".
Mission accomplished 

Bread is for gifting. Sliders are for lunch during the week

Shirley, I did "estate" business with sons last week. Have taken care of that myself for over 30 years but think its time to get them more involved,  As an only child, I'm not always sure how to deal with siblings who are "senior citizens " themselves and have different ideas on how things should be done.

      

Quote from: CallieOK on December 12, 2022, 04:30:49 PMsiblings who are "senior citizens " themselves and don't agree on how things should be done.

You are the Referee. Your good judgement should prevail.   

"Mom sez"...

CALLIE, is it all kitchen talk in here?  I'll try to move into the dining room or the living room once in a while.  And I DO take Cooper for a walk sometimes.  And when he's not here, I still take myself for at least one walk a day.

One more box packed.  I want the last 3 to go tomorrow.  I'm working until midnight and then sleeping and whatever isn't finished tonight will have to be finished early tomorrow morning because Cathy wants to hit the PO in the morning.  She's going to a concert with a friend at 4:30 p.m.

There you go CALLIE.  That was bedroom talk.  I'm wrapping the packages in my spare room!

Back to work and then off to bed!  I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a happy tomorrow.  And may God bless us, every one!

Callie, my time isn't that interesting.

I spent all my time sans computer, de-cluttering, deep cleaning, and re-organizing my three walkins and the four other rooms. This is the third time; the other two were in 2013 and 2016.

Since it is only about an inch of snow over sheets of ice, I didn't go anywhere, but the call-text- or email local group is still going strong. I also plan to re-organize my filing system over the weekend and look into purchasing a new computer in January, as this one is lent and admittedly in sad shape.

We have a structural building inspection by the bigwigs from the capital this week, and my floor will be inspected this Friday. I was probably not thinking of that before starting this project last week, but luckily the coming inspection spurred me to finish.

In the past, they've always come in, walked around a couple of minutes, said this is nice, and walked out again. I don't expect anything else as it's regularly maintained, only too much accumulation over time.

Good morning...

Yesterday went well and we scurried on home to let all dogs out and later on I went over and gave Rex his pill and Callie her tummy rubs .

Today taking Kyle for blood work then home to work....never ending job that housework .

Weather wise we are to get a good snack of snow on the weekend..

Patricia, good to  see you up and walking....can't say running at I don't think your computer runs fast. But on the plus side you did make it in here.and a new computer awaits in the furture.

Shirley, we are also blessed with good neighbours. When we were running back and forth for Kyle's  chemo our neighbour looked after our dogs. We just work back and forth wwhen needed.

Better move ..time is faster than I am anymore.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

Quick Good Morning Everyfriend!  Two boxes packed addressed and ready to go!  The last one has everything lying around it ready to be packed in and taped shut, addressed and ready to go.  I think I'm going to make it by the time Cathy is ready to go! 

And I better get back on the job because Cooper is here and he's going to want a walk  since it's already light out there.  I wish you all a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow!

well Good afternoon. It Is 12;25 Pm I woak up earlier around 4:00 AM took my vitials and sent them off to VA via sadilight. took my blod sugar ( not good ) It was 193 @ 11;45 and setting stil @ 11:50 was 137 I had woke up around Midnight and ate a Icream bar fudge bar and a dozen or so black grapes, away went the blod sugar. IT IS raining light here now. Nancy went to town Left me a noate to where she was. to get some Milk and a few grocers we need. glad to get the rain we sure could use it. Have a good day just as you Like it. see you all later.

Lloyd

Well It has stopped raning here now @2;ooPM. It is getting lighter but sun has not made it through yet. have the rest of the day god just as you like it.

Lloud

I have lost sound and can not fiend it. help please.

Lloyd

dLloyd,  --- If there is a SPEAKER showing at the lower right corner of your screen, click on it. Various things might show so I can't tell you what to do,  but if you read/study it you might be able to get your sound back.