Has anyone heard how Pat Scott Halbeck (sp??) is doing?  I think someone mentioned she was in the hospital (some time ago) and was wondering if in Canada or the US.  Bless her heart, she has had a time these last few years.

Jane, I was getting the "beep-beep" of the smoke alarm battery this week.... would you believe I couldn't tell which one ... all day.  Had 2 spare 9V batteries by the security alarm thingy because that had gone off days before & now I don't remember which was the bad one... just a few steps down the hall to the bedrooms is one smoke alarm & down the other hall to the garage another smoke alarm.  Every time it would beep I'd run up & down the hall to confirm which one, I never considered the thermostat on the wall opposite one smoke alarm.  Good luck ... guess I need to check mine out, for sure not been replaced for more than 5 years.

Jane, if you take off the front of the thermostat, you may find a AA battery in there and all you have to do is take out the old battery and replace it with a new one - that is, assuming you have a battery.  We try to have a few AA and AAA batteries around because those are what most things require.  I've done it many times to two thermostats (had the furnace replaced and got a new furnace control).  It isn't the thermostat that's old, it's the battery.

Mary Ann

Dear Hearts, Prayers are being said for all who need them.....God knows who you are, and He is there with you and your loved ones. We are SO Blessed to have our Father who knows us, loves us, and is always nearby to hear our prayers. We are never alone. I love you all, my cyber family. Be strong, and pray.  June

Thanks, MARY ANN.  The technician did call me back and that's exactly what he said.  He also offered to come over and do it but I'm sure he'd be expensive at this time of night.  I tried taking it off and I can get the top off or the bottom.  They don't come at the say time.  I'll try again in the morning.  I don't think I'll freeze to death over night. 

good Night everyone. I watched the two local politicians debate and still as confused as i was before. do not know which is ling or not. so sweet dreams.
hope I sleep much better than did last night.

Lloyd

Good Morning Everyfriend!  Last night a guy called me back from the service company about the thermostat.  He told me not to be afraid to exert some energy to pull the cover off.  I tried and I gave up last night an went to bed.  This morning, I got it off and amazingly I had two triple A batteries.  I put them in and replaced the cover and nothing happened.  So I'm waiting for 8 o'clock to call again.  My house that is in need of insulation, is cold this morning.  I hope they can tell me what to do because I have to go to work and I don't like leaving the doggies in the cold.

I never even knew there were batteries in the thermostat.  I guess I learned something new yesterday.  It would have been nice if I'd learned it BEFORE it became an emergency.

I hope all of you have a better day than mine has begun to be!

Good morning everyone...

Almost coat wearing time 28 ° at the moment. We are taking all the bags of pine needles and leaves to the dump this morning and then I am going to clean out the eaves when we get back.

Jane, thank you for explaining that. Hope you find a way to get the front plate off the thermostat to put the battery in.  I picked up some chicken legs yesterday $1.00 a lb. and will cook most of them up for the dogs and hold back a couple for us for supper.   We prefer the dark meat on poultry.


Joy, I agree with you...he does need his rest. Happy to see your are feeling a lot better now.


Gloria, I hope your back is feeling better and you are not complaining one bit. I picked up some apples the other day to make more pies, Spys, Wealthy's, Mitsue  and Cortlands for a variety.


I had better put an egg in my boot and beat it.

Enjoy your day everyone..

Jane, this may be a stupid question, but did you put the batteries in the right direction?  You know there is a positive and negative end to them and if you put them in backwards, nothing will work.

Mary Ann

Just want to say Good Morning to all the early friends and all who come in later.

The days are really beginning to get chilly, especially in the mornings.  I usually push the thermostat up just to take the chill off.  And, it stays pretty warm most of the day.  Didn't have to do that this morning.  Seems we might have a few warmer days, but rain is on the way.

Nothing special going on in my neck of the woods.  Probably will be a rainy week end. 

I am planning on making a trip down to our library here in the building.  I have finished all the books that I bought up a couple weeks ago.  I have ordered a sequel to one of the books I had gotten by Debbie Macomber.  Hopefully. it will come this week end.  I don't usually buy new books, as I have had real good luck in buying used books from Amazon.  Usually, the postage is more than the book.  I have never received a book that wasn't in good condition. 

I, especially  like books by Debbie Macomber,   Robyn Carr and Sheryl Woods.  All write really nice stories.  I have lots of books  on my Kindle, but I still like the idea of "holding a real book".

Hope everyone will have a great day.

Joy

Good morning everyone, no sun today and getting ready for a nor'easter this week end. Just heard on the weather about this time last year we had one that caused a lot of damage and power  outage. Earlier this week a storm with some tornadoes  and not far from. I slept good last night and feel better today.

JANE  my crockpot is in the closet and I cannot get it out. I know I could have let my CNA do all the work but I just cannot sit and let someone do my job. She keeps scolding me, too.

AMY  I was a couch potato yesterday, was in my nightgown and robe all day. It was a good day to get out in the sunshine but I did not have the energy for it.

SHIRLEY  it took me 10 years to find a new doctor. That one I swear got his diploma from a catalog. I have no recipe for soups I make and they always taste a bit different. Prayers for Andy and all the family. Family has to think of him needing rest, they keep after patients enough that they do not rest much in a hospital as it is.

AMY  like you I like a blend of apples for pies and applesauce. Tastes better. Next week with my CNA hope to make a pie. Right now I have some Cortlands, Empires and Granny Smiths. My son picked some at a big orchard in Conn.

Have a good day

Gloria, do you want to use your crockpot - or not?  If you can't get it out of the closet, you're going to have to let your CNA get it, or have a family member get it.  You cannot use it if it stays in the closet!  I have found that if I can't reach "whatever" (and I can reach hardly anything these days), I have to ask Tom to get it and he does - willingly!

It's 45 degrees here today and we may get some rain.  We haven't had any snow yet but I am sure it will not be long.  I'm waiting for Lake Michigan to start freezing and that probably will not be until after the first of the year.  I wish there would be wind to make some formations on the lake.  In late years the lake has been rather smooth in the winter with snow on top of the ice.

Mary Ann

Mary Ann, one year I did apple butter in the c/pot and let it cook all night . The smell of the apple butter was  great to wake up. All I had left to do was take the lid off ,cook it down a bit more and bottle...no babysitting a pot on the stove!

Hi Everyone.  It is a damp and chilly morning here with a few showers predicted throughout the day.  I just got back from meeting a friend at a restaurant for breakfast.  It was most enjoyable but I didn't care for the dish I ordered so only ate a bit of it and when I got home I had my usual breakfast.  I plan on a very quiet rest of the day.  Scott plans on coming out late this afternoon and is going to fix our dinner for this evening and spend the evening with us.  We did celebrate his birthday yesterday afternoon late with a meal at Diablo's and then he came out and spent the evening with us. 

Jane, you do make big batches of soup.  You are going to have some good eating later this winter as well as now.  I see you plan on giving quite a bit of it away and I bet your soup is in demand.  Do you put your name on the jars?  If you use Facebook you may well have the Messenger program already available to you.  I don't remember ever putting in on my computer as a separate item.  My son had another enjoyable chat on it with his granddaughter last evening and is able to see he as they talk.  Jane, you jest is suggesting I could outshine you in the kitchen--no way.  I have to ask Pat questions all the time.  She started to make apple butter yesterday and got the apples cooked down and then put through the colander and that was almost too much for her so we put that and the juice in the refrigerator and she will finish it up in the crock pot today.

Shirley, I had a brief reply from Pat Scott Halback just this morning which indicated she was out of rehab and said she didn't have access to wi-fi while there.  Earlier I had seen a posting on Facebook from her saying she had walked 80 yards while still in the hospital.  Hopefully she is recovering well this time since having to redo the one hip replacement.  She is in Canada as that is where her health insurance is.  Just yesterday afternoon as I was resting I heard one of the 7 fire alarms start to beep and had a really hard time finding which one is was.  I had replaced the battery in one of them just a couple of months ago so was sure it wasn't that one.  But after changing the batteries in all of the other six and still hearing the beep knew it had to be that one, which was upstairs in Pat's sewing room.  As a result I got all seven of the batteries changed, which needed to be done. 

Gloria, I do hope yesterday found you feeling better.  My wife used the TENS unit she got a few days ago last evening on her sore neck and felt it helped and is going to us it on her lower back later today.  Our son helped her set it all set up and learn how to use it.  I don't read what you say as complaining as it is what you are experiencing and that is a big part of what our discussions are about. 

Amy, the last three mornings Pat has had a slice of whole grain bread spread with the bacon bits we get at Costco that are already cooked with a slice of shart cheddar cheese on it and then put into the toaster oven.  That with her strawberries seem to make a good meal for her and is easy for me to put together.  Very often I make her eggs with the bacon bits, green onions chopped and cheddar cheese.  Sometimes I put a tablespoon of salsa on it or use frozen diced peppers and white onions.  I am getting pretty good at fixing eggs now and not always scrambling them as I did for a long time.  I didn't understand the tieing the bed sheet at the end of the bed.  Was that to help sitting up in bed? 

Shirley, glad your son didn't go home and it sure sounds like he needs a new GP.  Glad the other doctors were in the room.  At least you know he is where he needs to be until the surgery is performed and hopefully the infection is more under control.  I have always thought that one of the nice things about soups is that they seldom turn out exactly like a previous batch, at Pat hasn't cooked that way over the years and has often said enjoy it as it won't taste the same again and she is usually right.  Nothing wrong with the Erma Bombeck trick as long as it doesn't sit there so long it gets dusty!  I am happy to fix Pat's breakfast and it is the first I have cooked since we have been married. 

Good after noon, just got a warning from the lighting Co. that they will all be on standby, for the Nor'easter tomorrow, they expect to be that bad

Gloria and Mary Ann, I can get my crockpot out of the bottom of the counter, takes a little effort.  Now I have trouble putting it back under the counter, need to have help. It is only a two person crock pot.

For the two Glorias - Tom does have the main appliances where I can reach them.  He also put the salad plates on the lower shelf of the cupboard because that is the size I use most when I'm getting my own meals.  Where I have trouble is with casserole dishes in or out of the microwave.  I need two hands and my right arm will not raise high enough to help my left arm.  I am going to order a counter-top microwave but I haven't gotten to it yet.  My microwave cooking is limited to heating water for coffee and warming something up on a salad plate.  I might actually make something if I get a counter-top microwave.  When he is home, Tom does the cooking.

Mary Ann

Prayers for any issues in here - whether large or small.  Sometimes, life doesn't get easier.

I add my prayers for those dealing with Major Issues.

JaneS,  loved the pictures and stories about Emma's visit.  The "first tooth" story will be a good memoir through the years - kinda like my #2 son losing his first tooth in the middle of the Eisenhower tunnel under Loveland Pass in Colorado.

Finally having some nice Fall weather in central Oklahoma.  Not all the leaves have turned but the trees with bright red ones are gorgeous.

to all....

Mary Ann, I just bought a new microwave oven last month, it is not as fancy as the other one.  This one does all I want. I make my oat meal in it in the morning. I have a good chicken breast recipes I will send you when you get a new one.  I do use mine all the time.Cook all my vegetables in it

Gloria de, thanks for telling me about the chicken recipes.  I'm not getting a fancy one, however, I will get one that has wattage similar to what my over-the-range microwave has because when I do eat a frozen dinner, most are for ovens of 1100 watts.  The oven I have chosen is not expensive.

Mary Ann

Hello Everyfriend!  Today was a kind of hard day.  I didn't realize it when I went into work but they had me scheduled for 5 hours instead of 4.  I could have left at the end of 4 because that's what my availability says but I stuck it out.  We were so busy today that they needed everyone they had!  I didn't do much of anything else after I came home!

MARYANN and everyone else....my son stopped over before he opened his store this morning and did some manipulations with the thermostat and got it working.  So I didn't have to pay for a service call.  And it was nice and cozy when I came home from work.

LARRY, I guess I won't check any more on that program because I shut down my facebook after I got hacked a year or so back.  Thanks for letting me know.

I'm off to Dreamland.  I wish you all a good night and a happy tomorrow.  And may God bless us, every one!

Good evening, EVERYFRIEND.

I have been thinking about SHIRLEY and Andy all day long.  I certainly hope all is going well for him.  Continued thoughts and prayers. 

We had new recliners delivered this morning.  They had to be brought into the house and put together, so Brian came over to help Bob.  So far we are happy with them, but they are a bit different so it will take some adjusting to get used to them. 

We have our oldest Grandson Matt and Granddaughter Kate here with us tonight.  They did not want to go to Vail for the night, so they asked to stay with us.  They all will go to the Air Force game tomorrow night so mom and dad will pick them up around noon tomorrow. 

Bob is doing better each day with his gout.  We sure are glad he got on the meds when he did as he sure was miserable. 

LOL, CALLIE, at your #2 son loosing his first tooth while in Eisenhower Tunnel.  Not everyone can remember that event and where they were. 

LARRY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY wishes to Scott.  Nice that you were able to celebrate his day with a nice meal at Diablos, AND get to spend tonight with him again with him fixing the meal for you and Pat. 

JANE, I sure hope you were able to get the batteries replaced in your thermostat today. 

JOY, I feel like you in that I still prefer holding a book and turning the pages rather than reading on a Kindle or my iPad.

AMY, I am chuckling at your comments, “put a egg in your boot and beat it”!  That is a new one to me.....but I like it!  We sure have been hearing a lot about Canada passing the law of legalizing marijuana country wide! I am sure the reason is because Colorado is one of the States that have legalized it here in the US. 

I must away.....have a great night....pleasant dreams to all.

Jenny

Good Morning everyone! hope this posts properly. so far can't get Skype to load proper so can't have talk with Peter like we often do. Hope you all have a great day. I read  Denver's post but by the time on her post she is most likely doing those ZZZZZ's now.

Lloyd

Good Morning Everyfriend!  We have a rainy one today but it's not as cold as it's been....only in the mid 40s and will hit the mid 50s for a high.

JENNY, I heard you the first time!    Just to let you know, I said in an earlier post that my son stopped by and did something to the thermostat and got it going before he opened his store and before I had to go to work.  All it cost me was a hug and a kiss and I saved a service call.

This morning I have to make doggie food and then get dressed and head to WM to pick up batteries for my flashlight.  While looking for D batteries I found a whole new package ( of AAA's so I have them for the next time the thermostat goes out....or my remote needs them. 

I better get my day started before the doggies start telling me it time to eat and I'm not ready to feed them.  I hope you all have a lovely day and that ANDY has a restful one so he's ready for the challenges of the coming week. 

Good morning everyone..

Another chilly morning 28 ° F here.  Yesterday we had snow! Not a lot just a hint of what is to come and stay. The eave troughs didn't get done so maybe today if it stays dry out. Laundry day here ,work about the home and maybe some sewing too! Boiled up a large pot of chicken legs so have those to take apart and cut up for the dogs.  I think some of the broth is going to go into a pot of chicken soup today along with meat and vegetables.

Jane, happy to read you have heat and no huge bill to deal with.

Jenny, happy to read Bob is doing much better. Gout is a nasty thing to have . Hubby has had it and has meds on had should it ever come back.

Larry, the bed sheet rope was for pulling yourself up. Something I didn't understand either ,I thought it would cause more problems especially if you weren't strong enough to do it.

Better start the laundry...slow getting going this morning.

Enjoy your day everyone..

Just a quick good morning.  It is a pretty nasty-looking day starting here.  Supposed to be rainy and windy all day.  A good day to just stay in .

Nothing exciting has occurred yet this morning.  Hope it will be a calm and restful day.  I have a couple new books and also, the Hallmark channels have started their marathon of Holiday movies.  I never tire of watching some of them over and over again.  There is a good one on tonight from several years ago. It is called "The Christmas Card".  One of my very favorites, so I don't want to miss it.

I hope Shirley's son will be able to have a restful week end and the surgery will go well the first part of the week.  I know it is a very stressful time for that whole family.  Sure hope they will get their "doctor" situation settled.  That, alone, can be so stressful. 

Hope you all will have a good day,  no matter what the weather is in your little part of the world.

Joy

Just had a call from my son and he said he came through snow...….to the south of us. Told him to please keep it there

Jenny, this new law has a lot of us up in arms but this is how he got elected...promising dope... Now there are commercial out on what and where  you can have/smoke this.They also want "safe" place for them to do this in!! I can really blow a gasket here ,common sense says don't do it.! Now if for medical reasons it is needed, leave it in the hands of a Dr.  Ok...done venting... as you can tell I am totally against this.

AMY, I'm with you on the marijuana thing...or any other addictive substance.  If a Dr. prescribes it for a certain situation and monitors it's use, I can understand it.  Otherwise, it's just plain and addictive substance and it leads to other addictions. 

Now I'll get off my soap box!

Still raining...even harder!  The only thing I have to go out for is a quick WM trip for some groceries that are in short supply around here.  Then I'm going to start the salsa.  Most of that goes for Christmas gifts so one triple batch will do it.  That many jars will fit in my electric canner so not that much work involved.  The tomatoes are ready and waiting. 

Doggies fed, been out in the rain and are all relaxed and ready for the morning. 

Time's a wastin'.  I better "put an egg in my boot and beat it!"  Or maybe I'll just get off my chair and on my horse!

Amy I am for the most part with you on the snow, but the old timers( grand Pa)
and so fourth said we need the cold weather to kill the bugs and the snow to  put the Nitrogen back in the ground. I would much rather have the snow than Ice. I do not think the snow is as slick in your aerie as it gets here. I have been in Canada and drove on it you can brake down on it and not slide as bad as we do here. I used to have a full Beard down on to my chest. i was hauling horses to a slaughter house up in grinville CA. i and a friend were team driving 4 hours on and off. I got out on one trip from the passenger side and walked around the front and down the drivers side a total of a 100 feet to in the barn and had four ice sickles  on my mustache about 4" long. was 50 below 0 that day and time. that was the last trip we made to that country. see you later.

Lloyd

Good morning everyone. the rain has started already and it is pouring. I have turned the heat up to keep the dampness out. At least the wind has not started yet.

MARY ANN  I don't mind simmering something on the stove. My kitchen is a gallery type and very little counter space. Between my microwave and counter oven and coffee pot there is not enough room for the big crockpot. I seldom use it for that reason. My CNA is only here for 2 hours when she comes so does not leave her much time to do much. The best part is she gives me a back massage every time and that gives me some relief for a few hours.

AMY  I use the big crockpot when I make applesauce, love waking to the aroma in the morning.

LARRY  your Pat sounds like me, I can only do a little at a time and have to lay down and rest my back for awhile. My insurance got me a TENS  but a cheap one and it never worked right so it is put away. When I went for PT several years ago they used a TENS on my back and it felt so good after. I have arthritis in my back and Scoliosis. Never knew I had that till the first back orthopedic doctor had Xrays taken that I had it.

LLOYD  Skype is upgrading and for the last few days my daughter and I have not been able to get together on Skype. The new version is complicated but they claim it is better and easier to use. Baloney is all I can say about it.

JANE  the rain is here already, from what local weatherman said in some areas we could get up to 3 inches of rain. Winds along the coast can get up to 55 MPH but here in the northwest of the state we could get up to 35 MPH. Not a day I will go out for fresh air.

AMY 10 degrees warmer than you here. At 28° it would be snow or freezing rain. Rather snow than ice all over. You will never convince me you are slow getting started in the mornings with all you do every day.

JENNY  hope Bob's gout is easing up. My FIL suffered from it for a long time.

AMY  I agree with letting marijuana to be used legally in places now but I can understand the medical use of it. I know several who are using it and feel so much better. At times when the pain in my back is bad I wish I had some. From what I understand they practically have to tell them your life history to be able to get it OKed.

JANE  I have pain pills that are prescribed but I have never taken more than the 3 a day as prescribed and there are days when they do not seem to work at all but I will not take more. I do not want to be really addicted to them, I hate taking them but no over the counter pain stuff ever even touched the pain and Tylenol does no good. Aspirin works better but they can do a number on your stomach when used too often.

Yup,  nicotine ,  alcohol ,
and prescription pain killers (Opiates), 
should also be more regulated then
they are,  since they are extremely  addictive
and dangerous  for ALL of US!. 

Especially those damn prescription pain
killers which many doctors still
hand out like candy. 

Many  (not all)  Doctors are the biggest
pushers of opiates that are killing
much of our population  today, 
regardless of age sex, heritage,
culture or race.   

https://deserthopetreatment.com/drug-abuse/addictive-opiates/

Not a very pleasant subject

I hope that everyone has a healthy, pain free
day...   

HUGS..   

Sandy