I think the bold looks even better in the color blue, so if you gals don't mind sharing, and if my color blue is as easy to read as yours, I would like to use blue also.

June, be my guest - flattery will get you everywhere!

Mary Ann

It's fine with me June but I borrowed it from MaryAnn

June, what you wrote about Mothers Day is so touching.  I lifted it and will send it onward.  I hope you don't mind.

Me, too, Hal.... thank you, June, you said it so well.  I just read it to my son & he was impressed, you might want to copyright that!

Don't know why all the "gizmos" have it in for me this week.  Tonight I tried to turn off my Vizio TV by the computer, maybe a year old, and it wouldn't turn off.  Darn thing will not recognize the remote at all.  I can't find any controls on the sides or bottom & not in a spot where I can see the back... so I reached under & pulled the plug.  I will worry about it tomorrow~  Have to take the whole back off the remote to check batteries, another "worry about it tomorrow".   

I spent 2 days trying to get photos resized, took photos of the wisteria hanging from the tree on the river.. it is gorgeous this year.  Can't get any of the online resizer sites to do it because the camera puts out such large files (over 6 MB).  I got one resized using Paint yesterday but it would not size it to post, still too large that most people wouldn't want to get it in e-mail.  I sent the photos from the gathering & not sure if people got them or not, have not heard from any that I sent to.

Now I need to get to bed. My problems are little ones but they sure keep me hopping. 

By the way, girls, how does the purple work with your eyes?  I do bold, too.  Any color you like.   

Good morning everyone, another night I cannot sleep so thought I would get an early start. My son took me to get a new monitor, wow what a difference. The old one must have been going for a long time, this one is brighter and not blurry. Bigger, too.

SANDY  if you can forgive my mistakes in typing I sure can forgive yours and everyone else's too. God watch over your grandson. We escaped rain here yesterday but the sky was filled with dark clouds.

LARRY  only once did I get to a doctor's office to be told he was out of state. I asked why they didn't let me know. No reply to that. That was the first doctor I fired. Ask a question and he would walk out of the room and when he came back he would say-see you in 3 months. Have you never seen the commercials for those copper pans? Much better than teflon  and you do not have to worry about scratching them.

AMY  prayers that the new med will help your husband. Cute joke.  He must have been a southern or Boston soldier.

MARY ANN  not all of us New Englanders talk that way. The Boston folks have their own way of speaking, especially the Kennedys. You should hear those native to Maine talk. All the prescriptions I have come with easy caps after I asked the pharmacist for them. I cannot open the childproof ones.

JUNE  I find bread no longer gets stale or moldy. A loaf can sit on a shelf for a month and still looks fresh with all the darn preservatives. Wish I could make my own again and not with the bread machines.

SHIRLEY  I heard that about aluminum pans years ago when they came out with stainless steel pans. I have none of them left but aluminum was all we had at one time. Good beef and any other meat does not taste like it used to. Have you noticed how big frying chickens are? No taste to them and not tender either.

JANE  seems like when we have problems here with posting or anything else there is no one around to help us. Not only does teflon flake but it wears off. Then you have to be careful not to use metal on them either. I often freeze milk. When there is a sale on the brand I like I would buy an extra half gallon and freeze one. Hope you got some restful ZZZZzzz on your couch.

GLORIA de  haven''t seen many posts from you lately. Hope you have not been sick.

JUNE  your story is wonderful. Every so often my 3 do something for me that is unexpected and if I thank them they will ask if they ever thanked me for all I did for them.

JANE  I have noticed at times spell checker instead of correcting spelling will change a word that does not mean the same. It happens in my email spell check,too.

JUNE  back in SN I used blue all the time. Love your Mother's day story. I always said you have a way with words and know how to express your thoughts and feelings.

SHIRLEY  did you try your PSP to resize? If you want to send one to me I can try resizing to the size you want. I find most colors OK for me except red, that bothers me. I still stick with black.

I was so hoping we had a brief message from Joan. I sure hope she is home now.

Mother's Day Shorts

I don’t think I’ll be able to get my Mom what she really wants on Mother’s Day â€" a doctor for a son-in-law.

I asked my wife what she'd like for Mother's Day & she said for me to drive 7 hours east with the kids & then turn around & come back

There's love, and then there's eating the slop your kids made you for Mother's Day love.
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Mom To The Rescue

My mother had just finished taking a CPR class at a local college when she and I were in the mall and saw a big crowd gathered around a still body.

Mom took off running at a speed I didn’t know she could muster, yelling, “Everyone back! I know CPR!”

Just as she threw herself next to the body and was about to begin, a pair of strong hands pulled her to her feet.

“Ma’am,” said a police officer beside her, “we are trying to arrest this man."
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"When your mother asks, ‘Do you want a piece of advice?’ it’s a mere formality. It doesn’t matter if you answer yes or no. You’re going to get it anyway."
~ Erma Bombeck

"A mother is a person who, seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie."

~ Tenneva Jordan


"There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one."

~ Jill Churchill

The Amish are non-violent people
BUT  IT  PAYS TO KNOW GERMAN.........

An Amish Farmer walking through his field notices a man drinking from his pond with his hand.

  The Amish Farmer shouts: "Trinken Sie nicht das Wasser,  die Khe und die Schweine haben hineingeschissen!"

Which means: "Don't drink the water, the cows and pigs have shit in it!"

The man shouts back: "I'm a Muslim, I don't understand your gibberish.  Speak English, Infidel!"

The Amish Farmer shouts back in English: "Use two hands, you'll get more!"

 Shirley and Gloria are up before breakfast. hope your day is a great one.
My breathing Mask went to leaking and turned on the warning Light so up I got. sea you all later. I am going to couch and try for more zzz's so i wont bother Nancy, she needs her beauty sleep also. Have a great day.

Lloyd

Good morning everyone..

So happy I got the grass cut yesterday as it is raining out now.No hanging of laundry out today!

June ,this is due to the type of chemo hubby is taking, once off of that, it will hopefully return to normal. I also enjoyed what you wrote about Mothers.

Shirley, I am with you on the beef, I miss farm raised beef and chickens too! The store bought ones just don't have the flavour at all.

Larry, he is not a big ice cream eater but he does love a glass of milk. When he drinks milk he said it feels like there is ice crystals in it.

Lloyd, good morning, did you send the rain here this morning and for all weekend. A lot of fishermen are going to get wet as pickerel/walleye fishing opens here.

Mary Ann, you should hear the difference in dialect here as you go north it changes.

Better get a move on.

Take care and enjoy your day everyone.

Good Morning Everyfriend!  Rain here....AGAIN!  it started sometime during the night and is supposed to last all day! 

Later, I'm going to a family birthday party for the family of one of my very dearest and longest friends.  Joyce will be 90 and is still going strong!  They decided to celebrate all the milestone birthdays in the family in one big party and the combined years they are celebrating add up to 515!  That's amazing!

I might stop at the Amish store on the way home.  I got a gift card for there and I need a couple of things.  For one thing, I made some egg salad with the eggs I got from Elmer (the Amish farmer) and what's an egg salad sandwich without potato chips?  And my doggie treats are getting low. 

I gave Annie her pill that she has to take on an empty stomach and now we're waiting for the time to elapse so they can have breakfast....me too.  I won't eat if they can't. 

June, I forgot to say that I too enjoyed your little piece about mothers.  And GLORIA,  or was it SHIRLEY, I'm always getting that answer when I thank my kids for something they do for me.  It's always something like, "I owe you a lot more than a ride, or dinner, or cleaning your carpet, or whatever.  I never think of it as "pay back".  I just loved being their MOM and now I guess they love being my kids.  I'm glad that happened along the way. 

Isn't being a mother the best thing God ever gave us?

Good Morning Everyone!!

Our morning weather starting off as usual.  Overcast but that will burn off and we will have sunshine and temps in the 80's.  No possibility of rain until Wednesday.

Shirley, have you ever tried IrfanView?   http://www.irfanview.com/
It is great for resizing and messing with pictures and it is FREE.  Been around for years.

Gloria enjoyed your post this morning, had to laugh about Mom to the rescue.

Coffee is ready, who wants a cup, I am headed to patio.''

Hi everyone.  We have an overcast morning and anticipated rain throughout the day.  We need the rain so no complaints and that will delay starting to have to water the yard. The temperature is not to get above 75 late this afternoon.

Our big activity for the day is taking our granddaughter and her boyfriend, Scott and Pat and I to the Chop House Restaurant.  It is a very fine restaurant that we have used for special occasions ever since we moved here.  I called yesterday and made reservations for 3:30 and also arranged for a small birthday cake to be served after we finish the meal.  We have not met Jennifer's boy friend yet so that will be nice.  Scott really likes him.

Amy, sure hope the increased digoxin improves the way your husband has been feeling.  That joke is a groaner. 

Mary Ann, I almost wrote the same thing about the soldier.  The dried eggs in the pan is a small thing in the big scheme of things.  I am sure he doesn't do that to displease you.  I try hard to do things to please Pat but sometimes do mess up in putting something where she thinks it shouldn't be. 

June, you radiate an inner beauty.  It is too bad people tend to place so much emphasis on outer beauty as sometimes that has little to do with who the person really is. 

Shirley, do you wash your Teflon pains in the dishwasher?  We only use wooden spoons or spatulas with our Teflon skillets and haven't scratched them and thus been able to use them for a long time. Pat is afraid to use her cast iron skillet on the glass top stove as she is afraid she might drop it and break the surface.  That has always been her favorite skillet.  Yesterday in Walmart I saw the a 2 lb box of Velvetta cheese now is selling for $8.49.  We will stick with the sharp cheddar cheese at Costco for less than $3 per pound. 

JaneS, that is a strange problem trying to post without success.  I wish I had an answer for you but don't as haven't experienced that problem.  If the milk has passed State inspection then I wouldn't worry about using it.  We seldom buy milk anymore other than half and half.  We have a can of powdered milk that can be used when milk is called for in a recipe.  I have never liked to drink milk probably the result of growing up on a daily farm.  I understand what you are saying about the biopsy and expect that is just the needle that brings out a small sample to be tested.  I had a liver biopsy once and while it wasn't fun the pain lasted just for a second as the needle was in and out so quickly. 

June, what a nice Mother's Day event they had for you.  That was a very nice piece you wrote about being a mother.

Hal, we have the same problem with our Vizio TV and our remotes quit working.  Sometimes I can reset the Joey's (part of the Dish setup for smart TV's) and that will solve the problem.  Other times I have to unplug it and so far that has solved the problem.  If I ever have to buy another TV it will likely be a Sony.   

Gloria, you are going to enjoy that new monitor.  Sometimes things deteriorate slowly and we are not aware until the problem becomes untenable.  I have seen the commercial for the copper pans done by the lady with the annoying voice.  Your Mother's Day funnies reminds me so of my grandmother who always took the back of the fried chicken declaring it was her favorite piece.  I always thought it was so that the better pieces were left for others. 

Lloyd, how often do you change the piece that fits on your face.  They recommend about every 6 weeks or so if I remember correctly.  I sometimes can use mine a little longer. 

LARRY, you just made my heart a bit lighter with you info on the liver biopsy and the pain from the needle.  I've been so worried about having cause Annie pain that just knowing that little bit of information has eased my anxiety for her.  Thank you so much!

Good Morning,

It's graduation day at Oklahoma State University and #2 granddaughter (Miss Emily) will receive her Bachelor's Degree.

I'm not going - too much hullaballoo for me...and her Convocation is at 6:00 p.m. 
However, the ceremonies will be streamed live on-line, so I'll have a front row seat....at the computer.  She says she'll text me when she's seated so I'll know where to look for her.  Ah, the wonders of Technology.

I asked her if she had decorated her mortar board and she sent a picture.  It's a simple design that's sparkly, so I may be able to pick that out.

The entire family (minus our New Yorker) is meeting at a local restaurant for lunch before those attending the graduation go on their way.

It will be A Good Day!

Passing this along..


If you own a Bible, you are abundantly blessed. About 1/3 of the world does not have access to one.

If you wake up each morning with more health than illness, you are blessed to rise and shine, to live and to serve in a new day.

If you have anyone on the planet, just one person that loves you and listens to you; count this a blessing.

If you can freely attend a church meeting without fear, then you are more blessed than over 1/3 of the world.

If you pray today or any day, you are blessed because you believe in God's willingness to hear your prayer.

If you pray for someone else, you are blessed because you want to help others also.

If you have food in your refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof over your head, and a place to sleep; all at the same time; you are rich in this world.

If you have a brother or sister in Christ that will pray with you and for you, you benefit from a spiritual unity, bond, and agreement, which the gates of hell cannot stand against.

If you have an earthly family that even halfway love you and support you, you are blessed beyond measure.

If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, or some spare change in a dish someplace, you are among the world's wealthy.

If you can go to bed each night, knowing that God loves you, you are blessed beyond measure.

If you can read this message, you are more blessed than about 1/3 of the world who cannot read at all.

If you have never had to endure the hardship and agony of battle, imprisonment, or torture, you are blessed in indescribable measure.

If you can hold someone's hand, hug another person, touch someone on the shoulder, you are blessed because you can offer God's healing touch.

If you can share a word of encouragement with someone else, and do it with His love in your heart, you are blessed because you have learned how to give.

If you have the conviction to stand fast upon His Word and His promises, no matter what, you are blessed because you are learning patience, endurance, and tenacity.

If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly thankful, you are blessed because most people can, but many will not.

Be Thankful to God!

Callie, congratulations to Miss Emily upon her graduation.  You probably will be able to see better than most people attending the ceremony.

Amy, that is a very thoughtful piece about being blessed etc. 

Larry, of course, Tom doesn't leave the egg stuff to displease me; he does because he's in a hurry to eat, and sometimes in a hurry to get my breakfast to me!

Gloria, even in my part of the country, people talk differently.  One time I was in Indps visiting my cousin and I mentioned that she had an accent and she reminded me that I was in Indiana and I was the one with the accent!  She was born in Illinois so her Indiana accent wasn't as Hoosierlike as it could have been.  We had many of the same expressions, however, probably due to the fact that our mothers were sisters.

Mary Ann

Sandy:  Prayers and thanks to your grandson for joining the military - our protectors.

Amy:  For sure, we are privileged and blessed.  Even when things look difficult, it is so much easier for us as opposed to many other countries.

We were in heavy traffic today - now it is daily - and a woman behind us (three lanes we were on the right side) kept flashing her lights.  We had no where to go - what was she thinking?  We see speeders and so many goofy drivers - it is sad.  Also,  our neighbor's g-son & girlfriend went to the aid of a guy thrown through a window downtown and they ended up with severe injuries from thugs.    There are too many stories every day.   

I am home, but my computer is sick.  I sure miss you all.

We're sure glad to see you, JOANIE but that seems to be the way of things...we get our bodies well and our computers get sick...or we find our way out the financial bind and our fur babies get sick...or we fix our car and our house falls apart.  I guess that God's way of keeping us alert.  Anyway, I'm glad you're back home and feeling better.  Better a sick computer than a sick you.

I drove home from my best friend's 90th birthday party in rain and I began to think of rain songs and rain poems.  The first one that jumped into my mind is probably the first one I ever learned.  It was Robert Louis Stevenson's
 
    The rain is raining all around.
    It falls on fields and trees.
    It rains on the umbrellas here
   And on the ships at sea.

I always loved RLS. 

I feel like it's never going to stop but I do remembr the burned out lawns in the summer.  I suppose I'll wish for it back in July and August.

Joan, I hope your computer recovers from being sick so we can hear more from you.  Welcome back!

Mary Ann

JOANFL.      Welcome home.    Hope computer recovers in a hurry.

Welcome Home Joan!

It sure has been a long time.    Looking forward to hearing what your plans are.

Sandy

Joan!  Please get that computer up and running soon!     Not that I've been much help with SS -  I'm sure everyone will be delighted to see you back. 

We had a power outage that lasted about 45 min. so I lost the post as I was reading and answering your messages. I will not try to recapture my thoughts, other than to thank you for your kind words about the Mothers Day message. I had a bad night...lots of disturbing wake-ups. I think my pills got mixed up and it made a mess of my mind, so I am taking the day off again. I did go down for lunch so got that out of the way. I haven't heard what caused the power loss, whether if was internal at Rowntree, or if an accident outside our grounds, as happened one other time, when a car ran into a power pole. whatever...we are up and lighted again, thank you God. I am SO delighted to see a post from our beloved Bis/Joan. Will be looking forward to more as your computer recovers Bis. If I don't get back, have a Blessed night dear ones. June

I welcomed Jeanne Lee back in another folder but I'll do it again here because I know she is much more likely to read posts here.  So we have our two absentees here now.  What a relief.  I hope Joan's computer can come alive again.

Mary Ann

Mary Ann, thanks for the "welcome back".    I do read the posts in all the topics, but don't always comment in more than one. 

Bis we are all glad to see you back,but do not rush things.we all love you.
Good night everyone. sweet dreams.

Lloyd

Oh My !!!  WELCOME BACK,  JOAN.   You sure have been missed.   Hope your computer "gets well real quick"

Joy

Let's make a new start for Mother's Day HERE