Today, I am thankful for...#6

Just when temperatures looked miserable in Plano, I see the ante is upped with higher predictions. We had 107 here, ourselves (says our car readout) yesterday with some humidity. Drying out though, thankfully. We had a surprise short thunderstorm about 6AM Sunday and it is funny to see native Californians dress. Since it typically only rains in the winter, they were dressed in sweaters and such.

That's too funny. Folks wear shorts and hoodies in the snow here. LOL

Leftover ready-made shredded beef bar-b-que. Throw some sliced jalapenos and shredded cheese in it, grab a fork and a bag of chips, and voila--supper with no cooking and no heating up the kitchen!

Rosemary shrubs. Look good, smell good, wear well.

A little more self-discipline than normally available.

Thankful for a dinner of BBQ pork, baked beans and cole slaw from a family owned place that's been around longer than I have....and that's saying something. All they serve is BBQ and they've got it down to an art. k*

Strangely, I am thankful for DH's car accident in June as the CAT scan showed a "by the way you also have" a bladder mass. It was biopsied last week and although it has been determined it is cancerous, it would not have been found without the accident as he has been symptom free. We do not know anymore at all until next Tuesday's appt with oncology. He is a cancer survivor of squamous cell skin cancer from 1991 that metastasized into 6 lymph nodes 2 years later and he went through surgery, radiation and chemo while I was pregnant with DD. Between then and now he has had an array of medical problems, this is one more to beat. Prayers from my DG buddies would be appreciated.

Thankful for a recipe I found for "Spicy Garlic Lime Chicken" that was a big hit. Yummy. Served with frozen Fried Rice and steamed broccoli it turned out to be quick and not heat the kitchen too much.

Prayers for quilty,s DH. Really hope all turns out ok.
I am thankful for Walmarts plant sale today.I got 10 $20 dollar plants for $5 apeice.Got 4 palms,4 large leaf tree and 2 vines. All indoor plants. What more does one need for chasing away winter blues.
About to go to sleep. Good night all.

Prayers for quilty and DH. What a history, medically, And thank God for the accident. katie

Thank you, gays.

I'm thankful to be hanging in in spite of the heat. Grateful for the people who care about me - and tell me so.

Grateful to be putting the drama behind me.

Grateful to have put in the ground my first gac plant.

Grateful to be looking forward to tomorrow.

hugs, katie

Thankful the hailstorm we had today did no more than tatter leaves and that our local weatherman posted my hail picture on the news.

quilty, big hug. let us know.

ooh, vickie, score. :-)

katie, whats a gac plant?

how fun, kwan!
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Today, I am thankful for electricity. No blackouts yet. There are people like the one a news station interviewed who insists on keeping the house at 68 because the cats might get sick if it were warmer. :/ But overall, the pleas from providers may be working. I reprogrammed all the work thermostats for 78 during the day. My house is on 85 when gone and 80-82 when home. Leave TV, modem and router off after getting home until at least 7:00. Those things give off some HEATTTT! Looks like most people are doing the same. Thank you everybody!!! LOL

I am thankful that it is easy to bribe my sister to do things for me when I don't feel terrific, like pick up prescriptions for me AND the dogs. Just takes fajita beef nachos with extra sour cream for lunch and a $20 bill for Friday night bingo. [grin] Thank you, Cappy!

I am thankful to have caffeine free diet cola. Taste and fizz without the buzz or headache. :-)

If you check out www.gac-seeds.com you can read about gac. Iit's from southeast Asia. High in vitamins, not much flavor, bright red color which is lucky in Viet Nam.

I try to keep myself busy by by trying to grow some new food plants here. Gac is one of them.

I am in ridiculous amounts of pain. Grateful I don't have to go to work. Tony is here and I think I've enough to pay him so I don't have to go to the bank which I was going too do. But now I can hardly move.

I can llie down and that's the best I can do. Doesn't hurt much if I don't move. Got books.

hugs, katie

Katie, that fruit looks interesting. I don't have room to grow multiple vines, but now I know what to look for. Garland's Vietnamese-settled neighborhood is really close to my house, which means the stores are close, too. :-) I am sorry for your pain. Hope it eases soon. What a blessing you have in Tony.

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I don't often get real bad headaches but I had one today. While I was lying down, Tony did the dishes. He is a blessing and I am always grateful for him.

katie

Saturday, I am thankful for finding my dogs' expensive dry food on sale! And that shopping late in the evening let me find Kroger's deli rotisserie chickens for $2.39. Bought four. Chicken casserole and chicken salad sandwiches for my sister and I for lunch next week, plus enough to feed supper for a day or two to the bottomless pits she calls her grandchildren. LOL

I am thankful to be on the downswing of our heat wave. Meaning there is a high probability that the hot days still to endure this year are fewer in quantity than the hot days already experienced this year. Just four more weeks, with luck, and it will start to cool down some. Might even rain after Labor Day.

I am deeply thankful to have noticed how heat-stressed my big Cedar Elm is and to start a slow, all-night watering for it. I simply can NOT lose it because of inattention. :/

Ooo, Debra, my family in Plano had not spoken of blackouts, but that stands to reason. One sis did say something about a $700 electric bill (and they are not ones to keep it super cool inside). My BIL applied some film to the already dual pan windows and it has brought their bill way down. I have sweated in my sleep in the kids upstairs bedrooms when visiting there in the summer. My sister said the master bedroom is ALWAYS the hottest room in the house in summer and coldest in winter. She is thinking of a cot directly under the ceiling fan. I would be thinking of sleeping in another room, lol. When I spoke to her on Friday, she said you guys were at 35 days of 100+ and that the record was 42, so she is (warped) hoping to break the record to make all the suffering worthwhile. Did I say she is a funny lady? She also asked how much hay cost here and said it had gone to $100/bale (GASP!) there because of needing to truck it in due to all the crop failures and now the feed stores are just not stocking it. I have seen photos of fields of dead cattle in TX & OK, but I wonder what they are doing about the horses. Hay here had doubled from last year even in spring, they say because of all the hay/grain exports to China. Even so, you can buy a sale bale of alfalfa for $17.00.

Katie, take care and try to keep cool as I believe that helps those headaches. You are blessed with Tony there to help you. Wow, thanks for the link to Gac. I think I would like to try growing, but wonder about it being to dry here. The semi-desert is quite different that humid Vietnam! Mulege is drier than Vietnam, isn't it? I remember the desert going to the coast there. I want to build a pergola in the back yard and plant wisteria, so it might be cool to have wisteria up and over from one side and gac from the other side. The fruit looks like Christmas ornaments hanging there.

Kwanjin - was there thunder and lightning to go with the hail? I love that stuff and miss those neat storms from childhood in WI.

Quilty, yes, we did have some T n L with the hail. It was quite the show. ^_^

Today, I am thankful for blooming cannas and Morning Glories.

No headache this morning and I slept pretty well. Got up around 7 and did some work on the brown bagging. The hardest part was gettinf the five gallon pail of DrawTite open. My poor hands. However, I then worked for about an hour, with no pain killer. Glad I have no neighbors within ear shot. I taking a little break and I did take a pain killer so I can continue to work.

It's probably better to order gac seedds in the winter when they are fresher. I've only had one germinate so far (I think I got 20). I think it would do well in Ca. It is very pretty even without fruit.

It's funny - I'm groaning out loud from the pain of moving and feeling grateful to be able to move and get some work done.

Totally grateful for a/c in the room where I'm working.

katie

And grateful for this thread. Thanks, Debra.

I am thankful for our comparatively low electricity. My bILL WAS $86. I keep my AC set at between 75 and 80 but i also keep fans going.My cats do fine as does the dogs.
Am thankful for sugarfree,Bluebell, banana split
icecream.salads and crackers.and pickled beets.
24 days left till September.

I'm thankful our electricity bill is only $55 a month.

Yikes, on your hands, Katie. I think my wrists are headed in that direction.

quilty, I'm with your sister. Doesn't mean I want it to be 107 or 108 everyday. But there is little practical difference between 99 and 100 degrees. It's gonna be hot for several more weeks anyway, so why not beat that record since we are already so close? then we all get t-shirts like we did 30 years ago. "I survived the Summer of 2011" And we all go dance outside when the rain finally comes. :-)

I am thankful for cold, pickled beets.

Cold, iced lemonade.

Cold, chopped tomatoes.

Today, I am thankful for:

The Internet, computers, and cell phones.

Clean, dry clothes.

Italian sausage.

Today, I am thankful to be reminded in an amusing way of what an amazing time I live in. And, to have young people around that still have a sense of wonder and humor. Nadi sent me this link. She wanted me to explain the part about rotary phones. LOL. k*
“Everything is amazing and Nobody’s Happy”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r1CZTLk-Gk

Today, I am thankful for...

Answered prayers, even if the answer is different from what was asked. :-)

Pasteurized, homogenized milk and butter. Never cared for either fresh from the cow. (Sorry, Gramma :-)

The new Fall Bluestone catalog, even if I'm not planning to buy anything else from them this year.

Today, I'm thankful for pulled pork sandwiches, prescription lens and nephews who remind you that YOU aren't the Center of the Universe...THEY are! Kids are great, aren't they?

Kids are wonderful. I am thankful for cooler weather.showers.Native American websites.chocolate cake.

I am thankful for a friend sending me the link to the music of this young man...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1bFr2SWP1I&feature=fvwrel

The more I listen to his voice, the more addicting it becomes. After this song, skip to White Sandy Beaches.

Today, I am thankful that the person(s) who broke into my house after I had gone to work this morning did not do too much damage. But, most importantly, he or they did not hurt my dogs.

Debra , thankful for your good fortune
Cando ,For you just being you
Thankful that August is the transition between killing hot and cooler weather in my part of the country .
Thankful to be home in Georgia , but sure enjoyed the Rockies
Quilty , Loads of daily prayers for your family .
Thankful for all you for keeping this thread going . It's nice to stop and smell the roses

Dbra, I'll add my thanks that your furbabies are OK and not much damage was done. Do you think it was kids?

I'm thankful for the internet and the friends I've made here.

Thankful I can lie down and let the pain be.

katie

Thankful YOU and the ankle-biters weren't hurt, Debra. Most stuff can be replaced or done without.
Did they take much or was it a quick snatch and run? I'm afraid we are going to be seeing more robbery with the economic situation being what it is. (Jim)

Targeted search just in places most people hide money or other valuables. Lots of papers and clothes on the floor from going through the drawers and such. Doing a lot of laundry, now--anything they touched. Took plasma tv, apple tv box, gun, jewelry, old canceled debit card. Left 27" glass tv, tower computer, dvd player, router, printers. Broke up the back door, some kitchen cabinet facings and doors, and Duke the German Shepherd's cremains box. Guess didn't like my 85 degree not-at-home thermostat temp and moved it down to 60. Left my meds alone. Think the dogs' incessant barking might have caused them to leave sooner. :-) Thank GOD they closed the back gate afterward, or the poochies would have gotten out. Forensics said gloves or wiped, most likely teenagers who've done it before. House across street same situation two months ago. Adjuster should call tomorrow.

So, today, my biggest thanks are still that my dogs are safe.
That I have insurance.
And that things could have been MUCH worse and weren't. :-)

We can all be thankful that they were not daylily collectors.

I'm thankful for naps that take the pain away.

katie

LOL, ain't THAT the truth, Katie?

So grateful you and the pooches and the daylilies are okay!!!

Today, I'm thankful for computer photo programs.

Oh Debra, so thankful you and the pooches are OK. Although I am sure you feel so violated, it is even scarier that sometimes happens while the family is at home. Did the the gun have ammunition? Jim is right, I expect things like that will be happening even more and gun owners may be targeted even more. Look at what is going on in London and see our future in the bigger cities in particular.

I am thankful for the medical community. We had appt with surgical oncologist and DH will have surgery for his Stage II cancer on Mon where they will remove his bladder and reconstruct a new one from intestinal tissue, unless there is evidence it has gone on to Stage III. Full day of surgery expected and 7-10 days at USC hospital, 85 miles from home.

I am guiltily thankful for our, unusual, cooler weather. Have had the high in the 80's and lows in the 50's.

I am thankful our younger horse is starting to gain back the weight she had lost.

Full loads in two magazines, plus a box of ammunition.
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quilty, will your DH have to have chemo or radiation in conjunction with the surgery? i am so sorry you both have to endure this trial.

Radiation of the pelvic area from squamous cell cancer (91) that had moved to 6 lymph nodes (93) is likely one of the causes of this cancer. This doctor has radiation and chemo as Plan C, so not likely. Since he has had both 18 yrs ago she would prefer not to go that route. All providing it does not show as Stage III during surgery. God lead us to this point through the car accident, so he must want him to survive is all we can say. Otherwise it would be growing away in there, undetected.

I guess the nightstand (you wrote on 7-31) was an obvious place to look. My BIL has rifles, etc for hunting but they joke that if there were an intruder it would be the baseball bat as guns are in large safe bolted into a locked closet and ammunition locked up somewhere else. Now that 3 of the 4 kids are grown and gone and the last one is 20, I don't know if they would change any of that.

You had posted your little guys would not let someone in undetected (at least when you are home), so it is blessing they were left alone. Creeps like that would not want attention drawn to them/the house they are looting and could harm the animals that feel they are being protective. Scary stuff.

quilty, i'd agree with that reasoning. let us know, okay?

all the houses here except across on the corner are empty during the day. my pups are alert/alarm dogs only. two of the three dogs might bark, but would cower and run away. the biggest and loudest one would stand and bark, but nothing else. LOL fast as these guys are, wasn't too much of a risk. :/
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today, i am thankful it was a little cooler
i am thankful that i do not currently have to make car payments or pay auto insurance
i am thankful for more mail order plant and bulb catalogs. not buying, but like looking at all the pretty pictures. :-)