Best/ worse/ ? did you learn today #54 visit with friends...

Morning everyone, sitting here listening to a Joel Ministries service..so have two googles open.. it is on encouraging yourself..love his attitude..
his talk is on self meditation..some of us are on the wrong channel - off with the defeat channel, off with the who hurt me, off with the I come from a bad upbringing..off with the gloom and despair, we have to switch to the best days are ahead, all things are possible!

That each and everyone of us should make an 'ENCOURAGEMENT' file
if someone half way give you a compliment, mark it down and put it into the file, if you are not being encouraged, make a list of good things you've done, write about the things you like about yourself, that we need to accept and approve of ourselves otherwise we'll never be what we could be...

We need to be reminded of the good things in us...
Truly is a great way to start ones morning...

Sky is black, rumbling going on ... they figure the storm will pass through about 10 or 11..was starting to rain when I left home...

Was tempted to stop at Canadian Tire this morning but thought I'd put in an extra 1/2 hr. as I'm leaving early..who knows, just might stop if I leave a little early...

Thank you for the recipe Ruby, if I get home early this afternoon might just try it..seems simple enough for even I to be successful...

Yep, doesn't Dawn sound as though she's on cloud '9'

Thank you all for your kind thoughts...let's hope Dr. Walc has come up with something...will tell him you'll all call his office if he doesn't find solutions..lol

I did not sleep well last night, falling asleep here as I type and as I listen to the softness of Joel Olsteen's voice...guess I didn't think there was any emotion left within me re Bill, but guess I was wrong..tossed/turned..today's another day..start fresh...

Liz, meant to ask you, were you affected in any way by the quake??? You were in my thoughts when they said how bad it was...don't you be worrying about me, I am positive that it's something so minor i.e. food allergy or something, it's just the having to jump the hoops - tests/doctors/appts. etc. before they can find it..

Starting to storm..yuk

Ruby, just go on the lookout for old chandeliers..I managed to pick up 3 for a few dollars at garage sales, just take off the electrical part and you are all set..pretty when the candles are lit..

It is an over-cast day today, unlike the scorcher yesterday. I may actually get some plants in the gorund today instead of procrastinating.

Thank you for the receipe Ruby! Yea! I'll gathering up my ingredients and make some of this asap.

Thank you'all for wishing me better luck. Trying times lately and that's putting it mildly. Just have to know it could be worse. I finally decided to tell my DH about the dish washer now that all the other things are either fixed and the doggie is better. Last night, I started to show him how the switch wouldn't turn on, and just as I turned it, the dish washer came on. LOL

Deborah, maybe it knew better than not to work..storming like crazy right now...just the kind of day you' love to be home, laying nicely covered with a blanket, watching t.v. - popcorn by your side...

oh just lost my post...try again later!
for now..
Betty winging up the prayers on results. I, we, will be right there with you...

and

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR CAROL!!!

Hope you enjoy this day.
and some pretty flowers for you.

Enjoy the day all.

And
Happy Birthday to Rachel too!

Oh I almost missed Bday greeting!

Happy Birthday Carol and Rachel!

Sending you some flowers.

Happy Birthday Carol & Rachel. HUGS BEV

Judy no wonder the daisies popped out at me! LOL

Here's another one!

Oh I love the yellow!
LOL, great minds think alike! Ohwah your white ones has a bee in the middle!

Happy Birthday, Carol and Rachel! ^_^

Happy, happy birthday to Carol & Rachel!!! Enjoy your days!!

Happy Birthday Carol and Rachel....
from us to you!

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Judy if I can collect some seeds would you be interested. If not deadheaded they seed really good!

They sure are pretty daisies...I only have white ones..don't they make you want to smile...

lordy, tropical storm here in Toronto...yuk

Oh YES Please Vicky,
Big smiles Thank you!!

The official name is Anthemis Kelwayi. I got them from Bluestone Perennials. If you want to look for them locally.

Hello hello,
Many thanks for all the good wishes for my birthday...and all the pretty daises..
and Happy Birthday to Rachel... if you are lurking..

Betty..thinking of you today and hoping you get some answers..and that it is just an allergy to a certain food.

I had a wonderful bouquet of the Salmon Stargazer lily greet me today.

I received a gift in the mail from my dear friend in B.C. and she called me too...playing the Beatles tune..When I'm 64...she is a special pal. One of the things in the bundle of goodies are seeds of Cosmos and Shasta daisies from Butchart Gardens. One was a soap with the quote..

"If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly our whole life would change" Buddha

The Birthday celebration will be on Sat. with my family in the garden.

I am smiling ...thank you

Hugs,
Carol

Oops! Happy Birthday, almost missed it.
Love and hugs...
S

Sounds as though you are enjoying your day Carol...thank goodness I left early, hear the 400 north at Canal Rd. is completely shut down...

Just walked in...

Dr. Walc reviewed my files, said the 3 palops they did a biopsy on turned out to be ok - no cancer, so that was good news, so no blockage there...had the catscan, said what they did in the colonoscopy was the lower bowel and now because I was sooo extendetoday(thank goodness I was the size I was for the appt.) that he wants to do the upper bowel..he doubts very much that it is food related, he seems to think there is a blockage, either from scar tissue (kidney operations and hysterectomy) that it could be pressing and creating a kink or perhaps a growth..asked him if I could possibly get tested re foods, irritable bowel etc. but he says he's a surgeon and truly feels it's something totally not food related, so wasn't going to argue with him..so they will telephone me tomorrow and let me know when they are able to get this done...yet another series of test and waiting...told him that if he didn't find something and I'm still under so much pressure below the tummy he'd have to put me 'down' said he'd see...so although it is somewhat good news it's also not getting me anywhere..still don't know what it is...so will be patient...

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Hang in there Betty!!! Hugs BEV

Yes Betty hang in there!

A releif for some good news Betty!
Let us hope/pray he gets you in really quick for the next tests.
In mean time keep on hanging on...
Whipping up some prayers.
Gentle hug.

Amen to no cancer!
Right along with all of you in praying for our dear Betty.

You said it Betty, just be patient. Glad you got your lower series over with with good news of no problems on that end.. We all are concerned for you and will patiently await the next set of tests with you.

carol, happy birthday!!!!!!!

evening all,

betty, well good news on no cancer can rest now! hope they are able to get to the bottom of it on next test, must be so fustrating, oh no we didnt feel the quake, it is 8 hours from us it was in southern calif, not sure if dawn felt it shes kinda closer, as silly as it sounds sometime you can feel them from miles away sometimes not. but i still dont like them!
so how many bracelets for the watch have you made? oh guess who got me in trouble want to guess who?? about two lines up.... i signed up for the glass swap lol omg here we go again been so good to! he he he.. meanning to tell you oh how sorry i am, sad your friends dog passing away, they become so bonded to us as children i know i always think mine will live forever!

jaye lol ok found my week spot (hugs) just giving you the bussiness (kidding away)

vicki, oh my what pretty yellow daisey's

bev, cool sunflower love how you caught the bee in there.

deborah, glad doggie better.

well off to dinner have a wonderful evening

Hello again,
Betty..glad to hear the good news about the polyps being ok.
Sorry you have to wait on more testing.

Thanks Sharon and Liz for the birthday wishes..it has been a very good day. Nice flower photos..
I had some surprise visitors today..an old friend with a new fella whom I had never met.
He enjoyed the garden very much..he said he would be spending all his time there if it were his. Seemed to know a lot about plants and gardening.

Then my neighbours had me over and gave me a wrought iron Welcome sign for the garden..rustic looking..I'll take a pic when I hang it. Then we all went to get an ice cream cone and drove down to the lake and people watched.

I am getting high speed internet installed tomorrow..hope all goes well. It will be a bit of a pain to have a new e-mail address but I am sure I will love it. Now I will be able to see all your photos quickly.

Good night all......

Rose Graham Thomas

Carol, you people watch too? LOL Me too, along with the wildlife when I have an outdoor outing to the lake. Course sometimes those folks I see can be mistaken for wildlife.

Betty, you still having a storm?

Liz, what glass swap?

Carole happy birthday girl. Have a big piece of cake for us calorie watchers, or two, or three.

Betty that is so dumb. Here they have almost done away with sigmoidoscopies because of this very reason, you are now forced to drink that junk again and do this whole thing over. Dumb, on top of it, if that is where the problem is, they may not have caught it either if you were not so distended today.

You guys I am glad I sound better. It was getting to Greg carrying the load alone, it was getting hard to make it, with no extra money to get by on. It was not the dream job or anything but it landed on me so maybe something great will come out of it. I got an appointment to take the test for the county, imagine this, Wed. when I have to work. I applied weeks ago, go figure.

Just posted Part #3 of pictures and commentary from my trip to Latvia.
Please go see--if you are interested.....

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/874647/

deborah its the glass jar swap lol wheels are turning already!
still taking names if your not already signed up... sounds like it will be a fun one

dawn, glad the canas are doing good! oh dosnt it just figure that would happen when you start a new job, another one calls, did you feel the quake?

Evening all, girls just left and Kyle and Noah are spending the night, grandma is heading off to bed and they tell me with no school they possibly will stay up playing till 1:00 or 2:00, they are going out in the boat for a few days, just stopping off for yet an evening to visit before setting out again..all so tanned...

Got a beautiful box of goodies from Jaye as we were on a swap together...a chain watch with beautiful charms, faith, hope, imagine, love...so pretty and I love silver...an elf for my garden, and she made me a time piece..a clock and where each of the 1 - 2- 3 etch are it's a letter with my name...very creative..also a sun hat so I don't get heat stroke...made my day...

Didn't sleep well last night so I'm yawning away, want to respond to all of you but might have to do it when I arrive at work tomorrow...sorry..

Hope you've all enjoyed your day!

Everyone around me felt the earthquake even Greg and he works almost where I work, but I did not. I was worried about my fish though he is a beta on a dresser in a big vase. My nieces in San Diego felt it too since it was pretty decent sized, but they are 3 hours from here and about 2 from the epicenter.

Happy Birthday Carol. It sounds like you had a nice day - surprises are always fun.

Congratulations on your new job Dawn. You do sound happy.

Just checking in to say hi!

Very good news Betty! I am so happy no cancer! It certainly sounds like the doc could be on to something w/ the scar tissue or a kink. Let's hope whatever it is, it's easily fixable!

Chat later!
J

Good Morning!

..I am off to a very busy and exciting day. LOL, DH gave me a wonderful piece of advise. His words of wisdom: Stop thinking about things and just do it!

ROFL, Yep...mulled all the activities around to pieces even. Got the game plan in and well today is the day I will be going non stop...Oh what a great feeling.
Actually started yesterday. Got a call for help and sister to the rescue jumped into action, just, love when I can be helpful, makes me smile. Today, he and his children will be able to go on an outing and for me...Pictures coming my way, yahoo what a better way to say thanks...lots and lots of pictures of my sweet neices and nephews.

Then tonight after dropping off a bridal shower gift I'v got packing to do. Yep on the go again. But How exciting, we will be having some guests, friends we've not see in ages. So I quick put together photos of the house in cronilogical order, whew...what a task, but it was quite enjoyable.
...Lets see, wrote some letters, notes and such, been putting that off (don't know why).Oh too much thinking: On the work front, Oh heavens...time is all i have so did some research on a new direction, got my information together and am currently working on my resume, going to apply for a job. I figure it can't hurt and geesh, will give me some practice on interviewing...But LOL, i am still going to hold out to the bitter end...Kids are doing well getting excited about school, so gathering supplies and making list of needed items.
....
Ruby, Thanks for sharing the Kennedy stew recipe, can't wait to try it.

Carol, Sounds like you had a wonderful day.Am so glad for you.

Gita, breezed through the pictures, wow incredible...Tonight will be able tohave a better look.

Gilli, Hi...What a beautiful Calla? Lily, Love the the colors.

Liz, hope all went well today. Did you get everything put away in time?
LOL, I just knew you couldn't not swap...heheh you have fun! Can't wait to see what you come up with.

GG...Was sorry to hear about your DS, yikes. Was the dentist able to fix his tooth? Your kids getting excited too?(about sch)

Waving Hello Wonder, how is working a couple days going for you? Will be nice to realx to quilting or which ever craft you are playing with. Will be excited to see.

Dawn, One day One step...Always areason for things that happen, When one door closes another always opens, I am so pleased that your door has come. You do sound happy and excited. Good for you! Glad that quake wasn't that close, geesh it would scare me to peices. LOL saw on the news Even Judge Judy was scared, just love her.

Betty, How are you feeling? Did doc call yet. I hope you had a better sleep last night.

hello to Everyone!! Hope you all have a good day.

Wonderful news Betty. I am so sorry that you have to go through more testing and waiting though. What a drag!!!

Hi to everyone. Good to read about everyone days. It is getting to the time of day when I begin to get really tired. I am cooking a pot of Butter Beans, which are my favorite to have at dinner time. I also made a huge toss salad. I love making salads in the summer when everything is fresh and so tasty. The tomato smelled wonderful. Yum.

Bev, the plants that you sent me recently had the plastic knives with the plant names on them. What kind of marker did you use that is permanent? I meant to ask you this before now. We need something that won't wash off so quickly. Thanks honey.

You all have a good evening, and I will check back in tomorrow.

Ruby

Ruby, It is a marker that was sent to me with some plants I got. Here is the addy. The ink will not wash off.DP Industries, Inc.
PO Box 295
N. Vassalboro, Maine 04962
www.dpind.com
The name is Garden Marker for out door use. I sent for some of those tall metal markers and I use it on them. BEV

Thanks Bev. Might have to see about purchasing a few of them.

Ruby