Best/ worse/ ? did you learn today #57 visit with friends...

Thread was getting long for some to access so thought I'd move us into the
"DG Friendship Garden" come sit awhile, or spend the day, always someone around to greet you....

Just as I was moving us over to this comfy room, Gita posted a reply to Carol (Starzz) post, thought I should move it over...

Gita posted:

starzz,

Good for YOU! Quitting smoking is extremely hard...You just have to get over "the hump"...that is about 1 week...
I used to smoke too--quit for good in 1972. Have not had ONE ciggie since--and don't want any! That was my 14th attempt to quit over many years. It was precipitated by my husband (he smoked too) coming home from the Hospital after a 2 week stay as a result of a bout with double pneumonia. He almost died! He was never going to smoke again--and I was home weaning myself off of them awaiting his return home...

EVERYONE smoked then!!!! Even in the movies...Sinatra, Bogart, even actresses...
Stay with it! Take each urge to smoke as it comes and think about something else...
In a short time--you will hate the smell of an ash-tray! The coughing will stop and you will smell things you could never smell before...foods...aromas...flowers...soap...

The hardest thing I found was the "hand and mouth" connection. What to do with my hands NOW???? For the mouth--you can chew gum, chew on toothpicks, a drinking straw...and such.
The other hard thing was the places and times one would associate with having a cigarette--like after a meal--with your morning coffee--when out having a drink--at a party---
etc...But--nowadays, no one smokes indoors anywhere public any more--which should be easier on those trying to quit.

You are 64--I am 71--a VERY young and active 71-yr. old...
You say you would never be able to keep up with me---probably not, but this might be because you are a smoker...It does "wind" you quicker...

My "difficulty" is my knees, but even they got better as all the long walking continued (in Latvia). I have had both my knees replaced (2004 and 2007) and I recovered from both those surgeries all alone at home with steps everywhere. I just thought of all this as additional therapy...I DO have a strong mind-set that I CAN do this---all on my own--and I did! No one came and cooked for me---did my laundry, or anything. My daughter would stop by to see if i was OK. Laid on the couch a lot--did 100's of crossword Puzzles while icing my knee. Did my PT exercises twice a day for what seemed like "forever"...etc..etc...

Yes Betty that was a very good post from Gita. I don't smoke but I can ass it on to people that do.

Went up north to visit BIL and SIL and to get some rocks. She was saying they are seriously thinking of quitting smoking for health and because of the cost. Mostly health tho. At least they don't smoke around the GK's.

Here is the load of rocks we got.

Here is the start of the project. I had DH tear out the lilac as it has never been healthy or robust. I was trimming it and noticed a third of it was dead. So out it went.

The bed already looks better with the lilac gone!

Good morning everyone. (And thanks Betty!)

Busy weekend on this end. I have to come back to work to get any rest!

I have my first brug bloom opening up!!!!

Here I am starting to edge it with the rocks we got.

Here it is just about done.

Here it is finished. Waiting to be watered today to see what weeds come up before I plant it. Don't have to buy any plants as I can move some from the other part . It needs thinning badly and there are a few others I can move there.

On our way up north I had DH stop in the park in the town I grew up in. They have the neatest firepit and I reember it differently. I thought it was round and it is 6 sided. Was sorry to see the shape it is in. It is over 50 years old. About 12 feet across. Would like to see if DH can make a smaller version. Is that asking too much? LOL

See the damage to the fire pit itself.

I remember as a kid running around the top of it and thinking how far it was to jump across! LOL

Since I have talked about myself figured I'd better at least say Hi and enjoyed all the news and pictures. Sounds like everyone is really busy. But mostly a good busy. Will try to pop in again today as I will be making pickles and freezing corn with DH!

OMG Vicki, you must be exhausted..looks fantastic, now for planting..someone is taking a fancy to new gardens...

Cat, I love the brugs..isn't that the truth with coming to work for a rest...think my life is reversed, should be resting at home and working at work..lol..but it's kind of neat this way..

My youngest son quit smoking when his father died, it was something his father never wanted him to do, lasted about a year or so and now he's back to smoking I bet at least a pack a day...

Can't understand it, here's a good looking man of 38, top executive in his firm, has everything going for himself and he's playing russian roulette with his life..talk to him each and every time he comes up but guess talking won't do a thing, he has to decide on his own...he'll want to quit when it's too late though...I never tried smoking, not because I was better than anyone else, same for drinking, just never appealed to me..my downfall is pepsi..now if I had to get off of it I can guarantee you it would be as hard as smoking..kidney specialist once told me it was no different than being a drug addict...there you go...

Carol, we're proud of you for trying, am sure this time you will be successful..hoping the new meds work for you, as I said, Roger went blind for a few weeks when they changed his high blood pressure meds..one has to be so careful..most times they say it's not the drugs but it truly is...

Wow Vickie - You have a busy day ahead of you. Another over achiever in our midst. Oved the new flower bed and also loved the pic of your doggie. He/she is beautiful!!! I am also quite impressed with the Park Fire Pit. Cool as can be!!!

I posted on other page before new thread was set up. Commented to several of you on there, so won't repeat here.

Also thank you to Gita for helpful hints with cigarettes. They are truly good tips for someone attempting this horrid withdrawal.

Anyways, Happy Monday to everyone.

Ruby

Vicki, isn't it amazing how we remember things from the past as being so large, maybe it was because it was so small...Son made a firepit/cooker etc in his back yard, will take a photo to show you..I want one too but he's too busy all the time with kids/sports/work..so will not ask..do you think Vicki we could do it ourselves..lol..

Ahhh your kitchen must have the smell of pickling, I so love it..when Roger was alive we'd pickle for weeks..or rather, he'd pickle I was on pred & clean-up detail...guess which took the most energy..can remember the ceramic tile in the kitchen having syrop on it, everytime you would move you'd stick to the floor, but oh our cold cellar sure came in handy during winter months...

Opened the door to let Ruby in...

Ruby wrote:

Hello to Everyone -

Betty, I love your shed windows. So cute. To the two Dragonflies, thank you and yep Betty too for the pictures that you shared. Loved seeing everyone's yardens.

Last year before I knew Terri, I saw her post somewhere about having just moved in to a new house and not having any planting done at the time. I fill up a box of plants that we had an overabundace of a shipped off to her. In return she sent me some wonderful Jade Plants and a very, very small piece of String of Pearls. The String of Pearls didn't do anything much for a really long time. I had it planted with some other cacti and it evidently wasn't getting what it needed to grow. About a month or so ago I potted in in it's own pot. That stuff has grown by leaps and bounds. Yippie!! I love it.

To the other Dragonfly, Bev, I just recieved the Garden Marking Pens. They write very nicely. I do hope that they live up to their claim of not washing off. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction Bev.

Starzz, I have just begun a high cholesterol medication last week. I read that one of the side effects is muscle soreness too. So far, so good with me. I am having little twinges here and there but that is normal for me, so I can't tell if it is going to a problem for me or not.

As for the smoking...I am a very heavy smoker. I have had fights with my plastic surgeons for the last couple of years because they are saying that smoking leaves us harder to heal than most. Oh well. As of this day, I am not going to try and quit. I wish you all the good luck in the world with stopping the cigs. Many, many others have done it, so hopefully you will be one of the ones who can get off of them successfully.

Judy, I didn't quite understand your posts from yesterday either. Are you okay?

Hello to all others. I hope that everyone will have a good week coming up.

Ruby

Betty I would love to have dill pickle scented candles! I love the smeill of dill! I love the fact I can give pickles and produce to to family and friends. I get much satisfaction out of that and gardening. But basically none out of cleaning house. Didn'f feel tired at all when done with it. It just felt really good!

Ruby I am only occassionally an over acheiver! LOL I can sit for days on end and not do much!

Hmmm now that would be a new 'scent ' bet you could melt an old candle, add dried dill, put it in a container to harden..then you could think gardening all winter long...

Roger had all his pickling recipes written in a book that came from his parents (did thousands of jars and sold them - extra income when they retired) and his grandparents..if you would like some of them, I can type them out and send them to you..might be some that are different..

Gitagal - It sounds like we do pretty much the same things in winter. However, here in Oregon it is not nearly as cold as Baltimore. I spent a little bit of time there working on a project at Johns Hopkins and at the time was living in San Francisco. The cold always surprised me each time I got off the plane. The winter always makes me feel like cooking. I also wish I had someone to cuddle up with - been single for a while now!
I do ski and snowshoe and enjoy the snow.
Ves522 I love the new garden area - I wish I had more space!

Portland1, seems the only thing we miss here on this thread is the 'someone to cuddle up with' lol..

Going back to Gita's post about 'winter' let's see, it's almost lunch, maybe I'll get my post in...

What do I enjoy about it???

The beauty of looking at the trees, ladden with snow, the cleanliness, going down to Aunt Muriel's stream, watching the river flow as the frost rises and doing so on the coldest day as to watch everything sprakling like millions of diamonds under the summer sun..

Staying home and making soup/stew and hot rolls while the family are out snowmobiling and looking to get warm near grandma's fireplace with tummy's full..

Going to our annual winter parades, watching the floats past by, children out laughing and enjoying winter festivities

NOT going to work because all the highways are closed and I get to sit with fireplace on looking at the storm and winds and trying to make out the creatures or angels as designed by mother nature in the snow

the time to unwind, find some projects I've set aside to do as now I'm indoors and looking to be creative

the Christmas festivities with friends and family

the dreaming of spring and what wonders my garden will bring....

ice skating with the children..

Lunch time, off I go, will be back shortly with what I don't like..

Hi...
First I apologize for my little outburst! Sometime i just get an overwhelming feeling that I am sort of worthless.
Been bashing myself around all weekend, I guess I'm sort of not handling kids going back to school so well. LOL,
Got the I am not needed anymore syndrom.
Thank you for caring to ask. And Thank you Betty for the e-mail it brighten my spirits, and yes i did smile big.

Wow, Ves Avery nice new bed. Sure is a ton of work. Will be really nice when you move some of the pretty plants into their new home.
Ok so now I am going to be a little nosey...How do you know how many stones to get? Do measure and then figure out the size and how many you need? When I was colllecting stones, I had to make many trips just so i could continue the dry creek bed.
I hope you were able to get all of your canning done.

You go Carol!! Hope you can kick it this time. Great ideas Gita! And I am so happy to hear bad back is getting better.

Wishing everyone a happy Monday evening. Got the boot from Computer during day today. LOL, got caught from manager and supervisor while I was reading, man that just bummed me out, but I can go on at lunch and breaks, if I take them. Not a giant deal, as everything I have been asked to do as been done to meet the quality standards. They just want me to be sure work comes first...DUH.
Plus Mgr. was freaking out because they dropped a huge mailing on us, geesh could have worked on it all summer but nooo got to wait for school to start because you know we don't when thats going to be! yep just shaking my head.

Portland, Sounds good on the restoration of your house. Have you found anything cool from the past? We are renovating an old house too. The summer Cottage was 100year old one room shack! Very cool story behind it. We have all the photos of what we are doing to and Original photo's of the original homeowners. Makes a real neat timeline. Plus i made copies of the original one room shack...

Ruby, so good to see you! Glad to know you were just busy. Will be a bummer as the season starts to end. But we can always go back and re-read posts and see all your lovely gardens. Hows the Wall john has been building?

Oh, Shar...Wondering here if you are illistrating your book! You know me I think you should, blinking too because i am hoping your answer is yes, lol then I will be jumping up and down.

Oh gosh, So Sabrina has decided she wants to go to the Homecoming dance! Very exciting, that means she is going to actually wear a dress!! Haven't seen her legs in ages. LOL, boohooing because she doesn't want me to make it, so we will just have fun shopping around.

Today julia started first day of College! Geesh, can't beleive already. Now she is at work, so i won't hear about her day till later tonight.

Oh Gita, I like winter for the first snow, LOL after that, i am ready for spring. But I do use winter to read...nothing like getting lost in a book.
Outside i really like to see how people decorate at Christmas time. All the lights are nice to see on way home. This winter, I am planning on building the second mini house.

Betty, I llove your Shed! You did a beautiful job with it. Like, i new you would it's really fun watching your dream come true.

Well, gotta get my laundry going...LOL, think I'll bug Liz too and see what she is up to.

Thanks everyone, You all are the Best to share my days/nights with.

edited to say:
OH MY Gosh, i forgot to tell you!! I have several carrot peppers!! wohoo, managed to keep the plant hidden from the deer.
They are tiny but yahoo they are peppers.





This message was edited Aug 25, 2008 6:34 PM

seedtosser - think of it this way....instead of being NEEDED for cooking, laundry, etc you will be WANTED for who you are. That is much better! I don't know how old your kids are but I have 7 children, all grown, and I found that they all needed their mother so much at the junior high stage, so you may still be needed desperately, they just don't show it as much. So....enjoy being WANTED!
ps my name is Judi

Judi, great post, now if Judy will take it to heart, dropping in before I'm off to bed..wrote a long manual for you all to read and zap it didn't go through, that was earlier, lordy I told you some gossip I heard in the family..now it will have to wait till tomorrow..think I'll check the previous thread, perhaps I made an error and posted it there...
Isn't getting old a lot of fun..

Shucks, whoever would read the following on the DG Friendship Garden thread would have had absolutely no idea what I was talking about, let's try here..you'll probably not understand it either..lol...


Strangest thing, went to grocery store tonight in town, you know how I've been saying that I have such a feeling of dread, the feeling like something terrible is going to happen, no clue as to what it is, but have the same heavy feeling for 2 weeks, I'm not usually wrong..well tonight I pull in, park and sitting in front of me was a gray car and sitting at the wheel I could have said was 'my father' he's been dead now 5 years, even his mannerisms as I walked towards the store reminded me of him, then in a flash it was someone I'd never seen before nor did he look like my dad..just feeling soooo eerie...

Bernie (DB) told me though he hadn't wanted to alarm me (this has nothing to do with the feeling of dread I have) that his son Ross, remember Mathew was critical this spring, anyway Ross was working and almost cut off his entire arm just above the elbow, did major surgery, just starting to have feeling in his fingers, won't be working for many months, this happened a few weeks ago..don't know why people think they have to keep things from you...

Then don't know if you remember my telling you about Bernie (DB) whose wife ran off with Roger's brother - now this brother know I'm going to confuse you with this one, this brother was married to my cousin Linda who was raised with me so really we're more like sisters..anyway to get back to the story, this sister in law came from a very wealthy family, when the father passed on he left them each over 1 million dollars, she and her 2 sisters and 1 brother but the provision was they could not access it until they reached 55, she's at that age now, apparently it's valued to almost 3 million each now..but get this...her mother, whom I thought was a grand lady, had many homes and a condo on the ocean in Florida..anyway this one sister without telling her sibblings took the mother to Florida, had her sign her worth away, shortly after the mother died down there and this woman never called her sibblings to tell them about it, had her cremated and that was that...boy is there a war going on...not much they can do about the money the mom had, sister disposed of everything....what people do to their loved ones!

Have I managed to confuse you or could you follow the jist of the story..will give you food for thought..lol

Hi Judy, glad you smilled..we're all here for each other, you know that..and forget this non self worth attitude, you are loved and valued...only you can make you less than you are....

Carol, how did your day go???? bitting nails??? hope it wasn't too bad..isn't there a new kind of meds to help out, you take the pills and you can smoke a few, then the pill and 1 less until you wein yourself off of them???


Night night everyone..

Hi Judi! Betty already introduced us LOL, Im Judy.

Thank you, What a wonderful way to look at the this syndrom. I will think of being wanted rather then needed.

Betty, you are just the sweetest, Thank you again...

little giggling here, about your posting your"gossip' on the other thread. Oh well at least it didn't go to cyberspace.
Maybe your dad was on your mind. That is kind of eerie tho.

I had to read your gossip a couple times to figure out who was who again. Geesh, not a very nice thing to do...holy mackerol, Hope they get that straighted out.

Good night, see you tomorrow. Sweet dreams.

See you all tomorrow, going to call an early night.

What a tangled web some do lead...so confusing, tried to think of another way of explaining the web...

If your husbands brother and your brothers' wife took off together??? ok that's a little clearer...

and to make the matter worse your husbands brother married your cousin who you were raised with and are like sisters wouldn't that be a mish/mash ...

Now that's some thinking this early in the morning...lol...

Waiting for Suzanne to call, each work morning until her daughter Danielle has the baby I'll meet her in Barrie so that if she gets the call to leave I can hitch a ride up to that point and make my way home...of course I'm off tomorrow and Thursday..Friday we'll probably travel in together as it's only 4 hrs. and I'd just leave with her..

Just as I was getting ready to call it a night Cathy dropped in, it was her birthday on Thursday and they had a party for her last night so she brought me birthday cake - that's twice since Sunday somebody has treated me to desert..might as well enjoy, after reading Carol's post about quitting smoking for health I will start dieting..need ast least the weekend to bring in proper foods...so Carol, you are starting a trend, I'll follow suit with you..

Cathy said she took Sailor for a walk with her around the community parkland and said she loved it so will do it every few days, then she said her mother was at the store and wondered if Cathy was here so while checking that out she took Sailor out..no wonder the old girl was tired last night...lol - made 2 of us..

Am sure it's difficult Carol, but hand in there...think of all the $$$ you'll have left over for the garden or for yourself...

Judy, don't feel bad. I have been fighting these kind of feelings all my life, but I found this place and I just get on here and read these posts and before long I am out of my mood. You know all these girls are life savers!!! Betty, how many pepsies do you drink a day? Do you think that they may be part of your problem? I would think so, but I am not a doc. You could mention that to him. I know it is addictive. I know people that can't quit drinking it. Will be thinking very much about you tomorrow. Well better get Scotty's breackfast and do something about our attack kitten. Hugs to all BEV
Highbush Cranberry Viburnum

hello all


gosh u are all needed each and every one. where would i be without you all???? hmmm???? well for one thing, cold this winter and i aint! lol
u know we need each other cos when someone is in need, it gives the other that chance to shine, to give, to care, to love and to hug. then we get better and its our turn to do the same.
my, i just couldnt be woth out u all. i may not post much awes i traverse the valleys but i lurk and i read all the posts. sometimes i forget things but thats either age or meds... or both!

so, seed, dont u fret none now...... we know how u feel... dont worry, sunshine is just around the corner.. so im told... im waiting patiently. got my family here to hold me up while im waiting.... here..... take a lean on my shoulder.

I have learned over the years how to avoid hangovers, don't mix the alcohol, and don't drink til you can't stand up LOL!
Good for you Starzz! Dave smokes, about 1/2 pack a day I guess. He's quit so many times it is unbelievable. He quit not too long ago and went 10 weeks without, then we decided to go out dancing. Smoking in bars is still allowed here in the South. Needless to say that didn't work. He hasn't tried to quit again since, we do like going out and visiting with our bar fly friends, so he said that when they pass the law where you can't smoke in bars he'll try again. I would like to get him where he's able to do what I do. I smoke when I drink, outside of that I don't want to smoke, the thought never crosses my mind. Just smoke when you're in the bar, and no more. Of course that will be nearly impossible for him to do, and I know it. What's good is he went in for a physical to get hired for the job he has, the doctor couldn't even tell he smokes! He has more lung capacity than a non smoking 18 year old, and he's been smoking since he was 12! Crazyness!

Betty, I post things on the wrong threads all the time! It gets so confusing LOL! What you said about greed in the family is a fact, my mom's half sister is the same way, she took us to court because we were "throwing my grandmother away like an old shoe" when we reluctantly put her in a rest home after my grandfather passed away because she had Alzheimers and couldn't afford in home nursing. That woman got custody of my grandmother, moved granny into her house, came and took all of the furniture from me to her house, as soon as she had everything, back into a rest home granny went. My mom still talks to her, mainly because mom doesn't have any sort of backbone to stick up for herself with, I refuse to talk to her, I don't need people like that in my life.
Now that I've ranted I feel better, thanks ya'll for listening!

I used to be addicted to Pepsi! If I didn't have a can in my hand by 2:00pm I would literally start shaking. Then the dentist told me that the Co2 in the Pepsi's were ruining my teeth and if I kept drinking them like I was I would need dentures by the time I turned 40! I was 32 then and what a wake up call! It was actually pretty easy to kick the Pepsi habit, I switched to iced tea. I still have a Pepsi, Coke, 7-Up, now and again but nothing like I was drinking. I lost weight too!

Well yesterday was an uneventful day, just sat around the house most of the day, except for going out to eat breakfast then dinner. Today mom has a dr appt, hopefully he'll tell her he can fix part of her pain problem, oh I hope I hope I hope!! I need to get out on my own for a little bit, I'm going stir crazy around here. Need to go to Bed, Bath, and Beyond today too.

What a lovely post all made, you are right, it's always nice to have a group of friends always ready to take up the slack when you are down knowing that although you are not posting, they know you are there and pray for your well being until you are able to come back ... caring, supportive and bonded by the knowledge that earthlings cannot survive without the love of others and the need to be there in times of need..Laura and Bev, you've expressed it with true feeling..appreciate it...

Crissy, when I was 18 and having so much trouble with kidney failure and I drank at least a case a day, I wouldn't eat at all and virtually when I would take a drink you could feel it being absorbed within the body, same as drug addiction I would think...because I was in the hospital 6 months and then another 6 months within a few years I was not allowed at that time 'coke'..gradually over the years it's become a habit again..doctors had said it ate the lining from my stomach...

I would say that I drink 2 or 3 cans a day, most of the time you see me with one but it might be same as the one I started in the morning...very seldom you will see my bedside table without a can and often I wake up for a drink...was so funny, Roger always said, 'the day you die you'll have a coke can in your hand'! As it was, the evening he passed I stood in the hallway, remember when they told me he was gone, there wasn't a bit of saliva left in my mouth, I kept trying to swallow, Greg and Jeff brought me a can of coke so I could wet my mouth, remember staring at it and thinking he wasn't far wrong...

Crissy, often see such madness after a death, certainly with Roger's family..didn't talk to 80% of them for several years after his death...death either bonds you all or divides you...death does funny things to people...

Betty - I know I am new and I don't know your history of not feeling well.....what are your symptoms? I was sick for a very long time and went undiagnosed for 15 years until I was working in London and one of my clients who is a physician said "You have celiac disease" so when I returned to San Francisco I went to ucsf and sure enough I have celiac disease. That was 18 months ago and now I feel great. It really is not difficult to be gluten free but it is difficult to get the correct diagnosis. The only reliable test in genetic and is a cheek swab and they test for the gene. If you have the gene & symptoms then you have it. If you have the gene and no symptoms then you have the potential to develop it. The other tests, a blood test and an invasive look at your small intestines, are not always reliable and can be falsely negative. The small intestine in very long and celiac usually causes damage in one or a few areas so the biopsy can miss the damage. Anyway, if you think this is a possibility I would be happy to help. The National Institutes of Health estimate that 1 in every 133 Americans have this. Every kid in Italy is tested before the age of 5, and most European countries and Canada are way ahead of us regarding celiac disease.
I hope you feel better soon. It is not fun to be sick!

Well thank you, think it's one of the things they will be checking on tomorrow..DIL Melanie has it, although she really tries to stick to her specialty foods she often gets off track and is quite ill..

Went for lunch, got back, went to put on my glasses and one of the arms is gone, just got these in Dec. - anyway, went back down to the underground garage in hopes of finding it but no luck! Walking back (leave it to me) I feel uncomfortable in the bra and right away I'm thinking, could it have fallen inside? So I'm basically feeling myself on the bra sides and middle of cups and here are two men watching...had to explain that one quickly, they both laughed as I made a joke out of it..lol

So now have to try and fit in a trip to the eye glass store...maybe Suzanne will drop in tonight on our way home to see if they are open...

HI girls,
I'm doing ok..nibbling here and there throughout the day..but mostly healthy stuff.
Sipping water off and on..I just take a deep breath when I get the urge to smoke...and let it out slowly..
I have been cleaning out my kitchen cupboards and looking at all the food labels..

Picked some of my very poor crop of tomatoes today..my friend stopped by for a visit with her two grandkids and I gave her four of them.

Betty..good for you to see about eating a little more healthy..I expect your doctor will be pleased..That is quite an addiction you have to Pepsi/coke.

I came across this photo taken by my BIL of myself and my sister a couple of years ago ..in our housecoats doing the tour of the garden.

Take care all,
Cheers,
Carol

Hi Everyone!

Thank you Bev and Wonder!! You know, this is my second home, sort to say.
I love spending time with everyone.

Betty, Will be thinking of you tomorrow morning and all day.
Hope you have a wonderful time at the BBQ...Will be with you in Sprirt.

Oh gosh, I have wonderful News! The young friend my girls helped has been released from the hospital care.
She and Sabrina are talking as I write. Whew, what a relief to know she realized what Sabrina has done for her.
I was so worried, for Sabrina that she wouldn't but She did. Still has a way to go, but don't we all.

Another prayer answered.

Thank you all for your support in all we do.

Carol, photo almost looks like Victorian Times..better get me some new jammies...Suzanne's husband Lenny quit smoking 10 weeks ago, he's on new meds..apparently it's a pill taken twice a day, you smoke for the first few weeks but at a minimum, then none..he says he's tried many times before but this seemed a lot easier, now withdrawals..maybe you could ask the doctor??? If nothing else it gives one the urge to do something with their hands, won't you have a clean house and pretty gardens, not that you don't already have them..

Stopped to see if they could fix my glasses and I ended up with new frames, they were still under warrantee so that was good...

Just got home, talked to DIL Lisa about what the kids need to bring with them on Thursday, watered everything and now it's time to have something to eat and off to bed I go..tomorrow I only need to be at the hospital for 8:50 so would imagine if I left here by 8:00 I should be fine...

Strange, for the past couple of weeks I've been telling everyone at work that it's so cold that my fingers are numb but it's been ongoing..here I sit typing and I can hardly feel the finger tips..I'll wait till I get this issue cleared up before I put another on the table...poor circulation I guess..what is with turning 60??? does everything go to pot??? just think if I make it to 65..lol

I'm so glad Judy that the young lady understood the consequences of what she was about to do and how your girls took the right road to assist her, not many kids I don't think would, they'd be afraid of losing her friendship without thinking of what could really happen..so give those girls of yours a hug....you are raising them well..be proud...

Best I get energetic, nothing to do in the house, but need to feed the animals, although I know someone was here today, I never close the door at the back or front and both were closed-always tell tale signs...didn't open the refrigerator so don't know if the earthly anges left 'food'...

Night/night

Morning everyone, quick drop in, slept in till 7:00 that's late for me, have to be in Barrie Hospital for 8:50...I'm hungry..guess all those cocktails they will feed me will fill me up..

Sunshine/sunshine and more sunshine for the next few days..I'm excited..girls should all be organized by the time I get home today for eats...

Enjoy your day!

Betty - please google "numbness and celiac" - and best luck today. I will think of you.

Waiting to hear results Betty.

Hello there, been home since noon but it was b.b.q. time, sad we weren't able to eat outside as there are so many bees/wasps so inside it was..last 2 girls just left..tried to reach my students to cancel tonights class had done so all but 1, hope she got my message as I just want to get myself organized for tomorrow, long/long day with 4 grandsons/exhibition (like your state fair) and the Medieval Times Theatre...change in weather prediction, suppose to be one of this weeks loveliest days....

I'll tell you with all of todays technology I can't believe they cannot find something more appealing to drink than those cocktails they give you..sitting in a gown with nightrobe for 3 hrs drinking cocktails that taste like %$^&
is no fun...now I'll wait for the results..

Remember 2 weeks ago Cathy who cuts my grass was here and got rid of that humungous (bee/wasp) nest that was in the tree, well it's back..imagine - 2 week and they've made another almost as big..so guess we'll leave that one till winter when we can fully kill everything in it..

Cathy dropped in this aft. as well, she's on blood thinner, has been for almost 1 year, has 2 blood cloths, goes twice a week to have her blood monitored, well this aft. she dropped in and OMG you should see the size of her leg, so while she's here she calls her Dr. and they tell her she can have an appt. next Thurs. shucks, she's likely to be dead by next Thurs....

Now tomorrow is Thursday, the day she always cuts my grass even though I say NO/NO/NO! Told her with her leg as it is, she's best to leave it and I'd enjoy cutting it as I've not cut it all summer long...we'll see, she says she'll listen..doubt it though, might hide the gas in the morning..that would do it!

Waiting for Kyle and Noah to arrive, they'll spend the night watching me doze off, I'm tired tonight and we'll leave about 7 or so in the morning..doubt we'll be back before midnight..

Do hope you all enjoyed your day..
Talk later..

Betty hope you are feeling well.

Do take care Betty, we love you hun! I know about that cocktail you had to drink, I had to drink one before my cat scan, a huge picher of it. Nasty!