Friday 19th

[Mayebarnes]

hello everyone!

donuts have arrived.. who brought coffee.?.

will add a word or two now that the chairs are set up..

yesterday was a busy day for me.. felt good to make decisions.. .. going to really make a start on downloading the excess stuff from house... and made a start... going to do it slowly , one drawer, closet at a time.. yesterday was the top of the desk . and some paper work from the file cabinet.. and a little of this and a little of that.. one shelf at a time.. ..

Donna brought me soup. ,,yum,, no cooking lunch..( don't you all just wish you had a "donna" ). . Mark showed up to mow the yard. and run trimmer. made David happy to see our yard was the first done in the neighborhood..

today. more of the same. I hope. still having a pinch in the side,tummy region. but will ignore.

so have a seat . and whats your day going to be like?

[Pat B]

TGIF! I was going to start a check-in thread, but then saw Aunt Maye had started one.

Speaking of Aunt Maye - guess what I did yesterday? I bought a *C* gift for Erin <evil grin>

Finally got word from the board that we will definitely be closed on Sundays in the off-season (starting this weekend!!!)

Other than that - no news is good news.

Erin said the first day of school went well. She also told me that her Dad is in a 30-day rehab program - he apparently almost OD'ed Wednesday. Erin and Granny managed to get him on granny's oxygen and get him revived. They contacted the VA and they picked him up Thursday morning and took him somewhere in Georgia for a 30-day stint. I told Erin I really hope that it works for him because all I ever wanted was for him to clean himself up and be a FATHER to her. How sad is it when your teenage daughter has to revive you and then put you in rehab?

Donna - left you a question in the kitchen about the German Chocolate pie, but if I'm correct, it will be the 12 oz. can of evaporated milk.

I'm off to get this office rolling. Y'all have a good 'un!

[Mayebarnes]

Pat, that is truly Sad for Erin,,... but she will now be so totally aware of what happens on drugs.. . will grow her up fast...

[boffler]

And another quick Good Morning from me to all of you. Will be loading the motorhome for another weekend adventure...looking forward to seeing the outdoor drama Tecumseh....Got my infusion yesterday and with any luck within a few days this ole gal will start to feel much better and perkier....hubby is taking a half day off work, so I am hoping by around 2:00 p.m. we can be on the road, I have to pack my 'stuff' then I have to load and stock the motorhome, when I am feeling at my best that is not to bad, but when I'm not it will take a bit longer, LOL....so sitting here is not getting things done...

Pat, drugs have a terrible hold on our society, I pray that Erin seeing what it does to a person will keep her from them....really sad she has to be part of his world.
And glad you did not type out that "C" word, LOL

Maye, I left a pot of coffee for those that stop by...or tea...

Have a great weekend one and all...catch you on Monday.

[ladyebug]

Good Morning, Everyone.

Well, this day is not shaping up to be very productive. Went to bed last night and read until 2:30a, so got up super late. At least we don't have to leave home today.

I have been thinking a lot about this library of cookbooks I have and wondering what to do with them. I haven't opened one in YEARS and have no sentimental connection to them. I may call our local library to see if they are interested.

Pat, how difficult life is when someone in the family is an addict. My heart hurts for his mother and for Erin.

JoG, I, too, have a feeling your blood levels are out of whack and this diabetes indicator will get back to normal. I've seen it happen before in a couple of my friends.

Janet, glad you are feeling better and YES we all wish we had a Donna!

maxie, your life sounds like a 3-ring circus with your kids and grandkids, but I know they are thrilled you are in the mix with them. John drove a school bus every year he taught, and everytime I see one, I cringe.

Sharon, have a wonderful weekend. I know you will have everything perfect for everyone around you. You are a planner and a doer.

Paula, I admire your taking care of kids. I know you are a great role model for them and their parents are lucky to have you.

Better get some sheets in the washer and get something done. Have a great day, Friends.

[maxie]

Good morning..looks like no sun for us right now. I know, you are all asking how can I go into the kitchen, make coffee, open my new bag of ginger snaps and not look out the window. Beats me but if I did look it did not register this morning. I'm getting old...used to be aware of my surroundings and on occasion even looked out the window. Both kids here last night and we ended up grilling steaks with baked potatoes. Today I have a pedi at 5:00 so no cooking for me. Sierra's hair was beautiful with her new highlights and about 3 inches cut off. Day 2 of school went fine for Andrew. No homework. Someone said they thought the state was phasing out that damn common core curriculum ...it was a massive failure in this house and made us all feel a little stupid. Do not know what today will bring but pretty sure I will not be over taxing myself. Boy is my life boring! But as long as I have cookies it will be ok...

[sassygirl01]

[QUOTE=Mayebarnes;n29586]hello everyone!

donuts have arrived.. who brought coffee.?.

will add a word or two now that the chairs are set up..

yesterday was a busy day for me.. felt good to make decisions.. .. going to really make a start on downloading the excess stuff from house... and made a start... going to do it slowly , one drawer, closet at a time.. yesterday was the top of the desk . and some paper work from the file cabinet.. and a little of this and a little of that.. one shelf at a time.. ..

Donna brought me soup. ,,yum,, no cooking lunch..( don't you all just wish you had a "donna" ). . Mark showed up to mow the yard. and run trimmer. made David happy to see our yard was the first done in the neighborhood..

today. more of the same. I hope. still having a pinch in the side,tummy region. but will ignore.

so have a seat . and whats your day going to be like?
[/Hip,hip,hurry....I bought the coffee....It came from dunkin donuts...I am ready....And i bought napkins and plates too..

[JoGee]

Good morning.
Sometime today, probably before noon, we are heading to Phx. I thought I overslept because the bedroom wall clock read half past 9. I woke E to ask if we were running that late, and he snapped, ".....needs a battery!" So I got up and saw it was just 6, but it looks very, very sunny out! 🌵 So for the next few days, while Tucson enjoys temps in the low 90's, it appears that Phx will be in the low 100's. 😅

Yesterday I'm not sure i felt more tired or weak. I pushed myself to walk with E to the mailbox, a mere half block. It was an effort. I will keep pushing myself to do these things. (I push the carts in stores, forget the riding ones - no effort there, and I do want to keep strong as I can......that's not saying much lately...I think it's because my health is still out of whack.)

I'm having some bottled peach tea for breakfast, and finished off the last piece of fried chicken. Yummy. I really wanted the extra protein.

Pat, that had to be tough for Erin to see...her own dad yet. But I bet she will always be aware and wary of drugs.
My GS's class took a pretty deep look at drug problems before he got to HS. The kids had to take the information to their families as well. The boy would not drink caffeine drinks or foods, not even chocolate. He has a med for ADHD, but it's the only thing he needs to use. Even if another family member wants coffee or chocolate, that's fine, but he has his other preferred choices.mhis idea of a treat is teriyaki jerkey.

Boffler, enjoy your weekend. I hope all goes perfectly for you.

Well, I need to be sure to get my stuff ready to pack. E will be in bed til 9. Hope I don't disturb his sleep while rummaging for my stuff. I ordered some new support hose. I tried ordering a larger size to cover foot swellings. The larger size was not a bit larger. I'd returned them. But I did get a pair from Footsmart catalog *by shoe size*, and they felt much better. But I'm ordering the next size larger for comfort. The foot infections from hospital bacteria and the swellings do seem to have put me in shoes 2 sizes larger. When I accept that this is a permanent situation with my feet, Goodwill will be receiving lots of perfectly good shoes.

Sooooo, I guess that's all the stuff going on here. Am looking forward to GDs wedding shower tomorrow (not so much the crowd expected to be there. I won't see but 1 DD there. My "local" kids in Phx have developed problems among the families. Haven't yet figured it all out, not sure I want to get into it. Bride's mom, my oldest DD, doesn't let it get to her. It is what it is, she says. So she channels her energies into her family instead. But I swear, when I'm better, and over and done with all of this medical hoo-ha, I'd love to plan a weekend gathering. Get them all together. Put them in hotel rooms on the same floor/wing of the hotel. See what develops. A little civility amongst them? A chance to talk and resolve dead issues?

Dreaming aside, I hope you all have a good weekend. Sunday we will have brunch with a longtime good friend.

[Paula A]

Good morning, All!
Pat, I admire your strength in just being positive and strong for Erin..
That donut sounds so good! Old fashioned is my favorite kind.
I like that " one shelf, one drawer at a time" approach. My closet has shelves on either side that have been stacking places for whatever is not in use...I have cleared up the floor space in it, now the shelves, one at a time...thanks for the permission to take it slow
I got a call from my friend ( the one I said yesterday that I am standing next to in my picture). Her son was in a bad wreck and she was on her way up to the ER in Redding . Broken feet, jaw, clavicle, punctured lung. Prayers for Zack Boes, please. Years ago, it was a reverse of this, when we got the phone call about our daughter being in a serious accident. Barbara was there for me every day.
Stay safe and keep doing good!

[Nalani]

Aloha all!

Afraid I'm too late for any donuts as they are most likely gone.

Will just ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ and wish everyone the best in their part of the world. Since moving back to Hawaii I feel so far away from everyone.

[cookielady]

Well HEY All! My morning slipped right by me. Feet hit the floor running since I slept in a bit.

Yesterday was good. Had the pool water tested and of course we needed more chemicals. I knew we would...it's cloudy & algae is growing. Came home and baked my pies for today & made up 6 other kinds of fruit fillings. Over the past 2 weeks I've bought big boxes of frozen and had them all stuffed into one of my big freezers. Yesterday I brought up most of them and got them bagged up into 2 gallon bags and back down to the freezer. Now I have a little extra space. Last night I hard boiled 5 1/2 doz eggs and shelled them all. 3 doz are for deviled eggs and the rest for the mac salad we will be making tomorrow.

This morning after delivering the pies, we dropped off all the meal supplies at the church, so tomorrow we can jump right into cooking. Came home to a msg from the restaurant for a pie, so that was baking while I started filling crusts for the stand's pies for tomorrow. They are all baked now & cooling. Now to start cooking the hamburgers...72 of them. I had made them up & froze them weeks ago when I got the meat on sale. I had PLANNED to grill them, but it's just not happening. I was going to cook the macaroni too, but figured we can do that tomorrow. Think we'll head down to the pool in a bit.

Talked to Becca this morning. She says her apt is starting to look like a home. She went to the Humane Society yesterday and applied to adopt a black & white kitty named Joy. Man do they make things difficult. You'd think they'd be excited to place their animals, but you have to literally have to jump through hoops before it happens. She MIGHT get the kitty by tomorrow.

Love your pic Paula! Have a wonderful time Jo!!! You too Sharon! Pat....Erin has seen and experienced more in her short life than I have in my entire lifetime. Sad.

Have a good one all!