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Hi Everyone,
I have been lazy lately and haven’t posted much. I guess because not much is going on. We actually went to our first live concert in two years over the weekend. it was an Eagles tribute and they were really good.
So Labor Day is approaching. Even though the heat bothers me I am always sad to say goodbye to summer. I don’t like the trees losing their leaves and looking forward to the cold dark winter and it always gets me down a bit.
On a happier note we will be going out to Colorado next month to see Brent for the first time in two years. I hope covid won’t make the trip be cancelled. I think if we are careful we can limit our contact with other people. We’ve already traveled to North Carolina during covid although that was in the spring before the new variants took hold. But the way I see it unless you can vaccinate every person in the world there will be new varients for years to come so you just have to make good decisions and be careful.
Illinois has a mask mandate back in place but I expect to see less compliance this time around. it doesn’t bother me-if places want me to wear a mask I will do so happily.
The kids are back in school full time. Both of our kids are now vaccinated though Jenny still needs the second dose but i am resting easier now. I will be glad when kids can be protected too. I personally don’t mind places and businesses that require vaccinations-in fact I prefer it-but i imagine vaccination mandates will be limited. We went over and stayed with them one evening last week as Jenny had a work outing in Chicago and didn’t want to leave the smaller ones under Kendall’s supervision into the night time. it was nice to be able to help again. Pretty soon they will all be older and won’t need us at all. Sniff sniff. lol
I’m not sure what our plans are for the weekend. Maybe a cookout at Jenny’s?
I think I have her convinced to let us rent a place up north and come up for a week with the kids next summer after our vacation on the river last month. I think the kids would love it-especially being on a lake that we can swim in. I’ve been trying to talk her into it for several years.
I guess i am starting to look forward to doing some fall decorating. I think I really pared things down last year. i wonder what I will be in the mood to do this year. Well gotta go eat lunch.
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Hi Colleen,
The Labor Day picnic sounds like fun. I hope the weather is good. This is the time of year when I prefer to do outdoor stuff as it has cooled down a little. Greg says he thinks all the hummingbirds are gone now-on their way to where ever they go in the winter. maybe Mexico? There were a lot of them the last couple of weeks and now nothing.
I’m glad that you are reading again. I never stopped and have probably read extra during the pandemic. I have only read a few of the first Patrick Taylor’s I still have quite a few to read in the series. i just jump around a lot and am not one of those people who reads a series straight through like some do.
I just recently read Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg and really enjoyed it. Now I have to watch the movie sometime as the women on the QVC book thread said it was good.
I just bought a book about quilters recently because it was set in the Wisconsin Dells which is a place that we are familiar with-I wonder if it is the same book that you are talking about. I will have to find it and see what the name is. I might have seen it on Book Bub-I get a lot of ideas from them and from Bookreporters too. I got a laugh because when you meant to write Book Bub you wrote Book Boob instead and it made me laugh out loud. Good thing I didn’t have a mouth full of coffee! lol
I know what you mean-my Mom and I also used to talk about what we were reading a lot and for years I would think-Oh I have to tell Mom about this book and then remember that she was gone. Fortunately Jenny likes to read and so now I can pass along books to her-although she doesn’t have a lot of time to read she still enjoys it.
The dizzy spells could be caused by something in your ear. I hope that you can get that figured out soon and something can be done to help you. Feeling dizzy is awful.
Stay safe but have fun!
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Hi Ladies,
Adele I’m sorry to hear you’re so sick. Hallie’s had some kind of bug for the past couple weeks. She was tested for Covid, but it came back negative, thank goodness. She hasn’t gone to the hospital yet.
So did the hurricane hit you guys in Boston? I saw NYC was under water from it. Did it hit you? I hope it went out to sea.
Colleen, dizziness is usually from the inner ear. When my mom was in hospice I had dizzy spells & I couldn’t stand up or walk. I had a battery of tests but nothing came of it. Then I started to catch a cold, so I took Dimeatap cold med, & after a couple days or so the dizziness went away. Whatever it was the cold meds took care of it. One Dr. thought he saw water behind the ear drum but no one else did. If it was water behind the ear the antihistimin (?) took care of it.
We’re gonna have another mini heatwave this weekend. Mid 80s. It sure cools down when the sun goes down.
I got my fall decor out but not put out just yet. I still enjoy having the tropical pics out.
Not much going on here.
take care, stay safe, stay well.
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Hi Ladies,
Gail, have you heard anything from Adele? I was shocked when I read your post! I hope she’s gonna be alright. I know she has so many issues right now. I’m praying for her healing. You;re right it is really scary nowadays. I wonder if her allergic reaction is the cause of all this or did they misdiagnose her.
I’ve gone out shopping with Hallie a couple times this week, so I’ve been able to get out a little bit. The weather wasn’t too bad. One day was pretty hazy with the smoke but nothing like we had last year. It was a yr ago Labor day weekend we had that horrific wind storm that blew down trees onto power lines that started those fires.
We could use a fraction of the rain from Ida just to help put out the fires! But then we’d have another set of problems if we did.
It looks like fall is in the air here. Some of the leaves are starting to turn. I;m pretty sure the heatwaves are done for this yr. I hope.
Not much going on so I’ll close for now.
Take care ladies. stay safe, stay well.
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Hi Everyone,
Adele, I hope that you are progressing well. The flowers from your neighbor are so pretty. I love sunflowers and fall arrangements.
Colleen, Grayson and the new baby will be pretty close in age so when she gets bigger I’ll bet they play together a lot.
Will the father be in the delivery room with Brook-if not will someone else be there? I surely hope so.
DD it’s good to know that you and Hallie are getting out.
My life is pretty boring since we still are not going out much and doing things.
We did go to a concert in our little local place last weekend. It’s nice to get out and see other people.
They were supposed to have moved the Milk Day parade from June to October but I doubt they will be having it at all again this year. I just don’t think this town is ready for the crowds that this event draws in. If they are going to cancel it they should announce it soon.
It amazes me when I see all the football stadiums packed full.
I see Broadway opened last night but I think you need proof of vaccination to attend unless you are a young person-but i am not sure if those are the rules-I am just assuming they would be.
The announcement of who wins AGT is tonight-I usually have a strong feeling of who will win but this year I am not sure at all. They need to have all these finales this week as next week the fall programs will start including The Voice, DWTS and The masked Singer and another singing show with people singing as their avatars. I think I will pass on that one. It’s just too many competition shows to watch at one time. Along with all the Halloween baking competitions that I like to watch on the food network. I would need to take up full time TV watching. lol
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Hi Adele,
Ha ha you gave me a chuckle when you wrote to Colleen that you hoped the pregnancy was going well. It sounded like she was pregnant. lol That would be a miracle! lol The time is getting close that’s for sure.
I’m glad that you are improving. You had me frightened.
What did they say about you being able to take NSAIDS or prednisone as I know they are both hard on the stomach. If it’s not one things it’s another.
Fortunately they now have good ulcer medications.
My mother had ulcers for years and back then there wasn’t a lot that you could do. I remember her drinking baking soda and water all through my childhood and her not being able to eat many things. At some point when I was older she had an operation called a pyloroplasty or something like that and never had problems again. It was like a miracle for her.
It will be interesting to see what the nutritionist has to say. I didn’t know that about bananas but it makes sense as they seem pretty neutral. I hope that you like them.
I hope you are getting less humidity. Our weather has been nice. Less humid and cooler but we will be shooting back up to 90 this weekend.
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Hey Gailster
Yes the food is very limited. It’s awful. I scared myself too. I thought I was dying
When the EMT’s picked me up I told them…. Please don’t let me die. My daughter died last year and they will all fall apart if I’m gone …..
It was bad. Of all the things I endured over the years this pain was the worst. I even lost consciousness. I have no memory of the first two days in the hospital.
They are leaning toward years of arthritis meds causing the liver damage. Not sure about the spleen. Accept I know it is still swollen because both my sides hurt to the touch.
They did a lot of blood work yesterday.
It is still gloomy up here. I hope the sun comes out cause it makes you so achy and down
Attaching pic of flowers my SIL sent yesterday
Luv all of you
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Hi Ladies,
Sorry I haven’t been on here lately. Hallie’s been in the hospital since last Sat. She went in with breathing problems & has been in ICU since then. Apparently when they went to intubate her, she vomited & some of it got into her lungs; causing her to develop pneumonia. (I don’t know how that happens, but that;s what I was told). and she’s been in a medically induced coma for most of the duration. Nobody’s allowed to visit due to the Covid restrictions. No idea when she’ll be well enough to come home. they have to make sure she can breathe on her own. Will keep ya posted on what happens. I went several days not knowing what was going on with her. I tried texting, many times but got nowhere. I was finally able to get a hold of her husband & he filled me in on what was going on.
Well we finally got a good rain storm this weekend. We got over an inch of rain so far. It’ll dry out in the next few days, but the temps will be much cooler. it sure felt good to feel the rain. It cleared out the smoke & it smells so much better. My windows got a good washing too! We had some ash drop in last week. the cars were plastered with it & so were the windows. the rain came down like a fire hose cleaning everything off.Before I forget, there’s a Falloween QF show on the Q @ 3:00 pm-5:00pm ET tomorrow(Monday). The host will be Mary D, so it should be a good show. She gets silly but that’s okay. I like her. I like her better than some of the other hosts. Aren’t I awful?
Adele, I imagine you’ll be put on a bland diet with your ulcer. Bananas are good for that. They’re bland, easy to digest, I think. Let’s see tapioca, cream of wheat, things that are easy to digest. Nothing with acidity. Good luck with that. I hope they’ve changed the diet since the last I heard about it.
Well, I guess I better get off here, before I lose this.
Take care, stay safe, & feel better soon Adele.
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Hi Ladies,
I hope you all caught the QF show today. I loved several of the tops but they’re too expensive. Some were sold out before I got a good look at them. There was a sweater/jacket with cats on it & it sold out before the presentation. I like Mary as the host of the show. She was great for the Falloween show. she really gets into it.
It was a gorgeous early fall day today. After all the rain we got over the weekend, (over an inch & a half) the clouds parted & was a lovely day. It;s gonna be getting warmer the next couple of days, but cools down from Wed. on. I’ve pulled out my cooler weather clothes & put most of my summer stuff away. I’ve left some out just in case.
I see they’re having ” The joy of Christmas” sale for the next 3 days on the Q. I’ll have it on in the background while working around the house.
Well, no big news on Hallie. she’s still in ICU.
The full moon is gorgeous tonight. We got a clear view of it tonight.
Take care, stay safe.
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Hi DD,
I’m so sorry to hear about Hallie. I will be praying for her.
The show yesterday was good. I have always liked Angel. However, I just don’t think Quacker is as popular as it was years ago.
They are not on the main channel nearly as much as they used to be. But Jeanne came on 25 years ago and styles do change.
We are getting cooler here now-upper 60’s for day time and upper 40’s at night.
I enjoy the Christmas decorating shows but wish they had more fall decorating too. I do like Valerie. She’s always so calm.
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Hi Adele,
What is the ulcer medication that makes you pee? I am already up several times a night doing that without a pill. lol
I have not heard from Colleen recently either.
Hopefully as time goes by and you heal you can slowly add a variety of foods back into your diet. I know you said the nurse said it was life long but eventually ulcers heal-naturally they want you to be careful and I know that you will be.
How did you like DWTS last night. Obviously Tyra did not improve or change. Greg kept saying what an ugly outfit she had on and I said she was dressed like a mirror ball. lol She is just really bad. I kind of just try to skip over her parts. I felt bad for the Kobra kai guy-he just kind of stood there while his partner danced around him.
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HI Ladies,
I talked with Hallie today. She called me from her hospital room. She’s out of ICU now. Her voice is pretty bad from the intubation. She has to have pt since being in bed for so many days. they tried to get her up & she wasn’t able to stand up. I hope they get her the equipment she needs to keep breathing!! If she’d had it to begin with she wouldn’t have had to be in the ICU for more than a week.
so, anyway, there’s a QF show next week for fall again. Gail, I’m gonna have to look up your email address again & I can forward it to you.
We had some more showers today. it’s feels so good & the air smells so clean now. I haven’t heard how it’s effecting the fires tho..the cooler temps alone should be helping the firefighters.
Not much going on here.
Take care, stay safe.
dd.
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Hi Adele,
We watched the Goldbergs-it’s one of Greg’s favorite shows. I think that was a well done tribute to George Segal. I loved him on that show. I’m glad it was cathartic for you. Do you watch The Connors? It just seems that show has become depressing rather than funny anymore.
Gray’s Anatomy comes back this week I think. I wonder how much longer that will last as a lot of people seem to be leaving. I think I just keep watching now because i watched from the very start just like with ER but I’m not even sure if I like it that much anymore. Meredith was never my favorite and of course she’s the main character. I know they do a lot of crossover shows with Station 19 which I don’t watch but I don’t really feel like I’ve missed anything because of it-I can still follow Gray’s just fine.
Do you watch any of those Halloween baking shows on Food network? I like to watch those and see the different cakes that they make. They have started already.
Have a good weekend. The weather is supposed to warm up again after tomorrow.
The White Sox have won their division championship. Greg is happy since he’s from the south side and a Sox fan-the kids and I are Cubs fans-but we will all root for the Sox as it is a Chicago team.
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Hi Adele,
Greys doesn’t start until this week. Do you watch Station 19 too? I don’t even though there seems to be a lot of cross over stories with Grey’s and them I don’t feel like I’ve missed anything by not watching as i can still follow the story lines.
yes, that’s probably why I don’t like Meredith-I can never unforget the time when she was whining to Mc Dreamy pick me chose me-I thought that was very un 21st century woman. lol I felt like she put women’s lib back 30 years by doing that. Also she is kind of a self righteous know it all.
I wonder if she will have a romance with the Irish doctor now that DeLucca is gone even though i never expected that she and DeLucca would last anyway.
If doctor’s keep leaving the show they will have a shortage. lol
I hope Maggie and her husband stay together without a lot of drama and angst. Especially since it looks like Amelia and Linc might split. I’ve always liked Amelia but she is sure self destructive-she needs to get out of her own way. I actually liked Amelia and Qwen together even though I knew it wouldn’t work-not crazy about Owen’s present love Teddi especially after she and Koracik were doing the deed while Owen was waiting for her to show up for their wedding.
Did you say that you had heard from Colleen? I was wondering because she has not been on here for awhile.
I hope that you are feeling better.
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Hi Gailster
I did hear back from Colleen. She is ok. Just had not been on She always has internet issues where she lives. That could be why. She is ok. I’ll try to email her again
I feel the same way. I don’t want the couples on Grays to split up. I like them together
I do watch Station 19. We had so much recorded to watch this past weekend. We still didn’t watch the NCIS’. Lol
DWTS is on tonight. I just heard Cheryl Burke has covid
I finished the eyeglass case I did for Steph’s Auntie. I started on Santino’s stocking. Pics attached. Ho. Ho. Ho
Hope your day went well
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HI Ladies,
Sorry I haven’t been on here for awhile. Nothing to talk about really. I think we made up for the lack of rain. We had a “firehose” of a rain storm blow through here late yesterday & it continued today. I think more rain is on the way. But we desperately needed it. We got a flood warning for some areas aroung the area. Low lying areas. I’m in no danger of flooding. I’m fine. We didn’t even get to 60 today.
I’m still getting my fall decor put out. I’m getting slower all the time. I think I over whelm myself at times.
Hallie’s out of the hospital & out & about. Her voice is still raspy from the intubation tube. I think she does too much too soon. She went back to the ER over the weekend, but left before being seen.
Well, I guess that’s all for tonight.
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Hi Ladies,
Colleen, I’m sorry to hear about your brother. I’ll keep him in my prao yers. You must be reeling from the news. I know it came as quite a shock when we were told mama had breast cancer. It was like getting hit with a 2X4. My world was turned upside down. I hope & pray they find something that will work.
Boy the days are sure getting shorter all the time. Dark by 7:30 now. It feels like midnight so early now.
It appears snowball’s fur is coming in thicker. That’s a sign of a cold winter.
We had a dry day today but the rain is coming back tomorrow.
I hope everyone was able to watch the QF show yesterday. it was too early for me. Besides, I can’t afford it anymore.
Well that’s all for tonight.
Take care, stay safe.
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