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in reply to: It's July! Let's Celebrate America! #44021
Hi Adele,
I was beginning to wonder what happened to you. I am glad that you are okay. Hope that they have your internet fixed now and you can come on and chat. We miss hearing from you.
Have a good day
Colleenin reply to: It's July! Let's Celebrate America! #44019Hi Gail,
I thought that Aliza did pick a nice place to vacation. Maybe next year she can take me with her. We can drive to a nice place.lol She has a cousin there also. She is about 2 so they have fun. The little girl does all kinds of things to try and make her laugh. They were here for Fathers Day this year. So Aliza got to meet her then. They come home at least twice a year. The one time that kind of surprised me was they came home for Halloween. I have never heard of coming home for that. I would think that they would want to come home for Christmas. I guess that it is so pretty there that they do not want to leave. I have no idea what her husband does that they moved there. They did pick a pretty state to live in.
Sometimes it pays to be one of the youngest. Your older siblings have made most of the mistakes so when you get to that age they are not as strict. I was the youngest girl and then my brother came along. So we were always the babies. it was kind of bad sometimes but most of the time we got away with more. It is funny but my family went to school and college. Ron’s dad could not read. He had to quit school and help support his family. So Ron and I came from two different worlds. I always lived in the suburbs and he always lived in the country. They did make sure that Ron went to school and stayed in til he graduated High school. I think that he was the only one in his family that did graduate.
I will look on line for his books and will also go to some used book stores. Sometimes they will have books like that in those stores. We use to have one in our area but have not been by when they were open here lately. I hope they have not closed it. it is nice that they have book stores like that so they can pass books on to more people.
Predisone is a good drug for when you need it but not a good drug for the after effects. I have had to take it a couple of times. It does make you sugar go really high. So you have to be careful of it. I am glad that Greg is doing better. Hope that he does not have to take the shots. I do not like shots of any kind. I know that they help but sometimes it is aggravating to get one.
I think that Barbara is right men do lose weight faster then women. I wonder why that is. We really need to lose weight faster then them. It is another one of those unfair things that happen to women. We have to struggle and men just eat what they want.
Well that is about all from here. Have a great day.
Colleenin reply to: It's July! Let's Celebrate America! #43994Hi Barbara,
Your uncle must have been a brave little boy. It had to be hard on him to carry your mom and take the rest of the kids to safety. I can imagine how dark it was there and they were in the house by themselves. That had to be scary for all of them. They were lucky that he had his act together and knew what to do. That is really sad that you uncle just disappeared. That would be hard. You would always wonder what happened to him and why it happened. The government should have told your mom something. They had to have some ideas.
That is terrible when you lose your keys. They are always hard to find. Hope that they find them soon so she does not worry about them and Jerry will not worry either.
The funnel cake with the ice cream is just the right thing to go with baked veggies. I like you choice of treats. I always have to laugh at the commercial of that guy going to Dairy Queen in that bumper car with his sun. I never realized that they would go on the road. lol Some of the commercials that they come up are something else anymore.
Well I hope that Jerry gets home and rests for awhile and you will not have to worry about him. Have a good night and enjoy the rest of your week-end
Colleenin reply to: It's July! Let's Celebrate America! #43992Hi Gail,
It is unusual to find families that are all the same nationalities anymore. I can remember when they use to just marry if they were the same and the same religion. That does not happen anymore either. It is strange how times have changed over the years. Not sure if it is for the better or not. I guess time will tell. The only reason I say that is Ron and I are different religions and it really confused the kids. They usually went to church with me but now they do not go that often.
I have never read a book by Michner. I may have to find one and read it. I also like to read a book by authors from different countries. It is interesting to see the different styles of writing.
I have bought a lot more of the short sleeve tops this year also. It has been so hot this summer. I have decided if my arms flap in the wind they just flap. People do not have to look. If they do I hope they are standing back far enough that they do not get slapped in the face by my arm flab. I have tried to exercise to get rid of it but it does not work so I gave up. I have flab in different places and that is not leaving either. It just doesn’t flap in the wind.
I hope that they medicine will work out for Greg. Has he started to get feeling in his foot again? I know that has to be irritating not to have feeling in your foot. I will add him to my prayer list.
Aliza went to Colorado. She took her mom and dad and brother with her. I thought it was nice of her to let them go along. I guess she needed them to drive to the airport and to get her on the plane. lol Kevin’s sister lives there so they went there to visit. It will be interesting to hear about what all they did on their trip. I do not know if they ski this time of year or not. I am not sure if there is snow in the mountains there or not. Will have to ask Danyielle when she gets back.
Well that is about all from here. Have a good night.
Colleenin reply to: Tell our designers what you think! #43991Hi,
I would really like to see more jackets with snaps instead of buttons or zippers. I always have trouble with the zippers and with arthritis in my hands it is hard to do the buttons. It would just be nice if you can do it.
Thank you
Colleenin reply to: It's July! Let's Celebrate America! #43892Hi Adele,
I am not sure that it will go on the National News. I wonder if they are trying to just let it be low key. It may not be the right time to air it. It happen in a municipality in St. Louis and the name is Ballwin. So if you see it that is where it happened. He did drive a little way to get to my brother’s. I have to call my brother tomorrow and see if all is going well.
You have a very interesting family story. Mine is not so interesting. I wrote about it on my post to Barbara. Your mom was a brave woman. She really had to give up a lot to come and live here. Does she any type of German accent? You and Gary both had a very interesting family story. Our families came from all over the place. It is good that they found America to move to.
Every one went home today. I was a little relieved that they all left. My daughter took her two dogs and the kids and left. She will be back because she does not want to have to stay there all the time by herself. I know that it is hard on her with the kids. At least she has other wives to talk to and know what she is going thru. I do not see how your mom did it. Did they get stationed very many places that the family could not go with them? Times were a lot different back then. Now there are few places where they let the families go with their husbands. They do not go to Germany anymore either. It is really weird how they do it now.
It is really hot here also. we have had some rain but not a lot. Are any of the storms headed your way? It seems like you have been getting a lot of rain there. We can use some but do not need any storms.
How are Aizen and JJ doing? Have not heard much about them lately. Either that or I have missed out on what you have written about them. Aliza went on vacation with her parents for a week. So have not seen her for awhile. I bet she has grown. When they are little like that they grow fast.
Well that is about all from here. Have a great night.
Colleenin reply to: It's July! Let's Celebrate America! #43890Hi Gail,
I have not heard much more about the incident either. I am wondering if they are trying to keep it low key. This guy was definitely guilty because the police man did not have his gun out. I will have to call my brother tomorrow and see if they heard anymore about it. It happen in Ballwin that is a municipality in St. Louis.
That is so funny about Gary and his green shorts. It is probably good that you threw them away. If he is like Ron he would have worn them again because he could not find anything else to wear. Men they are funny sometimes. I am glad that the medicine is helping with his leg. Hope that it helps with his foot soon. When does he go back to the doctor? He should mention that his foot is still numb. That is not good. Are they going to give him any of the shots in the back? I wonder if they do that if it will help.
That is so sad that your aunt did not survive to come to the states. We all have such different stories and everyone came from different parts of the world. I wrote about my family in Barbara’s post. There is not a whole lot to tell. My mom is funny about talking about things. I am going to have to sit her down and get some info from her. I know some of it but not all of it I am sure.
The pants can have elastic on the bottom. Just something so the wind does not whip up her leg. They are hard to find may have to buy her mens sweat pants. I do not know why they changed them like they did.
I have reordered some tops that I had that I cannot wear anymore. Some of the Quacker clothes stay around for a long time and others just disappear. I got me another top with the flower pots on it but had to get it in the blue because they did not have the yellow. Really wish I could have gotten the yellow. I bought the yellow top with the butterflies around the collar. That one is really cute. Now it is on clearance. Makes you think that you should not buy right away but wait for awhile. I know this whole line is boring and do not know why I got started on it. Another one of those senior moments.
Well that is about all from here. Everyone is gone now and it is so quite here that it is scary. You keep expecting to see one of the kids to come running in to talk to me. lol
Have a good night.
Colleenin reply to: It's July! Let's Celebrate America! #43888Hi Barbara,
I bake veggies a lot. I just put a little olive oil on them and some sea salt. Just let them bake to how you like them. We do it with carrots a lot we use the baby carrots. They are small and easy to bake. We also bake zucchini. You just put some butter on it or olive oil and put some bread crumbs on it and let it bake for awhile and then add cheese of your choice on top. I also put cheese on the broccoli. The only thing that I have not baked in the oven is a tomato. I have heard of people doing it though. It usually looks good but have never tried it. I think that you can bake just about anything. I also like to grill veggies. They are really good that way also.
That is nice that you have a neighborhood watch. Wish we had one here. I do not know what they would call it though. We do watch for strangers going up and down our road really slow like they are looking for something. We all keep an eye on people like that. we have no way of knowing of criminals being in our area though.
We use to play outside all the time also. We never had to worry about anyone bothering us. it is sad that it is not safe for the kids today to just go to school. I do not know what is happening to this world.
My mom’s side of the family came from Germany and my dads came from Ireland. So we had a mix there. My mom’s mom was a fantastic cook but my grandma on my dad’s side was terrible. That was one place you only took a cookie if she got it out of a package. She always cooked like that and it never improved. I understand why my dad married my mom she is a good cook. My mom’s family came over from Germany but it was her grandparents and they had a farm. My mom lived on a farm until the depression and then my grandpa got a job as a guard at McDonnell Douglas. It is funny because my aunt and uncle worked there and I worked there after I got out of high school. I do not know much about my dads family he never talked about them that much. I know that one of my great aunts was married to a boot legger. She finally got tired of him and threw him out of the house. Talk about an Irish temper. She had one. My mom’s parents use to drive a horse and buggy but my dads family always lived in St. Louis. So never heard of them having to ride in a buggy. I am planning on doing some checking on my dad’s family and find out more about them. Cannot do it though until my mom is gone for some reason she does not want us doing that. She thinks that we should let it alone because my dad did not want to talk about it. Your poor mom and her sisters and brothers. That must have been really rough on them to be left alone. It is a shame that no one came back and told them that their father was gone. How did they find him.? That is just so sad.
Your story was very interesting. I am glad that you told it. My story is really boring. The only interesting person in the family was the boot legger and my aunt got rid of him. He never came back because she told him not to. She must have been really powerful when she said it.lol
Well that is all from here. Have a good night.
Colleen
p.s. Tell Jerry that I said Happy Birthdayin reply to: It's July! Let's Celebrate America! #43858Hi Gail, Adele, Barbara, Dianne and Christine,
I am going to try and get caught up with everyone. If I miss something I am sorry because it has been awhile. The kids all went to my other daughters house for the night. They are going home tomorrow. So they will come here and get their things and the dogs. You talk about wanting things to quite down that is us. My older granddaughters came and stayed also. So we had a house full. Got the house back to shape but will still have things to do tomorrow when they leave.
My mom and brother and sil had some excitement at their house. I do not know if you heard about the guy that shot a policeman because he gave him a ticket. Well after he shot this guy he took off in his car. He pulled up in front of my brother’s house and got out of his car and ran between their house and their neighbors. He dropped his gun in their back yard. So they had police all over the place. My mom and sil were there by themselves at first and they started to go outside and the cops told them to stay in the house. The danger may not be over. So they called my brother and he came home. By then there were police all over the place. I think that they caught him though. My brother has a camera in his back yard and they took it to see what they could see in the yard. My brother just told them that he uses it to see what animals they have in their yard that is eating their flowers and veggies so it would only show his feet. The police said that it did not matter so they took it. After they looked at it for a minute the police told him that they could take the chip out and could leave the camera there with him. Have not heard anything else since then. They live right in a big subdivision. It is not supposed to happen in a place like that.
Your are right Adele men are better cooks sometimes. They take a lot of time and are not afraid to try different things in their food. I guess they are more daring. I think that Barbara has something there about Aizen. He may turn out to be a baker. He should be really good if he takes after his Nonna. That is interesting about your mom. I know that their was a lot of fear in Germany at that time. Hitler really turned out to be insane. It is sad all the lives that were taken by his special group of men. They must not have any conscious at all. The men that just served in the army just thought they were fighting for their country. They were out in the field and not anywhere near the concentration camps. Those are the men that I felt sorry for. They did their best but they did not know what was really going on. I am a history buff and read up on all different things that happen in history. It is interesting to see where we come from and if we are not careful how a mad man can take over a county or a mad woman.
Hi Gail, I do read books like Schindler list and others like it. It shows that there were some people that helped all that they could. It was terrible that he had to run as a war criminal. I wonder if they found out the truth about him or if he died being branded as a criminal. That man and his wife did all they could for the Jewish people. There were a lot more people that were like that they just do not get the recognition that they should get. I guess they were too afraid to come out in the open because of what could have been done to them. Some of the people were still scared after the war first ended.
Hi Barbara, I am like the rest of the girls. I have most of the things that they have on sale right now on Quacker. I guess almost all of us do. I imagine that it took you awhile to find something that you did not already have. I had to laugh when I looked in my closet the other day I have a pair of tan capris and a pair of pink ones. I cannot remember when I got them and if they came with a top or not. It was just surprising to find them. I did wear the tan capris but have not worn the pink yet. ( they are dream jeannes.) That is bad when you do not remember when you got them. I may have gotten them this year who knows. I have been a little more daring this year then others. Jerry’s mom and mine sound alike. She is looking for fleece pants with a band around the bottom. She does not like the wind blowing up her leg. lol. I had to laugh at her when she says that. I do not know what to call them sweat pants or jogging pants. The mens still have the band on the bottom but the women’s do not. So it is hard to find her what she wants. I agree with the others it is normal for the guy to cook now. Since the women work and the men have started to take over in the kitchen. If is nice that he is good at it. My one x sil use to cook most of their meals. He was not bad.
I like your curtains Adele. It is hard to believe all the things our father’s and mother’s went thru during the war. I am just glad that they do not have to go thru as much now. They are not gone as long as the men were back then. I guess that the weapons were more powerful then what they had back then.
Well that is about all from here. If I missed someone I am sorry. I am just so far behind. I will look again tomorrow and see what else I have missed.
have a good night all.
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