[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: It's July! Let's Celebrate America! #43142

Hi Colleen,
No the hotel room did not have a hot tub. We probably wouldn’t have used one even if it was there. We have a jacuzzi in our master bath which we hardly ever use. We need to redesign it so it’s easier for me to get in and out of. We thought we made it easy to get in and out of but that was 20 years ago now and I have more limitations.
I used to give those apples to the Aides where Greg’s Mom went to daycare and they loved them there too. They are good. I have had them for the family too.
We were traveling when the CIJ shows were on so I didn’t see them. But I did look online to see what they had. I did order a candle impressions angel as I have the spring and fall ones that are similar. They had a choice of cardinal or snowflake. The cardinal was sold out so i got the snowflake. After all our cardinal troubles I wouldn’t have picked that anyway-I don’t need a reminder-I have a real live cardinal bugging me every day.
I think we are going to Jenny’s later today for a barbecue and to show them Greg’s new SUV. Plus her SIL two doors away is bringing home a new puppy and of course I would like to sneak a peek at him or her. It’s a Bichon /Cavalier cross so I’ll bet it’s adorable.
I feel for Melissa with those kidney stones. Both Greg and Brent have had them. Brent was pretty young too maybe really early 20’s when he had his the first time as I remember driving him to the emergency room as he must have been living at home at the time. They would make Greg throw up too because it hurt so bad. So I understand that Melissa might need to rest. At least her kids are a little older. She will probably be really glad that you are there. Are you going to spend the night there or come back home. I know it is a bit of a drive.
I hope everyone has a happy and a safe 4th!
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: It's July! Let's Celebrate America! #43140

Hi Adele,
It’s funny. Greg’s back doesn’t hurt at all-it’s his leg and his foot. So I guess the disc must be pressing on a nerve that controls pain and feeling in those areas. He doesn’t go to the pain clinic until the 11th-I hope that they can help him.
Even though I think those small mosaic tiles are beautiful Greg wants to stay away from them as he thinks that they will go out of fashion in the next few years and he is probably right. Kitchen styles seem to change every ten years or so and the mosaics have been in style for the last three or four years. Plus now that I know that they have a tendency to move I think I would stay away. We’re trying to find something that looks more classic and timeless-maybe stone-plus it’s pretty neutral. I do love the look of those mosaics though. I too have about four or five of those Tiffany lamps from when the Q used to sell them. I miss those shows although at least now I am not tempted to buy more with no place to put them. Speaking of that-I have a lamp that looks like it has these mosaic kitchen tiles on them. It’s my favorite reading lamp. It’s red and gold which is sort of an unusual combination but it works on the lamp.
I imagine it will be quite awhile until my jewelry gets done. Last year I had them reset a stone from a diamond pendant that my mother had into a (guess what?) butterfly pinky ring and it took several months to get it. However, he did keep my three stone wedding ring to measure how high he is resetting my Mom’s solitaire so I can wear them next to each other so I hope I will at least get that back soon. I really didn’t want to leave it behind but he said he absolutely needed it to make things fit together right so I acquiesced. When I came back that evening to pick up my one band he was telling me that Eisenhower’s granddaughter came in after me and actually bought a ring that I had been trying on. He says she’s a client of many years. He has people coming in from all across the country. He is a design genius and has a great eye for color. he would make a great Quacker designer.
I am having such fun this weekend picking my Americana duds. I’m so glad the Olympics are coming up-I will be decked out in my Americana for them too. Go USA!
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: It's July! Let's Celebrate America! #43138

Hi Dianne,
I like your pictures. We are having beautiful weather here for the weekend. We just got back into town so I don’t think we have many plans for the weekend.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: It's July! Let's Celebrate America! #43136

Thanks to you Christine. Hope that you are finally getting some relief for that painful heel. Hope you and Stewart are having a good weekend.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: It's July! Let's Celebrate America! #43068

Sorry about the missing J on the first July. This attachment stuff just does not always work well. I liked it better when you could use one big picture to cover the whole space. Maybe there’s a way of doing it and I just don’t know how. I really liked the old way better but i guess I will have to learn to deal with this. I already redid it twice trying to make everything fit in. Anyway, hopefully everyone gets my intentions.
Well we got home from Kansas City yesterday. I always think of that song from the Music Man about how everything’s up to date in Kansas City. We stayed at a different hotel this time from where we usually stay as we waited too long to make a reservation at our usual place because of Rocky being sick. Anyway we stayed just across the street and I actually may like this place better. The suite had two bathrooms which was really convenient as it allowed us both to get ready at the same time-plus we had access to the concierge floor with breakfast and snacks and drinks throughout the day. So it was quite nice.
I did some shopping while Greg golfed. I took two pieces of jewelry to be reset from my favorite jewelry store there so it will be awhile until they are done and I can actually see how they turn out. That is my anniversary present. We went to our favorite barbecue restaurant and one night took a trip out to the Casino to lose some money. lol One day we went to this Steamship museum to view the artifacts from an old paddle wheeler that had sunk in the Missouri River in 1846 or something like that. It was really interesting-of course I am a museum geek-but Greg really liked it too. Last year we went to their WWI Museum which was quite impressive. Every year we try to check out one of the area’s sights. We have seen a lot of interesting things.I still want to go to the house that was used for a hospital during a Civil War battle. It was so odd to go on a trip with out dropping an animal at the pet sitter’s. In fact on the way home I was crying in the car because it felt so funny not to be picking Rocky up. Poor Greg didn’t know what to do.
Adele, I’m glad that you got your fiasco straightened out to your satisfaction. Enjoy the new kitchen. I want to get our back splash redone. I hope that we have better luck.
Colleen, that’s funny that Ron is hiding the tractors in the woods. How are Mike and Frank going to find his place to come and pick if he is hiding the stuff.
Barbara, baby time is getting closer and closer. Your barbecue is sounding good. I never made banana pudding. How do you do it?
I don’t know what our plans are for the weekend. I have to get off here as we are going car shopping for Greg. The Audi is still burning oil even after that sensor was fixed so he thinks he better trade it in for something different before this gets to be a huge problem.
Gotta go shower and dress.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: June-The Official Start of Summer #43053

I’m back. Starting a new discussion for July. See you all there.

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: June-The Official Start of Summer #42700

Hi All,
Yes, Adele, I was wondering why you were making the installation of the shower curtain so much more difficult than it needed to be. Then I figured out that you must not have watched the video as they really go up 1-2-3.
Tell Amanda happy bday. 21 is an important one.
Have fun at B and N-one of my favorite stores.
That Gary-it’s bad when you can’t find one single thing that you like to eat at a barbecue. it must be so frustrating for you.
Colleen, that is fun to watch babies when they taste something new. They make such great faces!
Greg can’t get an appointment with the pain doctor until the 11th-so he has a bit of a wait.
We only saw one racoon-but we think we may have a skunk living in the back field. We used to not have many animals hanging around as we ran the dogs through the fields almost every day and that kept most of the animals away. That’s why I know Greg would like a bigger dog again some day. Maybe when he’s home more so he can take over the exercising.
That’s terrible that the fox ate the guineas. Doesn’t Austin chase them off? I know Adam’s Dad always likes to keep a larger dog out at his farm to guard the livestock and the chickens and ducks.

We have tons of turkeys around here. One morning I woke up and I swear there were 100 of them walking through the yard. We used to see pheasants a lot too but know we hardly ever see them anymore.
I wrote asking Tiago if he could figure out why I am not getting anymore notifications in my Yahoo mail. He asked if anyone else was having that problem-I told him Adele was getting them but I didn’t know about the rest of you. Please let me know. I have a feeling it’s just me-and God only knows what key I pressed that I shouldn’t have. I miss not having them there as it is so easy to check on my phone or tablet when they come right to my inbox. I hope Tiago has some ideas.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: June-The Official Start of Summer #42696

Thanks, Sue, for updating us on Mary Beth. I read the blog and that was a bad accident. I’m so glad that she is recovering.

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: Prayer Request #42676

Hi Everyone,
Thank you Christine for your sentiments in Rocky’s memory.
I was at the hairdresser today and she had told me previously that she had a friend who had colon cancer and it has moved to her lungs. She is only 46 years old and has a husband and two children 17 and 21. Anyway, I met her friend today as she and her MIL were getting their hair done the same time as I was. She is such a nice woman and cheerful in spite of everything-she is hoping some of those new protocols will help her. It’s very sad. When I was leaving today I hugged her and told her that I would pray for her to find a new treatment so I thought maybe you all would say a prayer too. The more the better. It’s so sad to think she may never see her children get married or never meet her grand babies. Life is a gift and unfortunately it is not always fair but I felt that this woman was so brave in spite of it all.
Thanks,
Gail

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