[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: June-The Official Start of Summer #42657

Hi Adele,
The whole point of the hookless shower curtains is you don’t have to take the rod down at all. I just keep the rod up and slip the holes on right over the rod. The holes are split just for that reason. You don’t have to take the rod down at all. Maybe you didn’t see a demonstration-try watching the video-it really is as easy as 1-2-3.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: What Books Are You Reading and Recommending Now? #42585

I read Granny Dan by Danielle Steel. The story takes place in Russia and is about a young woman who was a ballerina there before the revolution. Good story.
Then I read Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim. It’s a short book about a young girl and the woman who was her wet nurse on a plantation in the south before the Civil War. It was very good.
Then I read End of Watch by Stephen King. It’s the third book in the Mr. Mercedes trilogy. Great ending to a great story.
I also read Chorus Lines, Cavier and Corpses by Mary McHugh. Another book set in Russia (I’m sensing a trend). It’s about a group of five 50 something women who have a tap dancing group who were invited to be the entertainment on a cruise through Russia. It’s a cozy mystery so naturally murder ensues during the trip. It’s the first in the series. It was okay-pretty simplistic-but I will probably try reading a couple more in the series before I decide if I want to continue or drop it.

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: June-The Official Start of Summer #42581

Hi Adele,
What happened now with the back splash? Are they still coming over and taping everything off? When will that occur. At this point I’m sure you just want it to be over.
I hope you got to see Jesse Stone even though I have no idea who that is. I’m assuming it’s a Tom Selleck character.
Have you ever seen those hookless shower curtains that they sell on QVC? I use that in the one bath that we have that doesn’t have a shower stall. I have had them for ages and ages and they are nice and easy to put up and take down. Check them out.
Hope that you have something fun and relaxing to do this weekend.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: June-The Official Start of Summer #42473

Hi Adele,
Good luck with Lowes. Give em hell!
Greg does have a great sense of humor. I know I’ve mentioned before that a sense of humor was highly prized in my family. So that’s how Greg originally passed the boyfriend test-he made them laugh and they were impressed by the myriad things he carried in his trunk-like who just happens to have a microphone when someone needs one. So between those two things my family decided he was a good person to keep around.
Yes, Greg and Gary should start a business taking messages. And then we could write a funny book about the chaos that ensues. lol
I will gladly send some of his humor over to Gary. One needs a lot of laughter in their life to make it richer.
Is anyone one else not getting notifications in their regular e-mail in box?
I was getting them and then yesterday they stopped coming in for some reason. I thought no one was writing on the board and then i came over here and checked this morning and everyone had posted. So I want to know if it’s just me and my computer or is it everyone. If it’s just me I then have figure out what I did now. It’s always something.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: June-The Official Start of Summer #42467

Hi Adele,
I am so sorry that what should have been an exciting renovation is turning into a nightmare. What is wrong with places anymore that nobody can seem to get things right the first time. I can’t believe he scratched the new sink too. That is awful. I don’t blame you for being livid. However, please do not make yourself sick over it. I hope that you can find someone there who understands your complaints, is sympathetic and gets the job done right in a timely manner. How frustrating!
Could you imagine if Greg and Gary were taking messages for each other? They would be going in circles. I always have to have him quadruple check dates of things as he never gets it right until about the third time.
So I told him that I told the Quacker ladies about his shorts. And he says why did you do that-now they are going to get all excited. I told him I doubted that very much. lol Then I said that’s what you get for never trying on clothes. So then he tells me he never bought those shorts and he has no idea where they came from. he says maybe they are Brent’s. I go no they’re not Brent’s-he wouldn’t wear shorts like that. So then I go how in the world did you get someone else’s shorts. Good thing he’s not the jealous type or he would think maybe I had some guy that left them here. lol Although if i were having an affair surely I would be smart enough not to have my lover leave his shorts in my husband’s closet. lol So now we not only have shorts that don’t fit but we have the mystery of where they came from. The plot thickens!!! Da Da Da Da!
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: June-The Official Start of Summer #42463

Hi Colleen,
That is funny that you cannot figure out the thing to warm Aliza’s bottle. I know exactly what you mean. Half the time I couldn’t figure out the baby monitor. You know it’s nice that they have the baby seat that snaps in and out of the car seat but those dang things are heavy! You need to be a body builder to carry them for any length of time. lol
Well Greg got the results of the MRI-basically he has a bulging dish and pressure on the cord from both sides. I forgot the fancy name for it. Anyway, they are sending him to a pain doctor next. So he didn’t know what that was so I had to explain it to him. Obviously he doesn’t pay attention since Brent used to go to one for his back. I think he was hoping for something that could actually be “cured”. I think that was either being hopeful or naive-as I have seen too many people with back problems that are chronic and probably things get worse as we age. We’ll see what they say at the pain clinic.
So the first night they were here Jenny’s dogs were barking like crazy and looking out the back window at around dusk. Well Greg and I saw nothing but they were just fixated out that window until it became too dark to see outside. Well last night they started the same thing and I spied a raccoon either trying to come on the deck or coming out from under it. I finally knocked on the window and he trotted off. So now I wonder if it lives under the deck-it wouldn’t be the first time. Ah! The fun of country living!
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: June-The Official Start of Summer #42459

Thanks for the anniversary wishes. We stayed home and had frozen pizza. We will probably go out this weekend. Plus he always gives me a card saying to visit my favorite jewelry store in KC and pick something out there. I am easy.
Gail
I don’t know what is going on with my computer now but I am not getting any notifications from this site now-so I thought no one had written anything yesterday until I decided to come over and check this morning. It’s always something!

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: Prayer Request #42457

Dianne,
I will say some prayers for your friend’s recovery.

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: June-The Official Start of Summer #42370

Hi Colleen,
I had forgotten how Debbie found all those pictures of delicious looking cakes to post. That’s when everything didn’t have to be posted as an attachment and you could copy and paste. The old system was much better for that stuff. The attachments always get cut off-or least they do part of the time.
I love the saying on the tank that you got Aliza-that’s funny.
You know my Mom used to love chocolate milk and Jenny and Greg do too. You always have to mix chocolate milk for her kids but for some reason I am not a big fan. I will drink it but I prefer regular milk and wouldn’t go out of my way to get the chocolate. I am definitely in the minority on that one.
Piper did bat and she played a little bit even though she would have rather gone to the playground. There is a treat after the game so you have to tell them if they don’t finish the game they don’t get their treat. lol You are right there is a big difference between the three year olds and the six year olds. Some of the kids look so tiny.
We were lucky yesterday and the storms passed south of us. Last time there was a big storm we were at Jenny’s so I think she was glad of that. She has done some therapy to try and help with her fears so she won’t project that on the kids either. She is better than she used to be-so that’s good. It’s one of those things like your fear of flying -you can’t help how you feel but you can find tools to help with it and help deal with it.
Greg showed me on Facebook yesterday that Piper had won a thousand ticket jackpot at the arcade. Maybe I should bring her with me on our next trip to the gambling boat. lol
I’m sure they are having lots of fun and Piper will have many stories to tell. They have all five kids as Gabby and Enya went too. The hotel has a big indoor waterpark too so even if it rains they can still swim.
Gail

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