[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: June-The Official Start of Summer #40926

Hi Adele,
I hope that you are over your stomach troubles. Maybe you are just upset over all the construction and upheaval in your kitchen. Tell Gary his joke about the lobster was not funny. lol
I was signed out too the other day. I wonder if after a certain amount of time they sign you out automatically or something because that happens to me here every once in awhile.
That sucks that Steph won’t make it over to help. Your minions are getting to be too busy with other stuff. You may have to get a new set. lol
Greg is doing pretty good. I think he has some days better than others. I know it takes time. He must have gotten the back really irritated this time. Haven’t heard from Brent in a little while but sometimes I figure no news is good news and that he is busy with work.
I was having a little Piper withdrawel but we saw her yesterday. She was doing a little improv and showing us happy faces, sad faces, excited faces, scared faces etc. When we arrived she was in her underwear because her shirt and pants were supposedly wet-I think from watermelon juice. lol Jenny and Adam were resting when we arrived after running the 5K that morning. We never made it to the parade as I got a call from the vet that morning about Rocky’s heart tests and we had to start him on three medications so we wanted to stay home for a while to keep an eye on him. Of course he’s on lasix which makes him pee a lot so one can’t be away from home for too many hours or we will come home to a flood. Anyway, we did get over to Jenny’s for a few hours for their barbecue so we did get to see the kids although Kendall was busy playing with her neighbors. Oh to be young and have the energy to run a 5K, watch your kids at a parade, come home and have a barbecue and clean it up and then go out to the bars with your friends that same night.
Greg went to Dick’s sporting goods yesterday and got himself one of those inversion tables after a golfing buddy said he uses it all the time for his sciatica and he hasn’t had to go back to the chiropractor in years. He also got me a stationary bike that I had been wanting. I hadn’t been using the treadmill at all as I hated having to put on the boot to use it and walking with the boot is not as smooth as walking without it so I had to be extra careful not to trip. I thought the bike would be easier on the ankle and at least would get my legs moving a little more plus he will use the bike too as he says he uses it at the therapy place and he is trying to lose a few pounds to keep the diabetes in check and not have to go on meds. I hate riding real bikes out side around here as you never know when someone’s dog will come out and chase you and I am not that fast of a peddler-plus I get tired and hot really fast. So with the stationary bike I can do five minutes and slowly work my way up to more time.
If you get a chance check out the new arrivals on the Q site. There is a new QF short sleeve shirt with three designs, seahorse, flamingo, and flag but they are all made with embroidered seashells inside the design. Really cute.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: June-The Official Start of Summer #40924

Hi Sue,
Thanks for the update on Mary Beth. I had heard that she was rear ended. Do you know if that is correct? They must have hit her pretty hard for her to be out for this long. Makes you wonder if there was texting or talking on the phone involved. I hope that she is able to make a full recovery. I have watched her for so many years and she really is a special person.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: June-The Official Start of Summer #40790

Hi Colleen,
We have been to NM several times before when Brent lived there. It’s pretty in parts although the town that he lives in isn’t that great. He’s in the east central part and I like it better up in the Santa Fe-Taos region. It will just be nice if we get to visit him-it’s been a year now.
I thought the same thing about the Chic’s show-they showed about six items in the first half hour and then in the second half hour they showed the same items all over again. What is up with that?
I have that skort set in the red too. We will be twinsies. There are lots of things you can wear with it-red white or blue for one. I don’t think it will cover your knees-maybe hit right at the top of them. It’s such a cute set. I’m glad you are giving it a try.
Greg has been going to therapy for his back. He said he likes the electric shock thing. Do they do that to you too? However, he always thinks that he will be better right away and I have to remind him that it takes time to get better. Fortunately the therapist tells him the same thing and he likes the guy so hopefully he will listen to him.
The kids are good. I haven’t babysat for the last two weeks so that’s why I have fewer Piper stories. Kendall is enjoying her summer vacation. Jenny says she is outside playing from morning until it gets dark at night. That’s something nice to hear when we worry about kids being addicted to their electronic devices in this day and age. She has been feeling pretty good. The ultrasounds didn’t show any abnormalities so they are still leaning toward the diagnosis of the stomach migraines. Thank you so much for the prayers. We all want our grand kids to be healthy.
Greg had a short week this week. Monday was a holiday and today he is at the ONP golf outing. He drives the other three guys in so he had to take the pick up in order to fit four sets of clubs. Good thing we have one with the seats in the back. One of the guys that golfs has a bad leg. I wonder how he got into the truck. That may have been interesting. He should have taken the step stool that I use. It’s a nice day so I’m sure they’ll have a good time.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: June-The Official Start of Summer #40788

Hi Christine,
Do you sell something like Mary Kay? Would you make knitted jewelry? That sounds interesting. I guess during the summer months you could try getting some booths at craft fairs and seeing how things sold.
What would you and your boyfriend do if you moved to Branson? It is a fun town to visit with all the shows and entertainment. Lot’s of things going on there.
I hope that you got that toothache taken care of. Tooth pain is the worst! Ouch!
You have lots of pets. We always had cats until my husband got allergic. We also had turtles too when the kids were little. I love turtles-had them myself as a kid. Do you have horses that you actually ride or what I call pasture horses. Horses that no one ever uses-they just stay in the pasture and graze. My brother raises and trains cutting horses.
Hope that your leg is feeling better and that you have a nice weekend.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: June-The Official Start of Summer #40786

Hi Barbara,
I hope Joey is back in his little house by the time your son comes from NM. Then you can be surrounded by all three boys. A rare treat for you guys. I know Joey does not want to hurt Lisa after all the history they have together but sometimes you just have to do what is best for yourself and know that you cannot do it without hurting someone else.
I have tried the Vionic shoes and did not like them at all. They rub my foot in a funny place and I believe Colleen had a similar experience. I do need a shoe with a good arch support because of my flat feet-especially now with all those torn and stretched tendons in my left ankle but I still prefer my Birkenstocks for the support. I wish they hadn’t left the Q as they offered such cute patterns on there that you just can’t get anywhere else. Fortunately I bought a lot of pairs when they were on so I have a good supply and they last for a long time. I like the Skechers too although they don’t have as much support but those go walks are so light on the feet. I agree where footware is concerned comfort is king.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: June-The Official Start of Summer #40784

Good Morning Adele,
I hope that you got a good night’s rest and are in a better mood so that Gary and Bobby are not cowering in fear. You will have a lot of cleaning to do from all the construction dust. I hope that you can entice some of the minions to come over and help.
I can’t believe that it’s only in the 50’s by you. Where is your summer?
We watched AGT the night after it aired and fortunately it was recorded. We were eating dinner when the act with the guy with the scissors in his nose came up and we sort of knew that something gross was coming so i asked Greg if he wanted me to fast forward through it and he said yes so we did. I really don’t like those acts at all. They are just gross! I don’t consider that talent.
The 13 year old opera singer kind of reminded me of Jackie Evancho-like you can’t believe such a mature sound is coming from such a little person. I can’t believe they let the Elvis couple through either. Nice hair dye job on that guy. I liked the guy with the starey eyes who wouldn’t talk. At first I thought he was going to be really dumb and then he ended up being funny. Or how about the 6 year old comic-there’s no way he writes his own material-I’ll bet he didn’t even understand the jokes himself.
I don’t know how I knew that you thought it was UK Christine. Perhaps I am psychic.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: June-The Official Start of Summer #40782

Hi Dianne,
That is a funny story about Dan Hughes. I can just picture him trying to run away from the goose. lol
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: What Books Are You Reading and Recommending Now? #40780

Hi Colleen,
Well it seems like a lot but that’s probably a month’s worth of reading. I just always feel better if I get some reading done everyday-especially now that I don’t know the path that the macular degeneration will take. Hopefully it will be long and slow so that I have many years of reading left. Just went to the eye doctor yesterday and there are no changes in my vision so that is a good thing. I hope it continues for a long long time. I take the vitamins that are supposed to help slow the progress every day religiously and will do anything else that I can to help keep my eyes healthy. I just feel happier if I am always reading something and I prefer fiction but will read all different genres.
As to The Residence it is a pretty new book-maybe written in the last couple of years. It was interesting but not great. Most of the information that is in it is gotten from the service people who run the white house like the maids, the ushers, cooks, plumbers and electricians. Because these people are well known for being discrete about what they see and hear there is not a lot of real detailed stories about the first families just some bits and pieces. It was an interesting book none the less. If you are interested in any book I would go to the Amazon or Barnes and Noble sites and read the reviews there. That’s often how I decide about a book-I read the reviews there or over on Goodreads.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: June-The Official Start of Summer #40678

Hi Adele,
I hope the finger is okay today. Keep it bandaged up- a butterfly bandage is a good idea. Do you have Urgent Care places that you could have gone to where the wait would be shorter? Who would have thought that little gadget would be so sharp. So it works good for slicing strawberries and fingers. I think I will just stick to my knife for the time being.
Even though you have a mess know I know it will end up being worth it to have those nice new counters and back splash. It will be beautiful!
They do have fantastic stores in Vegas although most of them have prices that are for looking and not buying. The shows and the food are great though. You are so right-the distances between places are so deceptive. It looks closer than it really is. Maybe because the hotels are so massive. When we went there were some moving walkways like they have in airports between some of the hotels.
I am not getting a pool. I was just saying that I wanted one. lol I know everyone always says that they are hard to take care of. I would just make Greg my pool boy! lol
Gail

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