02/02/08 CS's Chat

Good Morning to all of you.  You all have no idea how HAPPY I am to be able to come here today and chat with you.  Yesterday, my internet went down for no apparent reason.  I called Cox up to find out if they were having problems in my area.  They said everything was working fine, and checked my status, and said I had a weak signal.  I thought I was going to have to have a service call since my DD that lives here in town said she couldn't help me.  I let the computer rest till this morning, and now it is working fine.

I went back and read the rest of the posts from yesterday and glad I did.  I wouldn't have found the Banana Brickle Muffin recipe, cats posted.  Thanks, it sounds like a good recipe.

Sue, I am sorry for the loss of your friend.  I'll keep you and Jeannine's family in my prayers.

Zora, I don't see a web address in the article, but I can send the 2 pages to you in the mail.

The groundhog is seeing his shadow here today, so it's no surprise, another 6 weeks of winter.  Yesterday it almost looked like it was snowing again with all the snow falling from the trees.  Now the branches look bare again, except for the evergreens.

Anne, my grandkids have a Wii, and have had it over a year, since they got them when they first came out. (were hard to get last year)  It seems like it's something they played with in the beginning, and then stopped.  I tried once to play the bowling game, and found out, I'm not good at that.  This year one of my grandson's got that new game that's all the rage.  The one that has a guitar that you have to play along.  It looked like all the grandkids were having fun with it, during our Christmas get together when Kyle was home.

Paula, I'm with Lois on the cell-phone use in the hospital.  Maybe she or her family should notify the nurses about it.  I thought it might interfere with the machines the hospital uses too.  And if it is a shared room, I would think she would have just as much right to watching TV as the other patient.

I'm going to go and prepare myself some breakfast.  I hope this computer keeps working all day.

 Hugs and Prayers for all.

Good Morning,

Its a cool, snowy day - apparently snow flurries all next week.  Sure hope its just little ones or DH won't want to drive 2 1/2 hrs. to watch DGS play hockey!!!

They are demolishing the house behind us that burnt down before xmas, quite a racket but glad to see the remains go.

I have made baked alaska several times, easy & looks great!!

Rosie, Happy Birthday to your 'little groundhog'.  Hope they have a fun day.

Tippy, have fun shopping. 

Off to Timmies to meet friends.

Have a great day all.

Lynne

just a quick not, I am have been sick, too forgot to say , but why now, I have bronkitis and swollen glands, and on med, so enjoy.

randi I did long time ago see your same poem on the internet , but the nice font was really pretty.

anne did you get my PM, hope things are working for you.

cilla tu for the permission on the snagging the GM tea pot.

ttfn

P~

just a quick not, I am have been sick, too forgot to say , but why now, I have bronkitis and swollen glands, and on med, so enjoy.

randi I did long time ago see your same poem on the internet , but the nice font was really pretty.

anne did you get my PM, hope things are working for you.

cilla tu for the permission on the snagging the GM tea pot.

ttfn

P~

TIPPY, you've got mail.

Nancy Z.

Rosie, I forgot to say "Happy Birthday" to Thomas (your little groundhog) today.  I assume he is one of your grandkids.  I  hope he has a very nice 7th birthday, the age when kids really enjoy them.

Good afternoon,

Sunny here but you don’t want to know the temperature. Suffice to say that if any groundhog managed to dig himself out of 5 feet of snow, he’d see his shadow but he’d be frozen before he could dash for cover. Plus, we WILL have 2 or more months of winter here no matter what some rodent says. I doubt if there are any groundhogs in this area.

Zora, sorry you had such a blue day yesterday. We do appreciate all you do for us. And I had to smile about chocolate – the cure all for anything that ails you. Finally scientist found out what we all have known forever – that chocolate rules!

Sue, I’m sorry about your friend. Very sad for her family and friends.

Has anyone heard from Mabel? I believe it’s been a while since she posted. Hope all is well with her and Floyd.

Paula, hope you and your DH are feeling better. Good wishes for your friend Dee, also. Cell phones are a nuisance but they do not interfere with any hospital equipment even though they do interfere with other people enjoying peace and quiet around them. Some people are so rude when they’re attached to their cell phone.

I’m going to try to make that Orange Marmalade bread, Lois. Love anything with orange in it, and if the taste improves, so much the better.

Sherry, I’m sorry that shot didn’t work for your DH. What a shame. Hope they find something that does help.

Anne, congratulations on acquiring the Wii I’ve been eying those for a while now. I know you need to contort while playing it but maybe that’s what I need to get me off this chair. Do you think I could convince the insurance company that I need one for my health? I understand how you feel about that addition.

Rosie, hope your life stops spinning out of control. It’s hard to have to deal with everyone’s needs and problems. And doesn’t leave much time for yourself. And then when you do get time – no internet! That’s just too cruel. Happy Birthday to Thomas. Imagine being 7 years old. Wow!

Randi, I’m sorry about problems with your Mom. I know how hard it is to be so far away and feeling helpless. Hope somebody sorts out the situation with the phones. I don’t understand why, even if they don’t speak English, they wouldn’t realize that your Mom needs to keep in touch with her family. Your house sounds so fabulous and I’d love to see pictures of the floors when they are finished.

Beverly, sounds like you’ve got a busy household today. Hope it slows down some so you can enjoy the weekend.

Your DH sounds like mine, Beth. I’m laughing about him stealing cupboard knobs. TJ will also help himself to anything that he feels he needs for his projects. I don’t want your hot weather but could you send couple of warm breezes up here, please?

Cilla, you always make me tired just reading about your busy life. Hope you get a while to just sit and relax.

Have fun watching the big game tomorrow, Nancy Z. TJ will watch it also. He and Elizabeth get on the phone and yell at each other during all these games. I don’t watch them but they seem to enjoy watching them together even though they’re 500 miles apart.

Tippy, you’ve got yourself a 4 year old genius. It’s kind of sad that even tiny tots are aware of the dangers in this world. Have a productive day.

Penny, it’s awful that your DH has to pay for somebody else’s stupidity. And after such a long time. Hope this resolves itself. Don’t blame your DH for being so upset, plus it must be inconvenient for both of you.

Margaret, so glad your internet is working again. It’s so frustrating when it’s not. Even if you have a million other things to do and shouldn’t be surfing, just not having it is bad.

Lynne, hope you’re feeling better. Seems like it’s been one thing after another plaguing you. Do your grandchildren live 2 and a half hours away? Or are they playing hockey out of town? Hope you don’t get any more snow.

This is beginning to take on the characteristics of a novel, so I’ll finish and get things done around here that need to be done. I just noticed a lone Santa sitting on a corner shelf. Must see if there are anymore lurking about.

Sending hugs and waves to everyone, present and absent, have a wonderful weekend.

Greetings from sunny, but COLD Alberta, Canada. -23* C. here. Was s'posed to warm up some more, but I guess not today. Oh well, anything can happen yet.

Zora, glad you're feeling somewhat better. of course, chocolate is the answer...LOL. Did you just discover that? Dark chocolate is my favorite, but I'll take anything chocolate. Say, love that puppy graphic you put up this morning. May I snag that one, please?

KyAna, yes, my stash of canned fruit and veggies are still okay down in my cool room. Only the potatoes and onions froze. The onions, of course, are still okay to use for cooking, and there were only a few potatoes in that box.

Beth, enjoy shopping for new knobs! I spotted a whole pailful of knobs at the Thrift Shop in town. They were really nice ones, but I don't need any.

Randi, hope your mother's phone problems will be fixed. English should be a requirement when staff is hired in your country. That's just awful!

Paula, hope you and your other half will soon be feeling better.

Stay warm, Grace. I know those Manitoba winters can be bone chilling. This year ours is gross, too.

Dh is out cutting wood today and restocking the deck. He also fixed a bird feeder our downey woodpecker wrecked. It should be hanging again soon. He's going to refill all the feeders today.

I'm working a shift today and tomorrow. Hope my car will start in this cold. Have no block heater.

jp

Good Sat. afternoon All:  Just a quick run thru to stay in touch and

catch up with all the goings on.

Zora did you see the movie last night ?, what are your thoughts on

it??? Two good movies were on this afternoon. Gives me

something to do while petting this sore back side.LOL

DD called this afternoon, Dell is still holding her own, prayers still

needed.

Need to finish some laundry, check back later.

((((HUGS)))

Merle

 I got this in an email today and it is absolutely beautiful.  I hope I don't offend anyone, I just think it is something all of you would enjoy reading.  You will have to cut and paste to get it to work I think insead of just clicking on it.  If you can't see it I'll try something else to let you see it.

Beth

Hi All - hope Mr. Groundhog gave you the news you were waiting for today.  Our local guy said we're have 6 mor wks of winter - that's ok - I'll take it - was 80ish today.

Hi Rosie - know I'm always thinking about you!

Zora - nice to see ya bouncing back - gotta know chocolate cures a multiple of ills.

Doreen - thanks so much for doing the recipes - quite a few I want to try.

Paula - prayers to ((Dee))

Sherry - go over & join swap - so much fun.

Randi - that situation stinks.  You've gotta put your foot down for mom's sake.  I agree with

Cilla's peeve.

Beverly - loving the "critter" intros!  Bottlenose dolphin is a native "resident" down here.

Allthough am not really into football, am going to a party tomorrow - bringing some ribs & wings. 

Peaceful evening all - Peg

Beth,  thanks for sharing this beautiful movie!

That is one I will have to share with friends and family.

Lois

Good afternoon to everyone -

Zora, thanks for the latest of Tam's recipes.  Stan, if you're peeking in, you're one sweet son!

I haven't read the posts for a couple of days, but wanted to 'check in' anyway.  I've been searching for my one good hand held magnifier for 2 days, now, with no luck  Drat it!  A friend drove me to  the one optometrist in town who had 2 to show me, but none in stock.  So it'll be a week before it comes in, & my halogen lamp that I count on to read anything went out last week.  Yikes!  I'm in sad shape here!  Hope everyone has a good weekend.

-Helen-

Helen

Dear Beth: This presentation is absolutely beautiful.  Thanks so very much for sharing it with us and may all of my friends have a beautiful, warm, and safe night. Sue

Beth - realized I left you out earlier - looked at the video then & wanted to tell you how beautiful - Thank You.  Peg