***PCH Kitchen*** August....2008....Welcome

WELCOME TO THE PCH KITCHEN

Good morning, so good to see you. We hope you'll find the warmth and the friendship here that we have been privileged to enjoy. We have a common bond. We are physically challenged homemakers.

We share affection for one another through compassion, honesty, and most importantly, respect for one another and one another's situations.

We gather here to share information on ways to make our lives easier, to offer support to each other and to share humor and laughter, sometimes tears and always good food.

There is always room in the kitchen for all who would like to join in...So help yourself to a cup of coffee, cocoa, tea or fruit juice. There are always fresh fruit , muffins, coffee cake and cookies....pull up a chair at the old country table and visit awhile.....and remember to tell a friend.

For our old friends that have not been by for awhile, we hope you will drop in and let us know how you are doing.

OUR DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN

Good morning everyone, hope you have all slept well and as pain free as possible. Heading for the shower in a bit, but wanted to say hello and thank you for the recipe Ann, I think I am going to have to make some of those cookies, the added ground peanuts sound like it would make a peanut butter cookie even better. Glad to see those of you who were able to post yesterday checking in and updates on our gals, yes Kerry got a laugh out of our Cupcake, he has heard so much about our PCH family here and met a few of you also. *smile*Deery I sure envy you the cool weather to sit out in and enjoy, well soon enough our time will get here I guess, the way this year is flying ins't it? Where in the world has it gone? Time to get showered and ready to leave , have a great day. Hugs, Connie............................ Praying for our Troops and emergency workers and those in need, have a good weekend everyone. SYL

Good morning, just about to go out the door but wanted to get this posted for all this morning,  Connie thanks so much for getting us started for August.  will be think of you at your Appt this morning and saying a pray that all goes well.   take care  and I will be back later on in the day,  after we check on friend in the Rolla hospital.  

Ruth

Good Morning Girls,

Connie, glad you got the recipe.  I was thinking I might have to post it over here.  I forgot yesterday was the last day of July.  Hope your doctors appt goes well and that everything checks out o.k. 

Ruth, hope all goes well with your appt today as well and hope your friend is improving for the better.  Have a good day.

Well not sure what we will be up to today.  Jim has today and tommorrow off so we will see what he feels up to.  Just thought I would peek in and say hi.  Have a good day everyone.  Thanks for opening that door for us Miz Connie.  TTL Ann

A new month already. Seems like we just had the 4th of July.

Our weather is nutty today. When I got up it was bright sun and blue skies and now 2 1/2 hrs later is is overcast again. Will just wait a few minutes and it will change again, that's the Pacific N.W. for you.

Connie....don't blame you about the Christmas tree. I didn't put up one for years till last year when I bought a tiny one from a puzzle catalog. It is so very cute....I love it. It folds compact to store in a flat box and to open it up you just grab hold of the top and pull and....walla...you have a tree. It has lights and small red bows and garland and I bought some baby's breath at the craft store to add to it. I would say it is about 3 ft tall and kinda narrow so it takes up hardly any space at all. I think they had a larger one, too.

Ruth...where do you stay when you go overnight to Branson? I have thought of going but driving is no longer a good idea from Seattle because of the gas and also airline tickets have jumped also so we may not get there. I paid $4.05 in town for reg....down from $4.09. Only got $20 worth...holding out for cheaper!   lol

Going to friend's tonight for a bbq and am taking a grape salad. Red and green seedless grapes, toasted pecans, and sour cream mixed with brown sugar. Setting aside just plain grapes for Duane so he doesn't have excess sugar....don't know what dessert will be.

Was looking on the birthday/anniversary sheet and see we have quite a few anniversaries this month, some who I no longer see on here, for instance Penny. Anybody hear from her anymore?

I have a almost brand new shirt I splashed bleach on,; even though I had put a towel under my chin to protect myself as I know what a klutz I can be but got some on it anyway. Grrrrrrrrrr, might mad at myself. So yesterday I bought a dye remover pkg and a new dye to redo it and will use the turkey fryer propane base to do all the work rather than here in the house or on the Coleman camp stove. The turkey fryer has a much hotter and bigger flame so it shouldn't take so long and also beings it's outside I don't care if I make a mess....which I can almost guarantee!  lol

I'm sure your eye appointment is over by now Connie. Hope you got good news.

Better eat some breakfast before it's lunch time.  Have to drive to the bank and make the mortgage payment, too.

Liz

Hi ladies, just dropping in before I go lay down. Report was not to bad, I knew I was facing some issues, but I am not just ready to tackle them and doctor said ok to my no surgery of the cateracts, but I think after Kerry returns I will have it done and hope for some good results, surgery just scares me when it comes to the eyes after my last episodes. *smile* I have to go back in three months, one eye pressure stayed the same and one is down, so if it stays up in the one it will probably have to have some more laser surgery on it, hope the pressure goes down. At least it did not go up. But they put me through the wringer and I thought I was ready to go and Dr found another test that he wanted done,, yet another scan today, had been a year, so found Kerry and he thought I had gotten last. *grin* Well I am going to lay down and rest the eyes, tired and aching, have a good day ladies. Ruth hope your appt has gone well today. Hugs, Connie

Just got home. what a  long day this has been, we did not make it to Rolla as planed it took a lot longer for my appt then we had thought, the doctor was very nice and was wanting tests done to start ruling out things so has blood work done  some heart test and more to be done during this month she said we will not stop till she finds just what all s going on and finds the right meds to help, she says even will find the right meds to help fight the fibro flares,  well I need to pack for this weekend so better get at that , I will try to get back before I go to bed , we are leaving here real early in the morning. I need to go back and read what you all have been up to.

Ruth

Good morning ladies, I am trying to be quiet here, not to wake you all and let Kerry sleep as well. Dee so nice to read your so called book, hehe, love those, hope you are taking care woman and just dealing with one issue at a time and not letting it get you down, you continue to be in our prayers. Heat is to be 101 here today, so I am going to stay in for a while, need to mow the dried brush, hehe, grass, but it waits on me, I did mow some the other evening close to dark and used the head lights on the mower and got some done while cooler outside. Kerry is heading to the mens breakfast at church this morning later, wives are invited this time, but this gal is staying home and resting, or chilling. Kerry is working on hanging the glass shower door that will pivot on hinges and not a slider one, then the stool I think. Really not much more there, and time is going to fast, in 3 weeks he will be gone. :(  Yes will miss him but part of our life and we know I am not the only wife that goes through this. And Chris will be gone to Antarctica a couple days after his Dad leaves, please keep him in your prayers as most of you read in his blog, he had a pretty hairy scare when they went to fly out of there before, wondering if they were going to make it or not with the weather, that time of year we know and the climate changes this world is having, so strange. Since he was in Antarctica there was a ice break off the size of Rhode Island that was reported. Well time for me to surf a bit before I am off here, take care and prayers for our PCH family, friends and as well as prayers for our military and emergency workers. Ann I hope you are not reading this and are out and about with your man. *grin* Enjoy these couple days lady. Hugs to you all, Connie

Good Morning, I am almost  out the door, just wanted to stop by for a minute and leave this with ya all if anyone wants to copy and paste it on other things for yourselfs please go ahead and use it or any other ones that I post on here. Dee, so good to see you stopped by,  Connie good to see you this morning, well it is now time I should be pulling into Debbie's drive to get her to go on to Rose's so guess I had better get going. will check back in when I get back,  be good now.  

Ruth

Hi ladies, bumping up from almost page 4, hope everyone is having a good day. Connie

Connie, glad you are staying out of the heat.

Ruth, enjoy your outing with dear friends.

Dee, enjoyed your book. Glad you could post. Take care of yourself and do things as you are able.

Had a still night finally. Been tossing and turning all week and arms were feeling mangled. Lost strength in arms in July. Hope a few good nights can restore them some. When DH is available and I feel up to it we will look for lift recliner that fits my body. Occupatiential therypist  told me a place to go. Then on toss and turn nights I can lay back in recliner and it won't do my arms in.

A little cool today. Will have bbq at DD/SIL tomorrow. SIL is bbq for his birthday.

Wishing good health day for All. Hugs, Deery