Happy birthday, mumsee. I hope you have many blessings today and every day.
We had frost today, which is late compared to when we used to get it. Nevertheless, one of the cities around us was one degree away from a record low. Of course, we will still have some warm weather. I need that to get the screens and windows clean before winter sets in. How I love the seasons!
Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday, dear Mumsee, Happy Birthday to you!🥰
We are in a room with a view. A tremendous crane is working on expanding the hospital facilities. Art remarked he’d never seen a man climb the tower to the top of the crane to operate it. I had always assumed it was managed robotically from the base.
We were at one hospital, new to us, with bro yesterday morning, and then had a rush hour transfer to this, another new to us hospital, for a more specialized surgery later this week. Bro went by ambulance, while I used Waze to help navigate Art in his car. We beat the ambulance. Art said we are a good driver together.😀❤
Janice, sounds like a stressful week for all of you. I use Waze also, it’s sometimes the best map app for navigating within the inner sanctums of the two ports where there are few actual street signs and nothing really makes sense, even when you have an “address.”
I’m scrambling to do some last-minute things before the cataract surgery early tomorrow morning, feels very much like a year ago as I was prepping for the knee surgery (a bigger deal though turned out easy and I’m trying to remind myself of that!). I was home the same day then and will, of course, be home within just a couple hours this time following the cataract surgery.
Still … surgery is surgery and, as my eye doctor acknowledged, it’s only truly “minor” if it’s someone else’s.
I’m most concerned about the aftermath, how well it’ll heal and the changes in routine that will be required. But mostly I’ll need to rest for a few days, so I’m trying to get everything in place here so I won’t have to worry about accessing things (can’t bend over). I’ll take the trash cans out tonight, a day early, so that will be taken care of.
Our weather has cooled off considerably, this week, though mosquitos still seem to be active. We’re expecting another El Niño pattern so we also should get rain early and often, but that only reminds me I still need to find and get the roofers over here.
No word from the refrigerator repair guy yet, I have a bottle of milk in the refrigerator that is still partially frozen solid, though I moved it to inside one of the refrigerator doors so it is liquifying, but slowly.
So sorry to hear about your son. Cheryl and I will pray for him, and that he find suitable work quickly. It’s quite a jolt to one’s life for sure. Even the mere prospects of it.
We’re extremely thankful to God and his prayer warriors about Cheryl’s news. 🙂
When the shut down the last newspaper I worked for, only a couple of us were left — but then you can have “survivors’ guilt” to deal with, it was all very traumatic all the way around, especially seeing long-standing reporters and editors packing up and leaving.
They all landed on their feet, but still …
One of the other reporters also kept on and I had to just leave the office as it was really upsetting for everyone, including us. A very sad day. The company did send over a counselor and a Sheriff’s deputy, which kind of made it creepier.
3 of us reporters (one was away on vacation) and the senior editor were only ones kept and we were absorbed into a sister paper to the north. Everyone else, gone, including our longtime city editor, cops editor, copy editors … 🙂 – people who had been there for more than a decade or longer.
And on top of that, the death of a newspaper that had served & been in the community for more than 100 years. 😦
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Happy Birthday, Mumsee!
And good morning to all.
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Happy birthday, mumsee. I hope you have many blessings today and every day.
We had frost today, which is late compared to when we used to get it. Nevertheless, one of the cities around us was one degree away from a record low. Of course, we will still have some warm weather. I need that to get the screens and windows clean before winter sets in. How I love the seasons!
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Morning and Happy Birthday Mumsee! 🎂❣️
No frost but it is 40 degrees here this morning…❄️🍂
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Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday, dear Mumsee, Happy Birthday to you!🥰
We are in a room with a view. A tremendous crane is working on expanding the hospital facilities. Art remarked he’d never seen a man climb the tower to the top of the crane to operate it. I had always assumed it was managed robotically from the base.
We were at one hospital, new to us, with bro yesterday morning, and then had a rush hour transfer to this, another new to us hospital, for a more specialized surgery later this week. Bro went by ambulance, while I used Waze to help navigate Art in his car. We beat the ambulance. Art said we are a good driver together.😀❤
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Hey, Lil Sis, Happy Birthday! Welcome to double 6.
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Praying for your brother Janice. ❣️
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Prayers for Cheryl and AJ in the waiting and wondering.
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Good morning, all. Thank you for the kind wishes. I see new archery targets set up on my requested archery range. That will be fun!
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Cheryl did post yesterday that she is keeping her job.
My son lost his job yesterday, but God was so evident in all the details. They went above and beyond in caring for him.
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Oh Mumsee, celebrate and enjoy your special day. So glad that I took that long drive to meet you and see your place
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Long drive? We are just right on the way! And thank you for making the effort, it was a joy and gives me a real person to pray for.
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Happy Birthday mumsee! Cake and ice cream?
Janice, sounds like a stressful week for all of you. I use Waze also, it’s sometimes the best map app for navigating within the inner sanctums of the two ports where there are few actual street signs and nothing really makes sense, even when you have an “address.”
I’m scrambling to do some last-minute things before the cataract surgery early tomorrow morning, feels very much like a year ago as I was prepping for the knee surgery (a bigger deal though turned out easy and I’m trying to remind myself of that!). I was home the same day then and will, of course, be home within just a couple hours this time following the cataract surgery.
Still … surgery is surgery and, as my eye doctor acknowledged, it’s only truly “minor” if it’s someone else’s.
I’m most concerned about the aftermath, how well it’ll heal and the changes in routine that will be required. But mostly I’ll need to rest for a few days, so I’m trying to get everything in place here so I won’t have to worry about accessing things (can’t bend over). I’ll take the trash cans out tonight, a day early, so that will be taken care of.
Our weather has cooled off considerably, this week, though mosquitos still seem to be active. We’re expecting another El Niño pattern so we also should get rain early and often, but that only reminds me I still need to find and get the roofers over here.
No word from the refrigerator repair guy yet, I have a bottle of milk in the refrigerator that is still partially frozen solid, though I moved it to inside one of the refrigerator doors so it is liquifying, but slowly.
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Jo,
So sorry to hear about your son. Cheryl and I will pray for him, and that he find suitable work quickly. It’s quite a jolt to one’s life for sure. Even the mere prospects of it.
We’re extremely thankful to God and his prayer warriors about Cheryl’s news. 🙂
Thank you all.
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When the shut down the last newspaper I worked for, only a couple of us were left — but then you can have “survivors’ guilt” to deal with, it was all very traumatic all the way around, especially seeing long-standing reporters and editors packing up and leaving.
They all landed on their feet, but still …
One of the other reporters also kept on and I had to just leave the office as it was really upsetting for everyone, including us. A very sad day. The company did send over a counselor and a Sheriff’s deputy, which kind of made it creepier.
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3 of us reporters (one was away on vacation) and the senior editor were only ones kept and we were absorbed into a sister paper to the north. Everyone else, gone, including our longtime city editor, cops editor, copy editors … 🙂 – people who had been there for more than a decade or longer.
And on top of that, the death of a newspaper that had served & been in the community for more than 100 years. 😦
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Happy Birthday, dear Mumsee!
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Braves won the division! A nice diversion for us.
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Happy birthday, Mumsee!
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Happy birthday, oh older and wiser big sister!
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Thank you all. A lovely birthday. Even my dad wished me a happy birthday!
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