Think I'll sit down here for a bit... (6)

[porterross]

Y'all need some Yak Trax, ala QVC.

http://images-p.qvc.com/is/image/f/83/f03483.002?$uslarge$

[DaRev]

^_^ Looks like the plastic rings from a six pack!!

[Zecryphon]

Aha, so the desert even with the snakes, spiders, scorpions, cacti, vast openness and stinging bushes is still safer? I knew it!!!
Aha, so the desert even with the snakes, spiders, scorpions, cacti, vast openness and stinging bushes is still safer? I knew it!!!

Having lived in the desert for 8 years now, I've seen one snake, no spiders of the "big" kind, things like Wolf spiders, Black Widows, Tarantulas, Brown Recluses, etc. I've seen about 100 scorpions, most of which were in my first apartment which was infested with the little beasties. The numerous cacti aren't dangerous unless you lean back into one. I actually saw a girl at ASU (Arizona State University) do that very thing. She just wasn't thinking, someone was taking her picture and she leaned back, right into a Saguaro cactus, my wife and I were both like "nooooo!" and everything went into slow motion, but there was nothing we could except wince in pain for her.

The other type of cactus that's "dangerous" is the one that jumps onto you as you walk by. It shoots little balls off of itself and sticks to you. Steve Irwin, got nailed by one when he visited Arizona one time. The last type of cactus that is dangerous is the one you crash into in your car. The vastness of the desert is disappearing. It's really getting developed and turned into businesses and residential homes at an alarming rate. So the vastness is slowly disappearing.

[Zecryphon]

^_^ Looks like the plastic rings from a six pack!!
Okay you keep the plastic rings for your shoes and gimme the six pack. LOL

[RadMan]

Having lived in the desert for 8 years now, I've seen one snake, no spiders of the "big" kind, things like Wolf spiders, Black Widows, Tarantulas, Brown Recluses, etc. I've seen about 100 scorpions, most of which were in my first apartment which was infested with the little beasties. The numerous cacti aren't dangerous unless you lean back into one. I actually saw a girl at ASU (Arizona State University) do that very thing. She just wasn't thinking, someone was taking her picture and she leaned back, right into a Saguaro cactus, my wife and I were both like "nooooo!" and everything went into slow motion, but there was nothing we could except wince in pain for her.

The other type of cactus that's "dangerous" is the one that jumps onto you as you walk by. It shoots little balls off of itself and sticks to you. Steve Irwin, got nailed by one when he visited Arizona one time. The last type of cactus that is dangerous is the one you crash into in your car. The vastness of the desert is disappearing. It's really getting developed and turned into businesses and residential homes at an alarming rate. So the vastness is slowly disappearing.WHat's interesting about the Saguaro is how long they live. I visited someone in Scotsdale and they had one in their yard that was over 100 years old. They had installed some supports to help keep it up.

There was also a woody center from another cactus. I think it looked like a bush. Anyway I took the center and made a walking cane out of it. Unfortunately I left it out in AZ when I came back.

[Zecryphon]

WHat's interesting about the Saguaro is how long they live. I visited someone in Scotsdale and they had one in their yard that was over 100 years old. They had installed some supports to help keep it up.

There was also a woody center from another cactus. I think it looked like a bush. Anyway I took the center and made a walking cane out of it. Unfortunately I left it out in AZ when I came back.
WHat's interesting about the Saguaro is how long they live. I visited someone in Scotsdale and they had one in their yard that was over 100 years old.

Oh yeah, I believe it too. The Saguaro doesn't even begin to sprout "arms" until they are 50 years old. My parents had to cut one of the arms off of theirs recently.

They had installed some supports to help keep it up.

Yeah, my wife and I had to do something similar to that a couple of years ago with our Ocotillo cactus. It had blown over due to a monsoon storm. We thought it was dead, but we propped it up and tied it to a nearby stop sign and it's still alive and green! LOL They're really amazing plants.

There was also a woody center from another cactus. I think it looked like a bush. Anyway I took the center and made a walking cane out of it. Unfortunately I left it out in AZ when I came back.

Oh, man that's too bad you left it here. But yeah, a cactus is mostly water but they are wood on the inside. I see alot of cactus wood out in the desert.

[seajoy]

Wow, almost no one is up yet. I'll go put some coffee on....maybe the scent.....:)

[seajoy]

I see that Zec is up now....mornin'! :wave:
I have some Door County Highlander Grogg, brewing. It's my favorite coffee in the whole world. I bought it yesterday as a treat for myself while hubby is off working at faraway places.

[LilLamb219]

I'm up and about. I need to take my daughter to school soon!

[seajoy]

Have a cup first, Lambie....or at least take one with you!

[ctay]

I've been for awhile now

[ctay]

Fixing to leave here in a little while to go to bible study

[seajoy]

I've been for awhile now
Sorry, I missed ya! Here's a cup! :)

[ctay]

Thank you seajoy

[WildStrawberry]

Filo, sure hoping you're feeling much better today! Yikes what a fall! So glad nothing was horribly hurt!

I have some Honeybush tea here. Mmmmm. Tastes like a summer field smells...which is just lovely.

Hi everyone!

Kae

[seajoy]

Hi Kae! Enjoy your tea.
I hope we hear from filo today, and he tells us how he's feeling.

[WildStrawberry]

I sure did enjoy the tea! mmmm. I highly recommend it to everyone.

So how are YOU feeling today, Seajoy? Sure hope it's a good day for you!

Kae

[LilLamb219]

Ok, someone asked me who the pic was a few pages back when I was scoring Filo's fall (as a way to get him to laugh at his circumstances). I originally had a cartoon in there, but there was a HUGE copyright across it so I had to change it and this was the first pic I found...I have NO idea who those people are. I just found them on Google Images.

Filo, hope you're not hurting worse today!!!

[filosofer]

Howdy, everyone. Thanks for the offers of healing meds... unfortunately I am not a tea or coffee drinker.

My head, arm, and upper shin on the right side hurt worse today - as expected. Advil and I are getting to be friendly. :)

But at least I can be up and around, working as needed (working from home has advantages!). A month from today will be my last day at the secular job (got a five month severance package!). Then April 1, I start full time for AALC. I begin visiting all our regions from April 1 to April 27. Willie Nelson and I will be "on the road again"! But I am so looking forward to full time work for the church body.

[seajoy]

Take it easy, filo!

[seajoy]

So how are YOU feeling today, Seajoy? Sure hope it's a good day for you!

Kae
I'm feeling very good today, thank you. I just love days like this. :) Mind and body....I don't get both very often. :bow: to Jesus :pray:

[ctay]

God bless you Seajoy, I'm so glad your feeling well

[DaRev]

I'm feeling very good today, thank you. I just love days like this. :) Mind and body....I don't get both very often. :bow: to Jesus :pray:

:clap:

[porterross]

Wow, almost no one is up yet. I'll go put some coffee on....maybe the scent.....:)


I'm up before then, but I ain't in the mood to converse. :P

[LutheranChick]

Oh gosh- more ice and snow headed our way. Hasn't started here yet, but pray for my daughter- she has to drive an hour to school and will be driving right into the bad stuff. I hope she stays home, but she has missed so much already this term I'm sure she will try to go.

[LilLamb219]

Yeah, I was just informed by my neighbor that we're supposed to get 6 to 9 more inches of snow. I don't want it. :(

[DaRev]

Yeah, I was just informed by my neighbor that we're supposed to get 6 to 9 more inches of snow. I don't want it. :(

Send it to Texas. I hear it's hot down there. :P

[porterross]

No, you can keep it! I just had my little house frauline move all the firewood back up the hill.

[RadMan]

I gotta quit making my coffee so strong. I'm wired. Feel like a vibrator.
http://www.joe-ks.com/archives_jun2002/Wired.jpg

[LilLamb219]

Send it to Texas. I hear it's hot down there. :P

Yep, a friend of mine who lives a couple hours away wrote to say she's in Texas on business and is laughing because it's 70 degrees there! :mad:

[seajoy]

I gotta quit making my coffee so strong. I'm wired. Feel like a vibrator.
http://www.joe-ks.com/archives_jun2002/Wired.jpg
You should have tried my Highlander Grogg instead. You look pretty rough today!!! :eek:

[seajoy]

I bought a new Bible today. It's the NIV Archaeological Study Bible. I'm having my dinner with you guys, then I'm going to delve into my bible. I'm so excited! :clap: Does anyone here have it? It came with a CD. I think I'm going to give that to a friend of mine. I doubt if I will use it.

[BreadAlone]

I bought a new Bible today. It's the NIV Archaeological Study Bible. I'm having my dinner with you guys, then I'm going to delve into my bible. I'm so excited! :clap: Does anyone here have it? It came with a CD. I think I'm going to give that to a friend of mine. I doubt if I will use it.
That sounds so cool! I bet they'd have one at NPH. I may have to buy one. I'm assuming it has archaeological studies/finds noted next to where they occur in scripture? That would be such a useful resource..especially in some of the forums around here..

[LilLamb219]

I bought a new Bible today. It's the NIV Archaeological Study Bible. I'm having my dinner with you guys, then I'm going to delve into my bible. I'm so excited! :clap: Does anyone here have it? It came with a CD. I think I'm going to give that to a friend of mine. I doubt if I will use it.

What's for dinner?

[jenley]

What's for dinner?
Spaghetti here... sauce I cooked in the crockpot all last night and today. Delish!

[porterross]

Ooooo, I prefer to cook my sauce slowly, too, and unless I have a few hours to prepare dinner, I feel rushed. :sorry: The kitchen is the only place I get creative. :D

[filosofer]

The kitchen is the only place I get creative. :D

:D ^_^ ^_^


Okay. ^_^

[seajoy]

What's for dinner?
Frozen diet dinner :doh: Orange Chicken...it was ok, well, maybe not. :sick:

[ctay]

I don't get creative in the kitchen

[BreadAlone]

We should have a bake off..whoever can cook the best looking entree wins 10,000 blessings! lol :D

[DaRev]

Spaghetti here... sauce I cooked in the crockpot all last night and today. Delish!

Oooo... you're making me hungry. :yum:

Ooooo, I prefer to cook my sauce slowly, too, and unless I have a few hours to prepare dinner, I feel rushed. :sorry: The kitchen is the only place I get creative. :D

And you do it so well. :yum: :yum:


:D ^_^ ^_^


Okay. ^_^



Hmmmm...


...nevermind. :sorry:

[porterross]

:D ^_^ ^_^


Okay. ^_^





:o Reverend!!!!!....really! :sorry:


Just how many them pills you takin' anyhow?

[RadMan]

I know I shouldn't have stopped in here. All you guys talk about is food.

Keep going. I had a can of calm chowder. ho-hum.

Oh yea--forgot--fried up some chicken wings with hot sauce and some cold coffee.

[seajoy]

It's so boring around here....that the dog already went to bed. :sigh:

You mixed coffee with your chicken, Rad? :scratch:

[DaRev]

chicken wings with hot sauce

Mmmmmmm.... chicken wings. :yum:

You've not had chicken wings until you've had the original ones at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo. :yum: :yum:

[jenley]

Oooo... you're making me hungry. :yum:




It turned out really good...
There are leftovers, wonder how they email:D

[RadMan]

Mmmmmmm.... chicken wings. :yum:

You've not had chicken wings until you've had the original ones at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo. :yum: :yum:Buffalo wings?

I remember the first time I had buffalo wings years ago and I couldn't stop eating them. The people I was with thought I was nuts. After I finished the wings I drank the leftover hot sauce in the bowl. I just couldn't get enough. It was the sloppiest, most delicious experience. I had a red ring around my mouth from acid burn.

[porterross]

I've lost my can opener. :scratch:

[seajoy]

I've lost my can opener. :scratch:
I have 2 of them. I'll send ya one. :)

[porterross]

Thanks, yeah, but I can't for the life of me imagine where I've put it. I just had it Sunday night and I don't have a backup. This is what happens when people interrupt me in the kitchen!

[seajoy]

I don't like electric can openers....to me, they are gross. The reason I have 2 can openers is this- I bought a second one at a friend's kitchen party. It was cool looking. My husband (who can fix or figure out ANYTHING) cannot get it to work. It cracks me up everytime he tries to use it. So I kept the old one for him.

[LilLamb219]

Thanks, yeah, but I can't for the life of me imagine where I've put it. I just had it Sunday night and I don't have a backup. This is what happens when people interrupt me in the kitchen!

Look in the fridge ;) Sometimes weird things end up in the fridge!^_^

[WildStrawberry]

Mmmm foood. I'm hungry. :D

We had grilled chicken with garlic pasta and asparagus last night. This morning I'm having popcorn for breakfast. LOL Just something about the popcorn called to me. I need a bit of protein but I don't have any yogurt (my favorite way to get it in the morning). We so need to go to the store.

Kae

[LilLamb219]

oooh that sounds like a wonderful dinner!! Post the recipe if you will or PM it to me! Please :)

Mmmm foood. I'm hungry. :D

We had grilled chicken with garlic pasta and asparagus last night. This morning I'm having popcorn for breakfast. LOL Just something about the popcorn called to me. I need a bit of protein but I don't have any yogurt (my favorite way to get it in the morning). We so need to go to the store.

Kae

[porterross]

Look in the fridge ;) Sometimes weird things end up in the fridge!^_^


I HAVE! I even looked through the trash last night. :sorry:

It's not like it's that small. It's one of those that breaks the seam around the edge for no sharp edges.

Knowing me, it's in the washing machine or something like that. I'm telling ya, my cell phone seemed to ring non-stop on Sunday, so there is just no telling. If it ended in my daughter's room, forget it. :help:

[LilLamb219]

Looks like you might be buying a new one soon!

I only have one can opener...maybe I should go out and buy a spare?

I HAVE! I even looked through the trash last night. :sorry:

It's not like it's that small. It's one of those that breaks the seam around the edge for no sharp edges.

Knowing me, it's in the washing machine or something like that. I'm telling ya, my cell phone seemed to ring non-stop on Sunday, so there is just no telling. If it ended in my daughter's room, forget it. :help:

[filosofer]

I HAVE! I even looked through the trash last night. :sorry:

It's not like it's that small. It's one of those that breaks the seam around the edge for no sharp edges.

Knowing me, it's in the washing machine or something like that. I'm telling ya, my cell phone seemed to ring non-stop on Sunday, so there is just no telling. If it ended in my daughter's room, forget it. :help:
You really are being creative, eh? ;) :D


^_^

[DaSeminarian]

Look in the fridge ;) Sometimes weird things end up in the fridge!^_^

I put the TV remote in there once and everytime we lose the Remote that is the first place I look. :D

[DaRev]

It turned out really good...
There are leftovers, wonder how they email:D

Are there meatballs?? :yum:

This is what happens when people interrupt me in the kitchen!

I didn't do it!

...this time!

[porterross]

You really are being creative, eh? ;) :D


^_^
Yeah, well, at least I have the cordless Dremel to fall back on. ;)

[RadMan]

Thanks, yeah, but I can't for the life of me imagine where I've put it. I just had it Sunday night and I don't have a backup. This is what happens when people interrupt me in the kitchen!"kitchen interuptus". Sounds like a problem. :D

[RadMan]

I HAVE! I even looked through the trash last night. :sorry:

It's not like it's that small. It's one of those that breaks the seam around the edge for no sharp edges.

Knowing me, it's in the washing machine or something like that. I'm telling ya, my cell phone seemed to ring non-stop on Sunday, so there is just no telling. If it ended in my daughter's room, forget it. :help:I searched for my RV keys for days and found them in the trash. The reason I looked there was because my cleaning lady had been there and the counter is right next to the trash can. After I found them I talked to her and she said that she remembered something falling around there when she was cleaning. I tore the house apart looking for them. Even moved furniture.

[WildStrawberry]

I once threw out my engagement ring. I was cleaning up my bedside table drawer where I keep the box with the wedding band. I had put the engagement ring in there 'cause we were going to have it checked later that day and I needed to take the band too.

I was chatting on the phone and must have put the box in the trash. Took all the trash out to the curb and about an hour later went to grab the box to put it in my purse and it was gone! I caught the garbage just in time as the truck was 6 houses away from mine.

Lambie,

I just took boneless chicken breasts and grilled them on my foreman grill, boiled up some spaghetti and drained it, added some butter (to taste) and some lowery's garlic salt and then steamed some asparagus and tossed it in the pasta.

I'm a simple cook. :D

Kae

[LutheranChick]

I HAVE! I even looked through the trash last night. :sorry:

It's not like it's that small. It's one of those that breaks the seam around the edge for no sharp edges.

Knowing me, it's in the washing machine or something like that. I'm telling ya, my cell phone seemed to ring non-stop on Sunday, so there is just no telling. If it ended in my daughter's room, forget it. :help:
Does that kind open all cans for you? I bought one once, and I don't know if it wore out, or if it's just certain cans, but it wouldn't open sauerkraut cans, and then it started giving me trouble with canned chicken cans. I threw it away and went back to the 'old fashioned' kind.

[LutheranChick]

Sunday afternoon I took 2 packages of brats out of the freezer to thaw for supper. A few minutes and several distractions later I went to put them in the microwave to defrost and for the life of me I couldn't find them! I looked in the basement, bathroom, bedroom, freezer (just to make sure I didn't dream taking them out) and finally found them in the refrigerator! Guess there are worse places to put them- but I meant to put them in the microwave! :doh:

[DaRev]

Sunday afternoon I took 2 packages of brats out of the freezer to thaw for supper. A few minutes and several distractions later I went to put them in the microwave to defrost and for the life of me I couldn't find them! I looked in the basement, bathroom, bedroom, freezer (just to make sure I didn't dream taking them out) and finally found them in the refrigerator! Guess there are worse places to put them- but I meant to put them in the microwave! :doh:

All them damned appliances look the same after a while. :P

[LutheranChick]

All them damned appliances look the same after a while. :P
Yeah, they all have doors....
At least they didn't go in the dishwasher....

[ctay]

LOLOLOLThe only thing I've lost is my sanity

[DaRev]

Of all the things I've lost in life, I miss my mind the most.

^_^

[seajoy]

Of all the things I've lost in life, I miss my mind the most.

^_^
You can have mine if you like.

[LutheranChick]

Of all the things I've lost in life, I miss my mind the most.

^_^
:amen: My favorite saying! :D

[LilLamb219]

LOLOLOLThe only thing I've lost is my sanity

Kind of reminds me of Peter Pan (with Robin Williams) and the losing of the marbles ^_^

[jenley]

Are there meatballs?? :yum:





Uuummm, no... don't think frozen meatballs would email any easier...^_^

[DaRev]

Uuummm, no... don't think frozen meatballs would email any easier...^_^

There's always UPS or FedEx... :D

[jenley]

There's always UPS or FedEx... :D
hehehe, you're right

You'll have to promise to send the Tupperware back:swoon:

[DaRev]

hehehe, you're right

You'll have to promise to send the Tupperware back:swoon:

It's the least I can do. :P

[BreadAlone]

There's always UPS or FedEx... :D
Eww..meatballs..yuck! Let alone MOLDY meatballs.. :sick:

[DaRev]

Eww..meatballs..yuck! Let alone MOLDY meatballs.. :sick:

You are a strange child. :P ;)

Meatballs are awesome!!

[BreadAlone]

You are a strange child. :P ;)

Meatballs are awesome!!
Maybe it is the rest of the world who is odd, and I who is normal. (Just kidding you had it right. :D)

[DaRev]

Maybe it is the rest of the world who is odd, and I who is normal. (Just kidding you had it right. :D)

You can't use that excuse... it's mine. :P

[Studeclunker]

Well, Rad, what do you expect in the kitchen?

I love to cook my pasta sauce from scratch. White or red, doesn't matter. I especially like making Spagetti sauce though. Mine takes around six to seven hours to make. Then I put it into the fridge overnight. Don't ask me why, but it seems to make it better that way. People are always surprised at my sauce though. It has chunks of Bell Peppers, tomatoes, onion, olives, mushrooms and meat of course. It's kinda like a stew in a tomatoe sauce base, really.

Using a white sauce, I like to add baby carrots and sometimes peas, for french country chicken. That was my mother's favourite. I haven't made it in years.

[jenley]

It's the least I can do. :P

Allrighty then, go wait by your mailbox:D

Eww..meatballs..yuck! Let alone MOLDY meatballs.. :sick:

I don't make moldy meatballs... :swoon: (I just wanted to watch the little drama queen again:pink: )

[jenley]

Well, Rad, what do you expect in the kitchen?

I love to cook my pasta sauce from scratch. White or red, doesn't matter. I especially like making Spagetti sauce though. Mine takes around six to seven hours to make. Then I put it into the fridge overnight. Don't ask me why, but it seems to make it better that way. People are always surprised at my sauce though. It has chunks of Bell Peppers, tomatoes, onion, olives, mushrooms and meat of course. It's kinda like a stew in a tomatoe sauce base, really.

Using a white sauce, I like to add baby carrots and sometimes peas, for french country chicken. That was my mother's favourite. I haven't made it in years.
Both sauces sound delish

[DaRev]

Allrighty then, go wait by your mailbox:D

I'll have my bib on and fork in hand. ;) :P

[ctay]

I always have to wear a bib..... LOL All this food sure sounds good

[LilLamb219]

Eww..meatballs..yuck! Let alone MOLDY meatballs.. :sick:

Maybe you just haven't tasted REAL Italian meatballs made with 3 kinds of meats??? :D

[jenley]

I'll have my bib on and fork in hand. ;) :P
Thanks, I needed a good laugh this morning:)
Off to find coffee...:yawn:

[DaRev]

Thanks, I needed a good laugh this morning:)
Off to find coffee...:yawn:

Glad I could oblige. :D

[jenley]

Glad I could oblige. :D
Thank you



Now I wonder what kind of soup will show up tonight for soup and bread supper...:confused:

When it was my turn to bring soup -two weeks ago, I made alpahabet soup:yum:

[latebloomer]

Sounds good! Wonder what they had at church tonight. Had to work & couldn't go.

Seajoy, how's that new archeology Bible? I've seen it at Walmart, looks interesting.

[porterross]

I had to work, too.

[filosofer]

I had to work, too.

Creatively, too, no doubt.

:D

^_^ ^_^

[RadMan]

Maybe you just haven't tasted REAL Italian meatballs made with 3 kinds of meats??? :DI had a rolled meat dish that was made from three finely shaved types of meat. Yum.

We knew an Italian cook many years ago and she invited us to her house for a taste experience. I don't remember every thing that she cooked but she asked us an odd question. She wanted to know if we wanted it served traditional Italian style. Then she explained that traditionally it was not served on plates but dumped in the middle of the table. Everybody took what they wanted with no plates. We said no!

[RadMan]

Oh dirn--I forgot lenten services.

[porterross]

Creatively, too, no doubt.

:D

^_^ ^_^


As long as it's legal and ethical, it's all good. ;)

[LilLamb219]

I had a rolled meat dish that was made from three finely shaved types of meat. Yum.

We knew an Italian cook many years ago and she invited us to her house for a taste experience. I don't remember every thing that she cooked but she asked us an odd question. She wanted to know if we wanted it served traditional Italian style. Then she explained that traditionally it was not served on plates but dumped in the middle of the table. Everybody took what they wanted with no plates. We said no!

Well, WHAT part of Italy do they do that??? :scratch::eek:

[cerette]

I had a rolled meat dish that was made from three finely shaved types of meat. Yum.

We knew an Italian cook many years ago and she invited us to her house for a taste experience. I don't remember every thing that she cooked but she asked us an odd question. She wanted to know if we wanted it served traditional Italian style. Then she explained that traditionally it was not served on plates but dumped in the middle of the table. Everybody took what they wanted with no plates. We said no!
that sorta thing is rather common in southern Europe. Disgusting

[latebloomer]

Does the food get dumped directly on the table, or is it on a platter or big bowl or something? It sounds like it would be a real mess to clean up the table after the meal was over.

[dinkime]

soup supper & church tonight -- they had leftover bbq from an event on sunday, so that was nice & different!

[latebloomer]

Seajoy, did you get your special lamp yet? I heard on the radio this morning that 74% of northern latitude adults are Vitamin D deficient by February, due to lack of sunshine, leading to immune deficiencies among other things. They said that rickets in children are making a comeback. No wonder my mother always bundled us up and sent us outside every day for fresh air. (She dressed us in my dad's worn out insulated coveralls, with the legs cut off at the knees. They were gray so she called them our baby elephant suits.) My husband has switched a lot of our light bulbs to the "daylight" type of compact flourescents. They make a world of difference at our house.

[seajoy]

Seajoy, did you get your special lamp yet? I heard on the radio this morning that 74% of northern latitude adults are Vitamin D deficient by February, due to lack of sunshine, leading to immune deficiencies among other things. They said that rickets in children are making a comeback. No wonder my mother always bundled us up and sent us outside every day for fresh air. (She dressed us in my dad's worn out insulated coveralls, with the legs cut off at the knees. They were gray so she called them our baby elephant suits.) My husband has switched a lot of our light bulbs to the "daylight" type of compact flourescents. They make a world of difference at our house.
No, my light hasn't come yet. They don't ship it until 12 days after it's ordered. :doh: It's probably from a southern state, where they are basking in the sun instead of sending me my light!:mad:
God has blessed me with many days of sunshine as of late. Tuesday, it was all cloudy though, and I found myself blubbering like a baby again. Amazing what "light" does for us. :)

[porterross]

We have plenty of houses here just waiting for new owners, Seajoy, so you could be down here enjoying the sunshine with us. It's not rationed out, ya know. ;)



It's beef stroganoff for dinner here, tonight. :yum:

[BigNorsk]

Maybe they were depressed and just couldn't get out of bed to send it. Or maybe the ship from China was behind. Inventory control is a big problem with seasonal demand items and I would guess the orders are flying in right now, it's right about the time of year where so many get so bad that they've gone to the doctor and gotten diagnosed and then ordered. I would bet you could plot the weather by their sales with about a 10 day lag.

Anyway the vitamin D deficiency is a big thing.

A Caucasian needs about 1/4 the time of exposure to sunlight that would turn the skin pink on a very regular basis to avoid vitamin D deficiency without supplements.

Negroes commonly need 5 to 10 times longer exposure. You can bet right now today the incidence of vitamin D deficiency among dark skinned Negroes in a northern city like say Chicago or Detroit among those not taking supplements is probably approaching 100 percent.

This is seriously implicated in a few health problems. Depression, osteoporosis, myopathy, hypertension, influenza, chronic pain, heart disease, thyroid problems, autoimmune diseases, and some others too. Usually due to the seasonal exposure people don't develop full blown rickets in the US, but it's common among those Muslim women who completely cover up before going out. It's acutally an unusual woman in those groups who is not vitamin D deficient.

And this deficiency and resulting depression actually causes people to do all sorts of things.

Like spring break in the south where you run around mostly naked and feel better than you have sitting in class in months. Or the winter vacation in the south for the same reason. Go to the tanning salon because you feel so good. And so on. Like most things people will overdo it. You don't really need to tan. Tanning actually increases the exposure needed. And tanning beds focus on the wrong type of UV light. For vitamin D you need UVB for tanning you need UVA. Tanning beds give off some UVA but you get a relatively high dosage of UVB.

A white skinned person needs about 20 minutes of exposure of their arms and face a day.

I'm not a big pill person, but most people really should take a couple of the combined calcium-vitamin D pill a day during the winter. We'd be a happier society if we did.

The SADD lights aren't really designed to give you the vitamin D production. You can get Vitamin D lights too.

The whole thing is, it's a fairly simple test to test the vitamin D level in the blood, but it's very seldom done. I would almost bet money that the SADD light was prescribed without even testing the level of vitamin D. Lack of sunlight produces both, presence of one doesn't exclude the other. But you can sit in front of a SADD light until the cows come home and if your problem is also a vitamin D deficiency, it won't be totally effective.

Sorry, about the rant. Just one of those things I've learned about over the years. It would be nice to find a doctor or two who practiced medicine but that's a difficult thing to do. Can't imagine how any physician would prescribe antidepressants without automatically testing vitamin D and manage to keep a medical license but that's probably why they are wealthy and I'm not.

Oh well, I guess they can't be up on everything. You should see the look you get when you tell them you'd like to test for the level of substance P in your brain.

I haven't gotten one to prescribe a substance P inhibitor either even though there are a couple on the market. Guess I'll have to stick to the Capsaicin for now.



Marv

[porterross]

Yet the Scandinavians are some of the easiest going and most tolerant folks on the planet (until the muslims push them too far). Must be those cheap flights and mini holidays to sunny Spain and Italy. ;)


Do you folks with fibro take Glucosamine-Chondroitin or does it not help? I've been on it for about 2 months now and the difference in joint pain is incredible. My knees are bone-to-bone and normally winter is awful as is the pain and swelling when I work too hard, but lately, I have no issues at all. :thumbsup:

[BigNorsk]

It doesn't help directly but it does indirectly. I can tell a definite difference in my back with taking the glucosamine-chondroitin. Seems to mostly be the glucosamine. Maybe I eat enough cartilage and insects to get the equivalent of the chondroitin anyway.

See the thing is with fibro what you would feel as some stiffness or some pressure, people with fibro feel pain. So joint problems are a constant pain festival for people with fibro. The the extent that the supplement can help with joint health, it can be a big help in relieving pain.

Marv

[porterross]

Does taking calcium help? How about weight bearing exercise?
I know that when my back bothers me, time on the BowFlex provides the best relief and when my knees get stiff, doing uphill treks on the treadmill helps tremendously.
My ortho told me that exercise is the best medicine for pain, which makes sense, knowing what we do about endorphins and muscle tone and strength about the joints. Fibro must be a different kind of problem, though, but surely staying mobile would help on some level, wouldn't it?

[seajoy]

Like spring break in the south where you run around mostly naked and feel better

So....if I buy one of Porter's Texas homes and run around naked, I should be fine, huh? :eek::cool: :)

You are a wealth of information, Marv. On behalf of the folks here in TCL, we thank you for sharing all the smarts God gave you. :hug: I mean that seriously....no joke.

seajoy

[seajoy]

Does taking calcium help? How about weight bearing exercise?
I know that when my back bothers me, time on the BowFlex provides the best relief and when my knees get stiff, doing uphill treks on the treadmill helps tremendously.
My ortho told me that exercise is the best medicine for pain, which makes sense, knowing what we do about endorphins and muscle tone and strength about the joints. Fibro must be a different kind of problem, though, but surely staying mobile would help on some level, wouldn't it?
Weight bearing exercize is not recomended for fibro. Walking and swimming are. This cold snap has played a number on my wanting to go to the pool for my swim. Mostly, I try to go 3 times a week. I went on tuesday. It does help, if I don't overdo it.

[DaRev]

It's beef stroganoff for dinner here, tonight. :yum:

Mmmmm... :yum: What time should I arrive for dinner? :P

[QuiltAngel]

I am so tired of winter too!

Okay, I stopped by and found a few posts that I just had to reply to. Don't get too use to me being here right now, I head out on a winter vacation on Sunday and won't return for 13 days. Yes, it is to a nice warm place. Yippee!!

[seajoy]

I am so tired of winter too!

Okay, I stopped by and found a few posts that I just had to reply to. Don't get too use to me being here right now, I head out on a winter vacation on Sunday and won't return for 13 days. Yes, it is to a nice warm place. Yippee!!
Quilty!!!!!!! I miss you lots! :hug: Have fun on your trip. :wave: Don't forget us when you get back. :)

[porterross]

Mmmmm... :yum: What time should I arrive for dinner? :P


Let me get home to cook first. It's been a long day, but good so far.

I found my can opener!!!! :clap:

[DaRev]

Let me get home to cook first.

I'll be waiting at your table. ;)

[QuiltAngel]

I thought they grounded the Concorde. How can you get there that fast?

[latebloomer]

Maybe he plans on e-mailing himself there.:P

[DaRev]

Maybe he plans on e-mailing himself there.:P

You're closer than you think. :P

[QuiltAngel]

Webcam or phone?

[Studeclunker]

Well sis, you could come here to lovely Trinity County and enjoy not only sunshine but great fishing too!;) It's been beautiful for the last week and I can even get up and down the driveway with the stationwagon now.

Spring has sprung!:clap:

The first Crocus has opened!:clap: It's a lovely purple and the other bulbs should be following shortly. I suppose that means that those of you in the north central/east should be seeing the sun shortly. Actually, Seajoy, your light should come just when the weather breaks. I mean, isn't that usually the way it works?;)

Hope you all have a great Friday and weekend.:wave:

[LilLamb219]

I am so tired of winter too!

Okay, I stopped by and found a few posts that I just had to reply to. Don't get too use to me being here right now, I head out on a winter vacation on Sunday and won't return for 13 days. Yes, it is to a nice warm place. Yippee!!

As I begged in a PM...TAKE ME WITH YOU ^_^

Have a great time!

[latebloomer]

PR, where did you find the can opener?

Studeclunker, my crocuses almost always start blooming March 28, give or take a day or two. Right now, they have 2 feet of snow on them. I have started watching for robins and grackles. The grackles come back a week or two before the robins.

[QuiltAngel]

Oh Lambie, I wish I could. That would be so much fun.

My niece emailed today some of the plans she has made. It is going to be great. She wanted to know if we wanted to see the tallest building in the world. Well, yeah.

[QuiltAngel]

latebloomer,
I have got to get to town and soon. Every time I try to, it snows and our road gets bad. Got to get there Friday and then again on Sat. evening.

Maybe when I get back from my vacation, it will be much nicer here.

[latebloomer]

Quiltie, it's supposed to be mid 30s tomorrow!!!! I hope at least the roads get better. My in-laws left on a trip to visit my brother-in-law today, and they've been wondering if they'd have any trouble getting to the airport. They're farther south and have more snow than we do. Odd how that happened this year. Usually we're the part of the state that gets dumped on. I'll know spring is getting closer when my "pet" concrete raccoon reappears. Rocky's under that snowdrift somewhere.

[QuiltAngel]

How about the eastern part of the state? My daughter's boyfriend is in CR and they have really gotten dumped on.

[Studeclunker]

Studeclunker, my crocuses almost always start blooming March 28, give or take a day or two. Right now, they have 2 feet of snow on them. I have started watching for robins and grackles. The grackles come back a week or two before the robins.

We'll get Robins in a couple of weeks. George want's to know, what's a Grackle?

[jenley]

This has been the mildest winter in a very long time...
Crocuses came up about a week ago and my other bulbs on my front porch have started coming up. Tulips and daffodils.
I don't think the robins ever left and I think this weekend I will clean and fill the hummingbird feeders...

[seajoy]

George want's to know, what's a Grackle?
Seajoy wants to know that too. :)

[DaRev]

Webcam or phone?

Webcam, but I was late for dinner.

Seajoy wants to know that too. :)

A Grackle is a very ugly and annoying black bird.

[seajoy]

A Grackle is a very ugly and annoying black bird.
Thanks! :tutu:

[seajoy]

Hubby is coming home tomorrow night. That will be so great. I'm about bored stiff. Think I'll go read for a while.

[LutheranChick]

Webcam, but I was late for dinner.



A Grackle is a very ugly and annoying black bird.

Around these parts, we call em starlings. Add dirty to that description also- they poo everywhere! Actually, their feathers are kinda pretty- they have a very dark blue and purple sheen to them. But that doesn't make me like them any better.

I saw 2 robins here a couple weeks ago- one of those below zero nasty days, all fluffed up sitting on a crabapple tree. I don't know if they came back too early, or were partying when everybody left last fall and they missed the boat! In any case, they looked VERY out of place, sitting there in the cold with snow all around. I felt sorry for them.

[seajoy]

We just got 3" more last night....no robins here. :|

[QuiltAngel]

We see the sun today! Wonder how long it is going to last.

It is actually above 32 degrees also! Wow, time to get out the shorts, it is hot out.

[QuiltAngel]

Okay, I HAVE to finish a kid's FAFSA form, get my taxes stuff off to the accountant, pack, send thank you's now that my brother sent me a bunch to use. Would someone hide my computer, please.

[QuiltAngel]

Wait, I went to set my computer aside and realized I need it for the FAFSA and for addresses.

Such distractions. Must resist, CF and all other forums and sites except fafsa on the web.

[porterross]

We see the sun today! Wonder how long it is going to last.

It is actually above 32 degrees also! Wow, time to get out the shorts, it is hot out.
Good, then you can help me mow. We've already hit 90!

[seajoy]

WooHoo!!! My light just came, my light just came!!!! I'm gonna go get happy now! ^_^
Perhaps I'll be a new person. :)

[Zecryphon]

We see the sun today! Wonder how long it is going to last.

It is actually above 32 degrees also! Wow, time to get out the shorts, it is hot out.
We see the sun today! Wonder how long it is going to last.
I think the sun is supposed to last for at least a few hundred million more years. ^_^

[cerette]

I hope it will be sunny and sweaty 100 degreesish in MN this weekend cuz I am going there!!!

[Zecryphon]

I hope it will be sunny and sweaty 100 degreesish in MN this weekend cuz I am going there!!!
Bring your mittens! Seriously, there's no telling what the weather in MN will do this time of year. I remember I was there in May and it snowed. But in a place that has winter 9 months out of the year and more lakes than any place on earth should ever have, you just never know what to expect.

Edited to add:

http://www.weather.com/weather/weekend/USMN0664?from=search

That's a link to the forecast for St. Paul, MN for this weekend.

[seajoy]

Back from my 30min at the beach. :wave: Feels pretty good. :)

[QuiltAngel]

Zecryphon - you are right, the sun will last that long. I just want to see it in all it's brightness for longer than an hour or two at a time.

Minneapolis forecast for the weekend: rani/snow mixed with the temps being balmy upper 30's for the daytime highs and 20's overnight. Nope - not 90's or above, better bring your coat, hat and gloves if you are use to hot temps.

[DaRev]

Good, then you can help me mow. We've already hit 90!

:doh: I don't wanna hear it!!

:P

[dinkime]

WooHoo!!! My light just came, my light just came!!!! I'm gonna go get happy now! ^_^
Perhaps I'll be a new person. :)

:clap: :thumbsup: :hug:

[seajoy]

:clap: :thumbsup: :hug:
Thanks, Bec!

[seajoy]

Home made chicken noodle soup is on the stove. :) It's too much for just me. :pink:

[ctay]

Homemade Chicken soup sounds good

[DaRev]

Home made chicken noodle soup is on the stove. :) It's too much for just me. :pink:

FedEx me some. :yum: I'm still waiting for Jenley's spaghetti sauce, too. :D

[QuiltAngel]

Hurray!! The light came. Praying it helps seajoy.

[seajoy]

Hurray!! The light came. Praying it helps seajoy.
Thanks so much. I felt weird after I was done staring at it for 30 min....but in a good way. :) :tutu:

[cerette]

Bring your mittens! Seriously, there's no telling what the weather in MN will do this time of year. I remember I was there in May and it snowed. But in a place that has winter 9 months out of the year and more lakes than any place on earth should ever have, you just never know what to expect.

Edited to add:

http://www.weather.com/weather/weekend/USMN0664?from=search

That's a link to the forecast for St. Paul, MN for this weekend.
thank you. Guess i'll unpack the swimsuit

[seajoy]

FedEx me some. :yum: I'm still waiting for Jenley's spaghetti sauce, too. :D
Awww, the FedEX guy brought me my light today......if I had known you wanted soup, I'd have sent it with him for ya! :sorry:

[WildStrawberry]

Do you have to look at the light, Seajoy, or can you read a book or something while "sunning" yourself?

I'm so excited it came! I thought I was gonna plotz when you were opening it!

Kae

[jenley]

FedEx me some. :yum: I'm still waiting for Jenley's spaghetti sauce, too. :D
Ooops, left-overs have been consumed...
I'll catch ya next time, I promise;)

[seajoy]

Do you have to look at the light, Seajoy, or can you read a book or something while "sunning" yourself?

I'm so excited it came! I thought I was gonna plotz when you were opening it!

Kae
Indeed....Kae and I were in deep conversation when my package came. ^_^

I need to have my face 12-16 inches from the lamp. I can read, watch tv etc.... But the light is supposed to hit my retina, so I need to look at it now and again. 30 minutes a day for the first couple of weeks, then 15-20 per day after that during the dreary season. I should notice some type of results in about 5 days. :pray:
Oh...mine has negative ions jumping out of it too I guess. Supposed to be the same thing as you get at the beach....whatever that means. :confused: I figured it couldn't hurt, so I ordered that one.

[Zecryphon]

thank you. Guess i'll unpack the swimsuit
If you can avoid hypothermia, taking a quick dip in a hole cut through the ice of a frozen lake can be quite refreshing. LOL

[LilLamb219]

Does the light give off warmth too?

Indeed....Kae and I were in deep conversation when my package came. ^_^

I need to have my face 12-16 inches from the lamp. I can read, watch tv etc.... But the light is supposed to hit my retina, so I need to look at it now and again. 30 minutes a day for the first couple of weeks, then 15-20 per day after that during the dreary season. I should notice some type of results in about 5 days. :pray:
Oh...mine has negative ions jumping out of it too I guess. Supposed to be the same thing as you get at the beach....whatever that means. :confused: I figured it couldn't hurt, so I ordered that one.

[QuiltAngel]

I am wondering where the sunshine went? It is overcast here . . . again.

[seajoy]

Does the light give off warmth too?
Yes, if I put my hand near it, it does feel quite warm, but I don't really notice it on my face from 12-16" away.

QA....The sun is here in WI today. :pink: Sorry about IA! :)

[QuiltAngel]

Oops! Guess the sun has now decided to make a bright appearance. Yippee!!

[DaRev]

It's peeking out here today as well. :clap:

[ctay]

We have some sunshine!!!

[jenley]

No sun, but no rain either...
Tired of the 40's... A little warming up would be nice

[dinkime]

62 and sunny here :)

[DaRev]

:( Sun went bye-bye.

[QuiltAngel]

40's? 60's? A genuine heat wave! Remind me I said that in July when it gets around 100 and we are complaining about the heat.

[jenley]

Sun finally came out... yippee
Still chilly but looks pretty

[DaRev]

Snow returned...

[porterross]

They promised us rain today, but we got none. :(

[RadMan]

60's--sunny----------------------------tomorrow--mid 60's--sunny---sigh

[DaRev]

They promised us rain today, but we got none. :(

Well, I got tons of the frozen kind that y'all can have. :D

[dinkime]

60's--sunny----------------------------tomorrow--mid 60's--sunny---sigh


horrible, ain't it?? :thumbsup: ;) :thumbsup: ;) :thumbsup:

[Jim47]

Nothing close to 60 here, but it was nice today. Even my puppy took advantage of the slightly warmer weather today. I would love summer if it never got above 75 degrees, and maybe now that we have global cooling instead of Al Gore's global warming maybe that will happen heh? ^_^

[KimLCMS]

We're going to make it into the 50s for the next couple of days. The bad thing about that is all the mud from melted snow. My pour doggie is going to be a mess.

[Jim47]

My dog needs a bath in the worst way, but just like your's Kim it will only be a mud bath ^_^ maybe thats why he looks so young heh? :scratch:

[seajoy]

My beagle just broke his cable, and ran away. We can't find Zeb anywhere. :cry:

[DaRev]

My beagle just broke his cable, and ran away. We can't find Zeb anywhere. :cry:

:pray: for lost puppy.

[seajoy]

:pray: for lost puppy.
Thanks Rev....He's never been off leash or cable before. We were told that beagles don't come back....they follow their nose to end of the earth. :(

My husband went out and can't find him anywhere. He's got 7ft of cable attached to his collar. What if he gets caught in something? :cry:

[DaRev]

Thanks Rev....He's never been off leash or cable before. We were told that beagles don't come back....they follow their nose to end of the earth. :(

My husband went out and can't find him anywhere. He's got 7ft of cable attached to his collar. What if he gets caught in something? :cry:

Does he have a name tag or a license on his collar?

[seajoy]

Guess who just scratched on our door?.......a frozen pup-cicle! :eek: Zeb is back and safe inside....shaking like crazy...the little stinker!

Thanks Rev.....God cares for all His creation. :)

[RadMan]

Great:thumbsup:

[seajoy]

Yep...sure is great!

[RadMan]

Yea I just changed it :)

[seajoy]

Yea I just changed it :)
:)

[DaRev]

He followed his nose right back home. :clap:

[seajoy]

He followed his nose right back home. :clap:
Amen!

[seajoy]

Well, he's recovered......he just ran under the bed with a pair of my socks! :doh:

[seajoy]

Well, he's recovered......he just ran under the bed with a pair of my socks! :doh:
Not my hubby....the dog. ^_^

My hubby made it home too last night, but thankfully, he's left my socks alone. :)

[DaRev]

Not my hubby....the dog. ^_^

My hubby made it home too last night, but thankfully, he's left my socks alone. :)

^_^

[jenley]

Glad your dog came back

[QuiltAngel]

Wow, pup returned and doing great. seajoy has found her sense of humor, is it the light or the hubby? Nah, don't want to know. All is good, except for the socks. Now pup must have needed to warm up the paws? Yes, that is it.

[ctay]

Not my hubby....the dog. ^_^

My hubby made it home too last night, but thankfully, he's left my socks alone. :)
Glad your dog came back and your feeling well and your hubby came home..... :ebil:

[DaRev]

Glad your dog came back and your feeling well and your hubby came home..... :ebil:

Sounds like a country song played backwards. ^_^ ^_^

[dinkime]

they are forecasting 74 for today's high!! then snow on monday night!

[latebloomer]

We'll get Robins in a couple of weeks. George want's to know, what's a Grackle?
Grackles are related to crows. They're just a little bigger than a robin. They have a greenish or purple sheen when the light hits them right. They are not the same thing as a starling, but grackles and starlings look a lot alike. Starlings don't have the sheen, they're just dull dark gray. Grackles are native American birds, starlings were imported. Grackles migrate, starlings don't. Grackles have longer tails. One has a black beak, the other has yellow, but I don't remember which is which. They do tend to be a bit messy, especially if they visit your birdfeeder, but they aren't really a nuisance.

If you want messy birds, you can find plenty of crows (thousands and thousands) in the area around Tiger's doctor's office and the Ronald McDonald house in winter. At night, it sounds like the sound track to a jungle movie. When we go home, one of the things on our to-do list is to wash the van as soon as weather permits.

[LilLamb219]

Guess who just scratched on our door?.......a frozen pup-cicle! :eek: Zeb is back and safe inside....shaking like crazy...the little stinker!

Thanks Rev.....God cares for all His creation. :)

I wonder if next time he won't stray when he feels the freedom???

2 years ago when we experienced major flooding in our town, everyone was throwing away things from their basements (including us) and it was horrible looking up and down our street with everyone's things out by the curb.

We left our door open to carry stuff out and our dog who is never off leash except in the fenced back yard got out! We were mortified!!!

Well, a neighbor found her up by the school and told her to go home and she did! The next time she found herself outside the home, she didn't move :D

[latebloomer]

I had a wonderful return once several years ago. My husband was in the hospital. When my mother-in-law was taking the dog outside, the cat escaped. We called and hunted for him, even tried to follow his tracks in the fresh snow. He was gone for 2 weeks. Then, on Christmas Day, he showed up on our front steps, a litltle thinner, but still fat and sassy. He was a huge, orange tiger cat--think Garfield--hard to miss. He greeted us, then headed for his food dish. It was a couple weeks before he decided to visit the great outdoors again.

[latebloomer]

I'm glad Zeb came home. At least it was socks he took under the bed, not "Mom's" favorite shoes.

[WildStrawberry]

Hearing Zeb was missing I was all :cry:and I started to :crosseo:. Then I read he came home so I :clap: and said :amen:!!

Glad he's home!

Kae

[seajoy]

Yes, It was a happy ending to my sad tale. Like LilLamb said about her dog....I hope he's learned his lesson.

[seajoy]

seajoy has found her sense of humor, is it the light or the hubby?
Both! :pink: :)

[LilLamb219]

They all come home for food, don't they? ^_^

I had a wonderful return once several years ago. My husband was in the hospital. When my mother-in-law was taking the dog outside, the cat escaped. We called and hunted for him, even tried to follow his tracks in the fresh snow. He was gone for 2 weeks. Then, on Christmas Day, he showed up on our front steps, a litltle thinner, but still fat and sassy. He was a huge, orange tiger cat--think Garfield--hard to miss. He greeted us, then headed for his food dish. It was a couple weeks before he decided to visit the great outdoors again.

[Jim47]

Guess who just scratched on our door?.......a frozen pup-cicle! :eek: Zeb is back and safe inside....shaking like crazy...the little stinker!

Thanks Rev.....God cares for all His creation. :)



I knew he would come back, they always do, they need your love just as you need theirs. :thumbsup:

[dinkime]

it is windy and 77 here -- i am sitting on the bench on our porch because it is SO nice out!!



and we are under a winter storm watch for monday evening into tuesday

[porterross]

It's in the 70's here, too, breezy and a bit couldy to block the sun. This is how it was most of last summer and I pray we are blessed again this summer and spared from the extreme heat.

It's supposed to rain this week as well and we sure need it, but I hope it all passes before we put our canoes in the Rio Grande next week. That's not the way I want to go! :eek:

[seajoy]

It got up to 44 here. A real tropical heat wave! :doh:

[BreadAlone]

It got up to 44 here. A real tropical heat wave! :doh:
Isn't it though!? :P

The weather really is great outside compared to the arctic weather we've been having. Unfortunately..I heard it's going to get back to sub-freezing temps tomorrow.. :(

[LilLamb219]

I think we hit the 50s! Everything is melting.

Rain tomorrow though in the forecast! That should finishing melting all the snow.

[LutherNut]

We're supposed to be near 50 tomorrow. :clap:

[Jim47]

Do you have much snow there LutherNut?

[LutherNut]

Well, I do live near Buffalo, so...
^_^

[seajoy]

:mad: :mad: :help: Just felt like screaming for a second or 2.......there, now I feel a whole lot better. :)

[DaRev]

:mad: :mad: :help: Just felt like screaming for a second or 2.......there, now I feel a whole lot better. :)

Wha' happin?

[seajoy]

Wha' happin?
I read a post from Willy in the lib forum....no biggie. :) All better now. :cool:

[DaRev]

I read a post from Willy in the lib forum....no biggie. :) All better now. :cool:

Why are you in the Liberal forum?? I avoid that one like the plague!!

[dinkime]

they are predicting anywhere from 3 to 10 inches of snow (all have said 6 in their weather casts) for tuesday!!

[ctay]

We're supposed to get rain tomorrow and get colder, we keep getting teased with 70 degree weather then drops 30 degrees

[Zecryphon]

they are predicting anywhere from 3 to 10 inches of snow (all have said 6 in their weather casts) for tuesday!!
So then, now would be a bad time for me to tell you that I turned on the AC yesterday? hehehehe

[seajoy]

Why are you in the Liberal forum?? I avoid that one like the plague!!
I'm a glutton for punishment sometimes. :help:

[Zecryphon]

I'm a glutton for punishment sometimes. :help:
There are easier ways to punish yourself. Just try and get through a Joel Osteen broadcast. That works for me. 5 minutes into any program or podcast and I'm screaming "When are you gonna talk about sin? Ya know, the thing that keeps us separated from God? And JESUS DID NOT DIE TO MAKE US FEEL BETTER ABOUT OURSELVES!!!! HE IS NOT OUR LIFE COACH!!!!" It's actually a pretty good way to destress. LOL

[porterross]

Wow! We all but blew away overnight and it's still very windy and in the high 40's!!!! It's supposed to freeze tonight and it's snowing west of here.

Brace yourselves, guys. Old man winter isn't done with us yet and I can assure you that this is storm is heading east.

[seajoy]

There are easier ways to punish yourself. Just try and get through a Joel Osteen broadcast. That works for me. 5 minutes into any program or podcast and I'm screaming "When are you gonna talk about sin? Ya know, the thing that keeps us separated from God? And JESUS DID NOT DIE TO MAKE US FEEL BETTER ABOUT OURSELVES!!!! HE IS NOT OUR LIFE COACH!!!!" It's actually a pretty good way to destress. LOL
^_^ Don't think I could make it through that! You must be a much stronger person than I. :D

[seajoy]

We got more rain and snow overnight. My hubby called that he could only drive 30mph on his way to the shop. The guys are heading out of state later today. :prayer:

Time to go sit by my light. :wave:

[Zecryphon]

^_^ Don't think I could make it through that! You must be a much stronger person than I. :D
Well I've never actually made it all the way through one of the shows or podcasts. People tend to look at you really strange when you're yelling at inanimate objects. LOL

[LutheranChick]

Not my hubby....the dog. ^_^

My hubby made it home too last night, but thankfully, he's left my socks alone. :)
Glad yours does... ^_^ For some odd reason my hubby stole a pair of my socks- of course one of my favorite pair. Wore them till they were all stretched out and had a hole in them- and now he puts them back in MY pile of clothes. sheesh.

Glad puppy came back. That's always a heartsick feeling- wondering if they will. We have a kitty that likes to escape now and then. Usually we catch him right away. Once in awhile he'll get himself shut in a room we don't use much- like one of the kid's rooms, then we are looking all over for him. With a cat-you generally don't miss them right away either- since they like to hide them selves away. So he's generally absent awhile before we actually think- hmmm, anybody seen the cat lately?

[LutheranChick]

There are easier ways to punish yourself. Just try and get through a Joel Osteen broadcast. That works for me. 5 minutes into any program or podcast and I'm screaming "When are you gonna talk about sin? Ya know, the thing that keeps us separated from God? And JESUS DID NOT DIE TO MAKE US FEEL BETTER ABOUT OURSELVES!!!! HE IS NOT OUR LIFE COACH!!!!" It's actually a pretty good way to destress. LOL
^_^ ^_^ So true! I had him on TV one Sunday morning while I was getting ready for church. Couldn't wait to get to a REAL service!

[WildStrawberry]

Well I've never actually made it all the way through one of the shows or podcasts. People tend to look at you really strange when you're yelling at inanimate objects. LOL

And that's why I use balled up "singleton" socks. I toss 'em at the TV. Gives me release from stress and the cats get a good workout chasing 'em and bringing 'em back to me. *G*

Kae

[ctay]

Wow! We all but blew away overnight and it's still very windy and in the high 40's!!!! It's supposed to freeze tonight and it's snowing west of here.

Brace yourselves, guys. Old man winter isn't done with us yet and I can assure you that this is storm is heading east.
We're getting what you got. Its coming through tonight and early morning

[LutheranChick]

It was 54 here yesterday and 21 today- with frozen rain and snow, again. So cruel- give us just a leeeeeetle taste of spring and then yank it away! :(

[ctay]

New puppy pics.

http://home.centurytel.net/flintcreekfarm/chippup8.jpg

http://home.centurytel.net/flintcreekfarm/chippup7.jpg

http://home.centurytel.net/flintcreekfarm/chippup6.jpg

http://home.centurytel.net/flintcreekfarm/chippup5.jpg

http://home.centurytel.net/flintcreekfarm/chippup4.jpg

[LilLamb219]

hehe I LOVE the last puppy pic!

[jenley]

And that's why I use balled up "singleton" socks. I toss 'em at the TV. Gives me release from stress and the cats get a good workout chasing 'em and bringing 'em back to me. *G*

Kae
I need to try that

But I don't think my cats would bring them back
*jen looks down at the boy cat sleeping with his face in her clog*

[seajoy]

I need to try that

But I don't think my cats would bring them back
*jen looks down at the boy cat sleeping with his face in her clog*
My dog never brings them back. All socks have the honored place of ending up under our diningroom table. Isn't that the place that all honored socks go? :)

[Zecryphon]

My dog never brings them back. All socks have the honored place of ending up under our diningroom table. Isn't that the place that all honored socks go? :)
I thought all socks went under the bed to die. And half of my socks have been sucked into that parallel universe where everything you've ever lost goes. You will one day find all your keys, earrings, jewelry, etc. that you have lost in your lifetime. I just hope I don't get it back. I don't think I'll have pockets when I'm dead. LOL

[dinkime]

sunday i was sitting outside in the 78* weather....


tuesday i am home on a SNOW DAY!

[KimLCMS]

sunday i was sitting outside in the 78* weather....


tuesday i am home on a SNOW DAY!
You're having the same weather that we are!

[seajoy]

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
Ask me what's wrong.

[cerette]

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
Ask me what's wrong.
What's the matter?

[seajoy]

What's the matter?
Brett Favre retired today. I can barely type the words. :| :( :swoon:

[BreadAlone]

Brett Favre retired today. I can barely type the words. :| :( :swoon:
You beat me to it!!11!!one!1!!1!!
IT's the END of the WORLD as we KNOW IT!!


OH..the HUMANITY!!


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[seajoy]

Amen BA! I hear ya, brother. :cry: Just one more year so we could have said our goodbyes would have helped a little tiny bit. :sigh:

[BreadAlone]

I was under the impression that he said he was for sure comming back another year..:(

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To abruptly change the subject..I hope you're all voting/rooting for Hillary this evening.

I definately don't want her to be President, but if she loses Texas tonight, we can almost expect Barack Hussein Obama to be our next President..

[DaRev]

As far as Favre is concerned, I'll believe it when the season starts. He has a history...

[DaRev]

Hillary or Barak? What would be the lesser of two evils? It has to be Barak hands down. But I'll be voting for neither.

[seajoy]

As far as Favre is concerned, I'll believe it when the season starts. He has a history...
Nope....the press has a history. They hound him every year, he loves to play with them a bit. He has never announced that he is retiring. Unfortunately, I think this is the real thing.

[jenley]

Hillary or Barak? What would be the lesser of two evils? It has to be Barak hands down. But I'll be voting for neither.
I just wish it was over

Tired of the commercials
Tired of the passionate speeches
Tired of the debates
Tired of the bickering

[ctay]

I'm tired of the elections too,

[Zecryphon]

I was under the impression that he said he was for sure comming back another year..:(

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To abruptly change the subject..I hope you're all voting/rooting for Hillary this evening.

I definately don't want her to be President, but if she loses Texas tonight, we can almost expect Barack Hussein Obama to be our next President..
I'm in deep trouble when the election rolls around this year. I can not in good Christian conscience vote for either. Either way it's a vote for a Democrat.

[DaRev]

Nope....the press has a history. They hound him every year, he loves to play with them a bit. He has never announced that he is retiring. Unfortunately, I think this is the real thing.

He announced that he was retiring 2 years ago... and then changed his mind. Like I said, I'll believe it when the season starts and he's not on the field. :P

[seajoy]

He announced that he was retiring 2 years ago... and then changed his mind. Like I said, I'll believe it when the season starts and he's not on the field. :P
I hope you are right, and he does change his mind! :) But, from what we are hearing, it's a done deal.

Trust me, the press has hounded Brett for 6 years about when he's going to retire....we all thought it was funny when he played with them a couple of years ago. But, you are a big football guy, and you may remember it differently than I do. Call it fibro fog for me! ^_^