[Colleen]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-October 2020 #120249

Hi Gail,
They seem to have fun playing with their food. They also did a good job of it. lol I do not have the imagination that these people have. Wish that I did the kids would find food more interesting.
He really likes Washington and being so close to Canada. He is a snow skier and he has taken his boys and taught them how to ski. His wife will not ski she is from Peru and they do not ski there. lol I am not sure if she likes to swim or not.
I did try to turn the faucet on a couple of times. It does make you feel dumb that you forget. It is funny our water is so hot you can hardly put your hand in the water .It seems funny because we have not had to worry about that for a long time. I guess that we did not realize that it was going out until it did. We had to rush thru our showers if we did not want have cold water.
We had frost here this morning and now our temps are supposed to get higher again. It is really hard to get use to the weather going up and down again. You do not know if you should turn the heat or leave the air conditioning on. It will be nice when the weather stays cold for the rest of the year.
Well that is all from here. Have a great night and stay safe.
Colleen

[Colleen]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-October 2020 #120094

Hi Gail,
That was a strange Masked singer last night. From what I understood he was getting too hot in that costume. He always has been a rebel or at least played one in most things that I have seen him in. Well at least the others get another chance. I really enjoy that show which I guess a lot of people do. It is just a lot of fun.
I do still think about Barbara and her family. I miss all of her stories about her family. Poor little Colin is going to miss out on a lot with her not being there. I hope that his dad will tell a lot about her and how much she loved him.
That was a cute idea making a skeleton out of veggies. Some people can come up with some really cute ideas. I would have never thought of doing that. The pictures of the dogs in costume are really cute also.
It might be awhile before Brent moves. I hope that he likes it there. It is nice that his girlfriend and son will be going also. At least he will not be alone. My nephew and his family left New Mexico and move to the state of Washington. They moved closer to the Canadian border.
I cannot believe that it is October already. Time just seems to be flying by this year. We have3 had a lot of things go out this year. Our hot water heater went out today sow we had to replace it. Ron found one and installed it today. We had to go without water all day while he installed it. That is horrible when we do not have water. It is done now and we have a lot of hot water again.
Well that is about all from here. Have a great night and stay safe.
Colleen

[Colleen]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-September 2020 #120029

Hi Adele,
We had a really good time at our dinner. We took some pictures but not as many as we should have. Grayson is pulling up now and standing. He tries to move around but he falls most of the time. He is funny to watch. He gets so mad when he falls he looks at us like he thinks we knocked him down. He will cry a little and then go right back and stands up. He will not give up that is for sure.
The cinnamon bread looks really good. I can see why JJ likes it. Is he staying with you again or did he come home? I hope that he is staying with you again. It sounds like it is best for both of you.
It is has been cooler here. We had some rain but not much. It sounds like the fall weather is here to stay which is nice. It looks like we are going to have a fall here this year. It is kind of looking like that. The leaves are starting to turn here. I love to see all the leaves when they change colors. We usually go for a drive to see all the colors.
There is not a lot going on here. Have a great day and stay safe.
Colleen

[Colleen]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-September 2020 #120027

Hi Gail,
We have a lot of deer around here. So we do have deer ticks. Deer are pretty and I like to watch them but now that I am not sure I like having them around here. They say that we have had lyme disease around here for a long time and there has been a lot more cases of it here. That is why they figure out what it was right away.
You are going to have to find a gnome that will scare the wild turkeys away from them. Maybe set him off a little and from the others like a guard gnome. lol That is the only bad thing about living out like we do there is a lot of wild animals around. They can get destructive and make a mess. We had the guineas and they were all killed by wild animals. We have to expect that I guess living like this the wild animals have to eat also. It is how nature works. I think sitting at home is getting to me. I am starting to think about a lot of weird things.
Well that is about all from here. Have a great day and stay safe.
Colleen

[Colleen]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-September 2020 #119960

Hi Gail,
Ron does not have any after effects from the lime disease. I never realized that tick bites could be that bad. We have lived here for so long and are used to getting tick bites so we never thought about it.
We had a really nice day yesterday. It was fun to have the kids here and the food was delicious. We did hear that the place where we ordered the food is moving to a bigger town. I hope what we heard is wrong. They were really crowded yesterday all the tables were filled and the outside tables were also. I just hope that they are wrong.
I really like pedicures. They can be really relaxing if you like them. I would not want Ron to paint my nails. I do not think that he could do it without making a mess.
I was wondering about the audience. Glad that you found out how they did that. It did seem odd that the people were sitting so close to each other. It did make the show a little more interesting.
Greg really did a good a good job with the gnome house. It is really cute. You expect to see a gnome to come walking out of the door. That was a good idea.
Well that is all from here. Have a good night and stay safe.
Colleen

[Colleen]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-September 2020 #119854

Hi Adele,
I just got done writing to you and the whole thing disappeared. It is so aggravating when that happens.
I really like the decorations you have in your yard. You are lucky to have Frankie there to help with that. That is the only way that I will ever have decorations in the yard. Ron will never put any out and I really love them.
That is such a good picture of Tillie and Sonny. I cannot believe how the boys are growing. Sonny makes Grayson look like a little butter ball. I cannot believe how big he is especially compared to Sonny. I think that she is giving him too much formula. He is eating baby food and that is why I think she needs to cut down on the formula.
That is so nice that Tillie’s doctor still comes to the house. Will they come to the house to give her the shot? It would be nice if they come to the house. If Gary is like Ron it will take a lot of talking to get him to get the shot. He never thinks he needs one.
It is a shame that Steph will not talk to anyone. She needs to start talking to someone and not let this go too far. I hope that it does not effect the boys. It will be really hard on them. They are lucky they have you there to take them to your house. You are a good grandma to the boys.
Tomorrow is our anniversary party. I am really looking forward to it. It will be fun to have the kids here. Well that is all from here. Have a great night and stay safe.
Colleen

[Colleen]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-September 2020 #119852

Hi Gail,
I did watch the masked singer the other night. It was really good. I could not believe they had a live audience. It didn’t seem like they had that many people there but it just surprised me. Unless it was some type of trick photography. It is going to be hard to pick who has to leave. they are all really good. I thought the guy they sent home first was because they all guessed who he was right away. All except Ken who will never guess any of them. If he was not on there it would not be as funny.
It is supposed to be nice here Sunday. I am not sure if we will eat outside or not. Since Ron got that tick bite everyone is nervous about staying outside for very long. They finally got the test results on the tick bite. It was some sort of lime disease. I did not realize that there were that many different diseases caused by tick bites.
It does get tiresome staying home all the time. There are a lot of things that will be different when we go back to normal. It will be nice to go and get a pedicure again. Melissa gave me a gift certificate to get one but have not been able to yet. It is so relaxing to have that done.
We want to go to Tennessee and see Melissa house that she is living in. The pictures she has sent it looks really nice. It would be nice to see the kids. We are hoping they will get to come home for Christmas. It will be nice if they will be here. That is when I miss the kids the most is the holidays. It is really hard.
Well that is about all from here. Have a great night and stay safe.
Colleen

[Colleen]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-September 2020 #119715

Hi DD,
I am glad that you are getting rain. Hopefully it will put the fires out. I saw on the news that some of the people are getting to go back to their homes and see what is left of them. That would be heart breaking to go back home and see that everything is gone. The people that they talked to are going to rebuild. I hope that things go better for them if they rebuild.
That is nice that you got a tv for your bedroom. That is funny that Snowball is upset about the room being different. Hopefully he will adjust and be able to come back into your room.
I may not be watching dwts for very much longer. I just do not like Tyra Banks as a host. I mute the tv when she is talking so it is muted for most of the show.
I really appreciate all the pictures that you post. They are also so pretty. I like the picture of the ocean and the sun setting. That is calming. Well that is all from here. Have a great night and stay safe.
Colleen

[Colleen]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-September 2020 #119705

Hi Adele,
You have been busy. You have a lot of them made already and they look really cute. I cannot do needle point either. I am not any good at it. I am trying to teach myself to knit. I am not very good at that either.
Your brownies sound really good. That is nice that Gary grilled hamburgers. Ron went and picked up food at a bbq place in town. I had chicken and he had a pork steak. Their food is so good.
I wish that Steph would feel different about coming to your house. How does she live in that apartment building her mom lived there also. She needs to get over this it is hurting her and the boys. I hope that she brings Aizen over soon. He needs to see you and Gary. I imagine that he misses seeing you two. I am glad that the other two girls do not feel that way. How is Sonny doing?
It will be fun to have all your decorations up. It will make you smile to see them and JJ will enjoy having them up. I love all the decorations for all the holidays. They go all out decorating in the little town by us. They have Halloween decor out right now. I wonder if they are having some type of contest or something.
I have to clean house tomorrow. I am not looking forward to this. It would be nice if my grans would come over and offer to help. That will never happen but a grandma can dream.
Have a great night and stay safe.
Colleen

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