[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-October 2018 #88575

Hi Ladies,
I just started a post & it disappeared. Luckily I’d just started. I hope everyone had a good Halloween. I didn’t have any trick or treaters. Being on the 12th floor has its perks.

We’ve had some pretty wild weather the past few days. Today was calmer. Sunday & Monday we had some tornados. One was down in the valley about 70 miles southeast of here, rural area. Then Monday we had a couple more closer to Portland. Sunday I think I told ya we had some really strong downpours. That’s when the tornado hit. They weren’t expecting anything like that. Monday they broke into programming with breaking news with a tornado warning. We don’t get those very often. As far as I know, no one was injured, but there was damage done to some green houses, & a shed or two. The twisters were EF0 & EF1. I didn’t see em, except on the news.

Adele, congrats to the Red Sox for winning the WS. I rooted for em when they won it a few yrs ago. If I remember right, they hadn’t won for a very long time. I used to get into the WS, but the past few yrs I can’t get into it. I used to be able to rattle off stats like a sportscaster.
I think those pics of you are adorable. You really go all out. LOL
Barbara, that’s so cute about Colin. At his age they only have one speed, full throttle. I couldn’t keep up with a little one.
Colleen it’s good to see you back. Take your time with the new laptop. I would think it’d be programmed to walk you thru everything. I;ve had mine for awhile now & I’m still learning things about it. Just take your time. When I was learning how to use a computer way back when I worked for HP, I had a mental block for the longest time, then one day it hit me like a ton of bricks. When I realized it was easier than I thought, I wondered how I could be so dumb. And as the old saying goes, when all else fails, read the directions. Or call the manufacturer for help. Good luck!!!!

I hope next weeks election blows up in someone’s face BIG TIME!!! I think he’s a lunatic!! He’s going to change the Constitution with the stroke of a pen
give me a break!! Next he’ll be changing the Ten Commandments!!
He better be watching China & Russia. They’ll be the invaders. They’ll be coming in & he’ll be looking elsewhere. That’s how they work.

Well, I better get off here before I lose this one.

take care

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-October 2018 #88500

HI Ladies,
Just a quick note to say HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Stay safe everyone.
dd & Jewell

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-October 2018 #88452

Hi Ladies,
Where has this month gone? For that matter the year!!! Blink & it’ll be turkey day then the Big day not long after. Isn’t turkey day late this yr? I don’t have any plans just yet. That’s okay tho. I can start decorating for Christmas. It takes me longer these days.

When is this violence going to end?? How many mass killings is it going to take to get something done??!! I thought that mass killing of children would/should’ve done something. Then there was Vegas last yr. Still nothing done. God forbid we step on the toes of those who wants to do harm to people close to them or complete strangers by passing stricter gun laws. I believe there are countries that don’t allow guns. When the 2nd amendment was written they had muskets. I don’t think they had AR-15s or semi automatics or any of the other guns we have now.
We just had a big down pour a while ago. I can still hear thunder off in the distance. It appears our rainy season has finally arrived. No snow in the ski areas yet. It could be a lean yr if they don’t get much snow this yr.

Those cookies are so cute, Adele. I made a batch of chocolate chip cookies the other day & they didn’t turn out. I guess I’m losing my touch. I got a couple turkey thighs, so I’m gonna bake them later today & have em with Stove Top & veggie.
Not much going on here, so I’ll close for now.

Have a good week

dd & Jewell

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-October 2018 #88302

Hi Ladies,
I hope everyone is having a good Sunday. IT’s kind of a lazy day here. It’s been sunny & in the 60s, but foggy in the morning. I woke up one morning & I thought it was 4 AM. It was 7 AM. The fog was so dense I couldn’t see the street lights a block away! Rain is supposed to return this week. Some places have freeze warnings up for the overnight hrs.
Adele, there’s a full hr of Temptations on at 7 PM your time. They had an hr of it late last night & they still had some Boofetti. They have a lot of new items esp for the holidays. They sell out really fast tho. Then after that there’s 3 hrs of ITKWM to round out the day. Did I tell ya I got those 4 mini bakers? They are ADORABLE!!!! Toooooooo cute!!!
Barbara, thank you for the prayers for Jewell. She seems to be back to normal now. I hope it stays that way. The fire alarm is going off & it scares her to death. I put her in the bedroom & close the door. Most of the time she’s in there sleeping, so I just close her in. The alarm is ear piercing loud!!!
Sue, I hope the weather has warmed up a bit for ya. I don’t like the cold either. My left elbow really aches in the cold weather. It’s the one I popped out of the socket when I fell walking home yrs ago. One of us needs to win that big lottery & buy an island we can live on during the winter months.
Adele, LOL I just received your post. Thank you for the prayers.
Well, that’s all for now.
Love,
dd & Jewell

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-October 2018 #88272

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!! IT didn’t give me a chance to sign off.
Have a great weekend.
dd & Jewell

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-October 2018 #88270

Hi Ladies,
Yes, we’re in for a warmer fall & winter this yr. At least that’s what the national weather service is telling us. Sue, I wish I could send you some warmer weather. This is so out of the realm of normal for us it isn’t funny. Two yrs ago we were having the wettest Oct. on record. By this time we had 5 + inches of rain, with more on the way. It had been stormy there was a waterspout that hit the coast. It looks like our weather patterns are totally flip flopped.
Pleeeeeease say some prayers for my fur baby, Jewell. She’s doing what she did last month. And of course I’m dead broke, which doesn’t help.
Adele, I wish I had words of wisdom to tell ya about Tillie. Maybe the ‘blow up’ did some good. You can cook for me anytime!!! I’ll hop on my broom & be there by morning. LOL. Oh, Kay used to drink Carnation’s instant breakfast. She’d get the powder & mix it with milk & it’d stick with her for hrs. And say, would she eat old fashioned oatmeal? That’d stick to her ribs. Those protein drinks would be good.

Our Trail Blazers beat La Bron James last night, yeahhhhhh!!! I see the Red Sox are in the World Series. IT seems like it gets later & later in the yr. We have the NFL, & NBA all playing & the WS still hasn’t started yet. It’ll be snowing before they get going.

Well, I guess that’s all for tonight.

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-October 2018 #88209

Hi Ladies,
Barbara, I hope the situation you spoke of ended quickly & safely for all of you. That’s scary!!! We hear about situations like that every week & in town. I hope everyone’s safe now.
Adele, I agree with Sue & Gail, as a live-in caregiver, I know all too well how hard it is. I not only had the patient to deal with, I sometimes had the family to deal with too!! Which made it even harder. Caregiving is the hardest job you’ll ever do.
Sue, I’m sorry to hear you’re having so much trouble getting around. I had the same problem earlier this week. My sciatica is really bad this week. And it’s been warm all this week. We’ve had temps in the 70s all week. No sign of rain in the forecast.
I’m terrified of going down stairs. If my left leg gave out, I’d be in big trouble.
I gave up watching DWTS. I don’t know any of the contestants, & like all of you say, it’s a popularity contest, not a dance contest, anymore. It started out that way, but not now.

Not much going on here. There was one thing & you guys probably won’t know who I’m talking about. Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, owner of the Seattle Seahawks football team & the Portland Trail Blazers, NBA team, passed away Monday. It’s been really sad around here. It was the Blazers pre-season games I went to last week. It came as quite a shock when it came across my phone Monday afternoon.
That’s all for tonight.

take care & stay safe

dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-October 2018 #88118

Hi Adele,
Sorry to hear you’re having such a bad time. Kay was kinda the same way about going to the hospital. It took her brother or sister to get her there. She was stubborn down to the very last. They wouldn’t take no for an answer. We’re all entitled to pity parties when things aren’t going as they should be. I’ve had a few myself. Just keep in mind, this too shall pass.
I’m tired tonight as I did laundry. I have to go down a floor to the laundry room & it tires me out going back & forth.

I was mistaken about the brussel sprouts on ITKWD. Ooooops. I still can’t wait to see his expression when he does eat em.

Oh, I found out from Critt today the reason they took down the crane. Turns out the developer ran out of money & couldn’t pay the workers. So now there’s a bldg that’s not completed. It doesn’t look like an apartment bldg to me. I don’t know what it’s supposed to be.

That’s all for tonight.

take care & I hope your week is better than last week.

dd & Jewell

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-October 2018 #88096

Hi Ladies,
I had to sign back in twice!!! It didn’t take the first time. This is a new computer & I had some issues with it this week. I couldn’t get the icons on my taskbar to come up. I couldn’t get the power down icon to come up so I had to contact HP. A tech came on & took over the computer. Turns out their automatic upgrade didn’t finish or something, so they ran it & now it works. It was freaking me out since it’s just 6 months old. So it was covered.

We’ve been having some late summer like weather out here. It got up to 70 today. Maybe higher by mid week. Last week they actually had that dreaded S word in the forecast, for the higher elevations.
I’m so far behind reading the posts, it’ll take me a week to read em all. LOL
I’ve read a few, so Adele, how’s the bra selling business going? I hope Tilly’s feeling better now.

SPOILER ALERT: Our favorite QVC foodie received 100,000 followers on Instagram this week so now he’s gonna eat some brussel sprouts that Stacy makes for her family. I can’t wait to see his face when he eats em. He hates em!!!! I’m gonna record it so I can play it back later.

They dismantled that big crane today. It’s the one you’ve seen in some of my pics looking out my window. I’m still not sure what kind of bldg. they put up.
Whatever it is it blocks part of my view now.
I went to a couple basketball games this week. Diane had some preseason tix, & asked if I’d like to go. IT got me out of the house for a few hrs & I enjoyed em.
Well, that’s all for now.
Have a great rest of your weekend.
dd

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