[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for November 2021 #135814

Hi Ladies,
Colleen, I’m so sorry about your brother. I went through cancer with both my parents. My mom died of breast cancer & it was the absolute worst time in my life, esp. after she passed away. It’s okay for you to vent on here. sometimes we just need to get it off our chest. I wasn’t close to my siblings as there was a big gap between us in age. I was 8 yrs older than my younger brother, & my older sister & brother were already out of high school & on their own. We weren’t a close family at all. I’m always glad to hear of families that are. I’m sorry you hurt yourself again. I hope it heals quickly.
I hope everyone is doing good. I’m okay. I’m trying to get started decorating for Christmas. It could be the last one for me. It’s getting too hard to get things out & put around. We’ll see.
We’re in for some more storms this weekend. Starting Thurs. night a line of storms will hit this area coming from the South Pacific, aka pineapple express, or atmospheric river of rain & wind. We survived the one last weekend, but this sounds alot wetter. We could get up to 2 inches of rain. Hopefully it’s putting a dent in the drought. I’ll have to get out my goggles, & swim fins out. Or build an ark.
I got another story about Snowball for ya. We went over to see Critt the other day. I was ready to go but she wasn’t having it, so she stayed behind for awhile. When I went back to get her, she was sitting on his counter with him. He told me she had a ball climbing around his apt. He had a bunch of boards put up for his cat to climb on. He said she went all over the place. I’m afraid we may have created a little monster. Now she wants to go over every day. He said I could bring her over & leave her for an hr or 2. First thing I know she’ll be living over there. Depending on what his cat does. lol
Take care, stay well. Prayers for everyone.
dd & snowball.

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for November 2021 #135655

Hi Ladies,
Just a quick note to let ya know I’m still alive. We’re in for some blustery weather through next week. It started over night & continued today. With all this rain they expect local flooding, street corners, low lying areas. I’m well above the flood plain. With the leaves falling the street corners will be flooded unless someone clears the leaves away. The winds are coming up from the south so it isn’t all that cold.
Gail, I was getting concerned when I didn’t see the new chat for Nov. About your ring doorbell, seems strange you can’t get on it. I don’t know that much about it. Could it be you’re too far away, out in the country for reception? Is there a phone # you can call for help? There should be one. Good luck.
I’m being told it’s bedtime. I’m being summoned.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for October 2021 #135493

Hi Ladies,
Happy Halloween!! Two days early. It looks like we’re getting that reprieve from the rain today. The clouds are breaking up & the sun is out!!! But the rain returns next week. It’s Nov. well almost anyway.
Speaking of Nov. you’re gonna think I’m nuts, but I’m getting the “itch” to start decorating for Christmas. At least start going thru my boxes of decorations, cards, & start planning where I’m gonna put things. Am I pushing it too soon? I’m not trying to push turkey day out. I don’t have any plans for it anyway. I don’t want to go out among people just yet. I don’t know if the churches are going to have holiday dinners this yr or not. They used to have thanksgiving dinners across the street for everyone around here, & took in homeless as well.
Anyway, with all the shows on the Q for Christmas decor I’m really getting excited to start in. I took pics of my fall decor before I take it down. It’s gonna take me awhile to take it down. I’m not as fast as I used to be. Where did Sept. & Oct go? It’s gonna take me till Christmas to get it taken down!! LOL
I agree Colleen’s granddaughter should look for different medical care!! I can’t believe what happened to her. Negligence.
Oh I have another story about Miss Snowball. Last Sunday Critt came to the door & she made her way out to the hallway. she was running up & down the hallway cause there were others out in the hallway. And she loves to get pets from anyone. Well, she was running towards the elevators so I took off after her. She turned around & went back the other way at full tilt. My neighbor on the other side of me has a dog, who was sitting in front of his door. She was headed directly for them when she realized it was a dog, she stopped dead in her tracks. Her back went up but I didn’t see if she hissed or not. she then turned & came back into the apt. But it was hilarious when she stopped dead in her tracks while on a full tilt run!
I hope everyone has a great weekend & a happy Halloween.
dd & Snowball
PS: She wanted out this morning, so I opened the door & she ran down to Critt’s door. I knocked on the door, he opened the door & she ran in as if she was home. She went around looking around then she went under his bed. after a bit she ran out to get some pets, then ran out the door & came home.

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for October 2021 #135424

PS: that big storm system was the one that hit us over the weekend. It was pretty soggy Sat. & Sun!!

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for October 2021 #135416

Hi Ladies,
Gail, I’m glad to hear you’re back safe & sound, well, almost. Sorry to hear about the power being out & your hubby had to go out & get the generator. I hope you’re able to get a whole house generator.
Sounds like you had a great time in Colorado.
We didn’t avoid the storms completely. We got lots of rain & wind, but no flooding in my area. There were a few trees down, mostly branches I believe. It’s still raining, with showers. It’s supposed to clear out for the weekend.
I saw on the news the horrific storms battering the East coast. Wow!!! the storms we just had will be headed East.
there’s a story about the slippers. A while back Snowball was naughty. The slippers are the end results of her escapades. I wore them over to Critts & told him the story & he laughed. He thought it was hilarious. ( Just so you know, she’s asleep on the rocking chair).
Adele, I;m sorry your baby was hurt. I hope he’s better real soon. The same goes for Gary. I hope he comes home real soon! Sending prayers your way.
We have 5 residents with Covid. It started out 3 the beginning of the month, then a uefew days ago we got a letter saying we have 5 now. they can’t tell us who they are due to privacy. I got the 2 shots, but not the booster yet. I have an appt to get the regular flu shot & pneumonia shot next week.
Well, I guess that’s all for now, I better get off here before this disappears.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for October 2021 #135353

Hi again,
Somehow my post got sent before I was ready to send it. Anyway, has anyone heard from Gail? The last post I saw was on the 16th. I hope she’s okay.
Well, I better send this off before it does itself.
Take care, stay safe.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for October 2021 #135349

Hi Ladies,
I started a post last night & poof it disappeared. Colleen, I sent you an email after the post disappeared on me. I hope it went through. I’m sorry about your sil’s former home being destroyed. At least she wasn’t living there!! Hopefully she was out of harms way. I’m glad the storms spared you guys. Those tornadoes scare me. I remember yrs ago when a tornado blew through Joplin destroying everything in its path. Homes were toothpicks, flattened everything!! There wasn’t anything left standing as I remember. It must’ve scared her to see her former home destroyed.
I hope Brook is feeling better now. I can’t believe they didn;t finish her up after the baby was born!! I would think it’d be second nature to the nurses to finish the job!! That’s dangerous! I think the medical authorities should be made aware of the negligence!! THat was totally negligence.
We just had the stormiest weekend we’ve had in a looooong time! We were under high wind warnings, esp. the coast. It got hammered! They had waves 3 or 4 stories high!! We’ve had high winds thru today. And heavy downpours throughout the day. It’s gonna be that way through the rest of the week. It’s supposed to clear out for the weekend & Halloween.
The rain has put a little dent in the drought, but we have a long way to go. I haven’t heard, but I imagine the fires are out

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for October 2021 #135139

HI Ladies,
This won’t be long, I just wanted to let ya know I”m still alive. The trees are sure in full fall colors right now. They won’t be for long tho. There’s a pretty juicy storm off shore that’ll be here Wed. & we’ll have rain for several days of rain from what they’re saying. Guess I’ll have to stock up on a few things before it comes in.
Sad about Colin Powell. I always liked him. I see where the actress who played Thelma Lou on the Andy Griffith show yrs ago also passed away. I believe there’s only 2 actors still alive. Ron Howard, & his brother.
Adele, did you know Temptations has a Boofetti wall clock? They had a 3 hr show last night but I found the clocks on the website later on. I didn’t think to write down the item #. Sorry.
Well, that’s all for tonight.
take care, stay well
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for October 2021 #134937

Hi Ladies,
Just a quick note. Not a whole lot going on around here, which is good, I guess. Diane & I got together on Sat. & made the rounds to our fave haunts. I think I over did it, cause I later on walked over to the store before the rain came. It was a bit much cause I wasn’t feeling well on Sunday.
We had some rain but not a whole lot. Now we’re having frost warnings at night. Frost on the pumpkins. I read where we could be in for a wet winter. La Nina could be at play here. We need the rain & the snow in the mts. Those hot hot days of summer are a distant memory now that the temps have dropped drastically.
I hope everyone is doing fine. Take care & stay safe.
dd

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