[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for June 2021 #130655

Hi Colleen,
I thought that explosion might make the national news.
The beauty shops have been opened here for a while too. I just was not ready to go in until I was fully vaccinated. I feel better after getting the haircut but will feel much better after it is colored again. I have an appointment but it is not until August as she is so booked up. Plus she takes a two week vacation in July. I told her to call me if she gets a cancellation before August though. I now have all the rest of my appointments through the rest of the year though so eventually I will get back on track.
I liked when the little kids played tball. They would be staring up at the clouds or picking things out of the grass. Everything but paying attention. lol
Our 48th anniversary is Wednesday. We will probably go watch a little league game that day as Lachlan is playing.
We got some rain last night and it will only be in the lower 70’s today and the 40’s tonight.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for June 2021 #130642

Hi DD,
We haven’t reached 100 yet but we have been quite close. I hope that little AC unit will work well for you.
I love the picture of that flower garden. Wow. It’s beautiful.
I am looking forward to a two hour Quacker show today. They are few and far between anymore. it will be nice to see Angel on the regular Q even if it’s remote.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for June 2021 #130348

Hi Everyone,
It’s been very dry here too. There’s a chance of rain tomorrow and Friday but it’s not a big one. I just wish we could have a nice rain but not storms but it always seems to be storms. Greg has to water the garden all the time.
Colleen, I wish I could have seen the quilt show. I love quilts! I remember when the Q used to have beautiful quilt shows with limited edition quilts. It was always a danger to me when they were on. I miss those shows.
I wonder if the vendors will come back to the Q. I know some of them have to fly in for shows or appearances and it might just be cheaper for them just to continue staying home.
DD, how does Snowball like her haircut?
Adele, I hope Marissa is feeling better. I remember when I had pneumonia I had antibiotics but also two different inhalers. I caught it in the summer too which was kind of different. It is hard to chase that baby when you aren’t feeling well.
Last weekend we wanted to take Lachlan to the batting cages to practice his baseball hitting because Greg thought that he could help him. So we ended up going on Saturday and even thought it was later in the day it was still 91 out. First we went to play miniature golf and of course half way through I got over heated and had to quit and go to the car and blast the AC to cool off. This is about the 4th or 5th time I have done that to myself in the heat. I try because I want to be able to do stuff but I just get over heated so easily. I don’t want to be a party pooper but I just can’t help myself. It makes me sad that I can’t do what I want to with the kids. Anyway, we went indoors for a while to play the video games. Everyone who wasn’t vaccinated was supposed to be wearing masks but no one was but Jenny and her kids and I’m sure all those people weren’t vaccinated-we were probably the only ones actually as we were the only old people there. lol Then we went out to the batting cages and halfway through Lachlan said the ball hit his hand and he got scared and gave up. Greg and I think he probably just got a stinger from the bat. After that Greg just tried to give him some batting tips. Kendall didn’t come-she stayed home with her girl friend and Ricky didn’t come because he said it was too hot. Wimp! lol
On the way home Greg and I stopped to pick up barbecue from a place and right after we stopped Jenny pulled up to get ice cream for the kids so we treated them to their ice cream.
Jenny did say that at Monday’s game Lachlan got two hits so maybe the batting cage or Greg’s words helped. We weren’t at the game because Greg has golf league on Mondays.
It has been nice to be able to go to games again this year. Both Lachlan and Piper are playing and Jenny is coaching Piper’s team. It’s nice to just sit outdoors amidst other people again and to be able to chat with the people that we see.
Even though we didn’t mind being home alone together for the past year it’s nice to see fresh faces. I think it probably bothered me more than Greg as I am more social than he is-plus it was more of a novelty for him to stay home after all his years of work.
Did anyone else feel like the Q really offered less summer clothes than they normally do? It seems like they are still showing a lot of long pants and long sleeved shirts and normally in the summer it’s more capris and crops and short sleeves. I wonder if the supply chain is so far behind because of covid that some of the stuff they are showing is stuff that was supposed to be shown last winter but it didn’t arrive in time.
Earlier this week there was a huge chemical plant fire and explosion about 40 miles from here and you could see the black smoke from the back of our property. Greg’s company buys stuff from that plant he he says he knows the owners. Fortunately no one was hurt. I know people within a mile are evacuated and not cleared to go back home yet. it is big news in our area of the country.
Hope everyone is good and enjoying the summer. I sure am looking forward to being out and about more.
I finally have an appointment for a hair cut but she did not have the time for a color job. I hope I can get that soon. Before a wedding that we are going to next month. Fingers crossed.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for June 2021 #130189

Adele,
What does “J in have had the post fussiest you.” mean? lol lol
I can usually figure out the typos but that one has me scratching my head.
Also-“I hope you can get in shsin tomorrow”
See post above mine.
Thanks in advance for the explanation. it’s like trying to do a puzzle deciphering the meaning. lol
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for June 2021 #130110

I had this all ready to post on Sunday but then I forgot to do it.

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for June 2021 #130105

Hi Adele,
I like that little cart centerpiece too. The Q still has some cute yard stuff.
How is your hip feeling?
How is Marissa feeling. I remember when I had pnuemonia it mad me tired for quite a while afterwards.
That was the benefit of wearing masks as there were very few colds and flus last year. So that kind of proves that they do work.
Greg is over where the people that we hired are taking out the rugs and flooring in that apartment. Now we are looking to hire someone to come in a give it a thorough cleaning. I can’t believe how much money we are having to spend to put things back together. It will be a losing year on that investment. In fact we got a call from the realtor that someone is interested in buying it. although i know Greg would never sell it until it is fixed up again. He’s too proud to sell in the present condition. It makes me so mad because he always kept those apartments in pristine condition and very seldom raised rents in all the years that we had it. It certainly never made much money except maybe as a tax deduction. I don’t think it’s ever been worth all the time and aggravation he has put into it.
The other night at dusk I looked out the window and there was a momma raccoon and six babies out by the pond. They were so cute but I couldn’t get any pictures because it was too dark for them to show up.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for June 2021 #130100

Hi Colleen,
Did you ever ask Tiago for help? Maybe there is something that he can do.
Will you miss the pool? It’s too bad that it was too hard to take care of.
You know I always have a book going. If I go for more than a day or two without reading I can feel the emptiness. That’s weird isn’t it? I would probably do more things but I like playing on my tablet too. I am like the kids. lol
I have lots of crafts lined up but sometimes I have a hard time getting started. I have two really simple scarves that I have been working on for a couple of years. lol
I think I am lazier in my old age too.
Sue and I were friends on Goodreads and she read a lot too after she was retired. I miss seeing her posts of what she was reading on there. I just kind of took it for granted.
Well Greg’s suit was probably about 15 years old too and he rarely wore it. Years ago when he was superintendent at Sun Electric he wore suits everyday and had quite a few. Then 35 years ago when they started Custom Pak he wore jeans because he was a jack of all trades in the beginning.
I just thought getting the sport coat and pants would be better as it would be more versatile. He could make it dressier or more casual depending on the pants and shirt and shoes that he wears with it. Once I had him out of the house I thought it was a good time to suggest we go shopping. it was a strategic move on my part because I knew if left to his own devices he would put it off until the last minute. lol
There’s a method to my madness! lol
The weather has been hot. We did get a rain shower yesterday but then it cleared up. We might possibly get showers later today. The garden could use it.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for June 2021 #129956

Hi Everyone,
It’s going to be super hot here this weekend.
Colleen, do you still have your pool?
Adele, I like all your plantings.
Colleen, Herschnerrs catalog has lots of latch hook kits. Go their website and look and you can probably also sign up to get a catalog and emails.
Of course Amazon has everything. I ordered these cute Christmas stockings to latch hook from them.
Yesterday Greg and i had blood pressure check ups at the doctor’s. We have a wedding coming up in July and I know he has nothing to wear as his suits are ancient and don’t fit well anymore. So after we got done with the doctor I suggested going over to Men’s Warehouse to get something for him to wear. I told him to think about getting something but I know if left to his own devices he will wait until the last minute and just run out and find something ill fitting a cheap. I suggested for our current lifestyle he should get maybe just a sport coat and a couple pair of matching pants that way he can vary the look. So he ended up getting a jacket two different colored pants to go with it and three shirts so now he will be set for pretty much anything. When he pulled out his suit for his brother’s funeral it was way too big so he ending up wearing slacks and a shirt. Even the shirt that went with the suit was too big.
I wish some of my clothes could be too big. lol More likely they will have shrunk in the closet. lol
How are you liking your new phone Adele? What kind do you have? I don’t think I could use the phone for everything. It takes too long to write emails or posts on it. The letters are too small.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for May 2021 #129893

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