[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: It's Fall! Let's Celebrate Cooler Temperatures and Spectacular Fall Foliage. #15179

Cynthia,
I’m very sorry for your loss. It’s been a rough year for you and your husband. Thank goodness you still have each other for love and support.
I imagine you weren’t getting any notifications because this is a new topic. It seems like perhaps you have to check the box at the bottom of the page each time we start a new topic. Even though I have it checked I am still not getting notifications-so I don’t know if it’s them or if it’s my computer. Threrefore I just come by and check each day to see if anyone has posted.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: It's Fall! Let's Celebrate Cooler Temperatures and Spectacular Fall Foliage. #15175

Hi Adele,
I don’t get the e-mail alerts at all anymore so I just check the site everyday. You probably weren’t getting them as you were not signed up for this new discussion yet.
Cynthia posted on the book forum so she is still here-maybe just not feeling well enough to post here.
Greg is still battling the tooth-he still has some pain but not as much. I hope after they do the second part on Tuesday that it will be okay. He really had a rough week and went to work and drove into the city to meet clients and everything through it all. he deserves to just rest today.
It’s sad that today is pool closing day. Although today is just beautiful. Low 70’s low humidity-the perfect day for outside activities. It’s still not cool enough for any pumpkin shirts yet though.
I guess some people did not get Pip’s sense of humor. I was hoping the mentalist Oz would win-I thought he was consistently the best. The professional regurgitator was both fascinating and repulsive at the same time. I know that I would not pay money to see his show. Although his thing is like on the Carbonaro effect. You know it can’t be real but you don’t know how he does it. Do you ever watch Impractical Jokers or The Carbonaro Effect? It’s on Tru TV-check it out. At first I thought the Jokers were so juvenile but they have grown on me and now they can make me laugh out loud at their silly antics. I guess because they are like four silly little boys who never grew up.
Gary Busey was on Celebrity Apprentice and like I said before he is both crazy and brilliant but he is definitely a loose cannon. He is an interesting character.
I hope that you get your dryer fixed soon. gosh I am so dependent on my washer and dryer. Even with just the two of us we always seem to have something that needs washing.
We are going into the city tomorrow for Greg to rehearse since the Choirboys member who lives in NY is in town. I will get to meet Nan’s new cat.
I’m afraid the dangerous time of Holiday Quacker is starting for me. If I get more this season we will need to build an addition. lol
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: It's Fall! Let's Celebrate Cooler Temperatures and Spectacular Fall Foliage. #15173

Hi Colleen,
We’re not sure yet if this last visit helped Greg or not. He is still having some pain and he went right to bed after we came home from Jenny’s tonight. He is such a trooper as even with all this going on he went to work every day this week too. We have those Aspen Dental places around here too as I have seen them advertised. I don’t know much about them though.
Ron probably does say some of that stuff to get the kids talking and discussing things with them. Kendall is now at a stage where she takes things very literally-so every time you say something joking or silly she corrects you. I must have been the same way at some point because I remember my parents and brother and sister always saying-“Gail, do not be so literal!” Anyway, now I know why it annoyed them so-it’s like the person has no sense of humor. She needs to lighten up! lol
Why was your daughter taking garlic pills? Are they supposed to be good for your health like fish oil or something. I never could get those fish oil pills down-they were too big and made me gag.
I hope that if you get a new insurance that it will be one that your old doctor will take so that you can go back to him and get a referral to a gastro doctor so that you can feel better. It’s so hard when you can’t see the doctor that you really really like.
It would be fun to go to the meetings with those ladies that invite you even if you don’t join the church. They sound like a fun group.
The ankle is doing okay. It still hurts. I wear the brace when I have to do walking but don’t normally wear it around the house unless I am doing cleaning(which is less and less recently) where I will be up on my feet for a couple of hours. It doesn’t hurt as much as originally so either the brace helps or it is just feeling better on it’s own. Who really knows?
We are going to Chicago this weekend. Bill is in town so the guys will rehearse and Nan and I will probably go out shopping while they do that. We are supposed to get there by noon so we can watch the football game before rehearsal. And then we were supposed to go out to dinner after they rehearse but much as I love to go out to eat that will put us away from home for almost 12 hours and because that is just too long to leave Rocky home alone anymore , I think we are going to bow out on the going out to dinner part. I know he is spoiled but I worry about him being home alone for too long now that he is pretty old. I will have Jenny stop in during the mid afternoon to check in on him as she has to come by anyway to borrow one of Greg’s cars while theirs is in the shop.
They do have several Fall Festivals around here. Our favorite is the Harvest Fest and fiddle contest. We will miss it this year as it is Sunday and we will be in the city. They have this other thing in October where you drive from house to house and different people have different things for sale like pumpkins and fall crafts and food. I wish I could think of the name that they call it but it slips my mind right now. We haven’t done that for a few years-it might be fun to do that again. Plus they have corn mazes and apple picking and all that fall stuff. I just discovered at the end of last winter that there is a place around us that does sleigh rides. Maybe I will look into that as something to do this coming winter-it sounds like fun.
I hope Adele is okay. It seems like she hasn’t been here for a few days.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

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Hi Cynthia,
I will definitely check this book out and put it on my to be read list. It certainly sounds interesting. Ah! The peccadillos of the rich and famous.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

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Sorry about writing thing instead of think in the first posting. By the time I realized it was there it was too late to edit. Call it creative license! lol

[Gail Norusis]

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Recently I read Antiques Maul by Barbara Allen which is a book in a mystery series about a woman and her mother who have a booth in an antique store. It’s light reading for those who like cozy murder mysteries.
I read Blessings of Mossy Creek which is a book in a series about the goings on in a small town in Georgia. Each chapter tells a different story about someone who lives in the town. It’s a sweet and charming series.
Then I read The Girls of Mischief Bay by Susan Mallery. I guess this is probably considered “chick lit”. It was an enjoyable story about three women at different points in their lives and their relationships. I liked all three women but probably related to the older one the most.
Right now I am reading Finders Keepers by Stephen King-one of my favorite authors. It is the second installment in the Mr. Mercedes trilogy. I am really enjoying it-he is one author who always grabs my interest right from the very beginning.
Happy reading Everyone!

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: It's Fall! Let's Celebrate Cooler Temperatures and Spectacular Fall Foliage. #15148

Hi Colleen,
I don’t really have a favorite on DWTS yet. I thought Bindi was very cute and charming and was channeling her father’s enthusiasm. You really couldn’t watch her and not smile. There are a few others that I think will do well and then there are others like Paula Deen, Gary Busey and that lady from the housewives of Atlanta who will probably be some of the first to go. Is it just me or does Paula Deen come across as kind of fake? Of course the nature of show business is pretending to be something that you are not so maybe that’s a silly question in general. I feel kind of sorry for Tony Davolani-he has the housewife and he seems to get a lot of duds-and the poor man got Kate Gosslein who was the worst. I don’t think it’s fixed at the beginning of the season-what would be the point? Of course judges can influence the outcome with their scores and comments but the public is basically going to vote for who they like-sometimes despite whether they are any good or not. I think I enjoy the sparkly costumes almost as much as the dancing. (said in true Quacker fashion) lol. Speaking of that we had storms during the show on QVC plus tonight so I lost most of the recording due to satellite outage but I think it was pretty much clearance items so I probably didn’t miss much. Plus Albany was the host and sometimes she is annoying. I know-I’m not being very nice tonight am I? What’s up with that? Usually I love everybody. lol
I’ll bet Ron isn’t getting a lot of kisses with that garlic breath. I could never do his cure as eating garlic makes me sick to my stomach for some reason. it’s not as weird as it sounds though because I have met other people who react the same way-I know my Dad was like that too-it makes us physically sick-so I have to be really careful in restaurants if it says there is garlic in something.
I’m sorry that you are still not feeling well. Maybe it’s time to start looking seriously for another gastro doctor-or do you think they will just put you in the hospital and do the same thing again? Maybe a new doctor would have some fresh ideas. I just know it’s awful to feel sick to your stomach a lot. I grew up with my Mom always feeling nauseous from ulcers and back then they didn’t have all the meds for it that they do now so she was always drinking baking soda and water to relieve it-many foods especially meat made her sick to her stomach for so many years-finally they did a surgery-can’t remember I think it was called a pyloroplasty-and she was fine and could eat anything after that but she suffered for at least about ten years before that was done. So I can really sympathize if you have similar symptoms. I hope that you can find some relief.
I hope that Greg is feeling better. They went back in and cleaned everything out and medicated it and then ground some teeth down that might have been causing pressure. So far he seems to be somewhat better so I hope that this has done the trick now for him. I felt so bad for him because toothaches are such severe pain.
I don’t blame you for not wanting to make all the snacks for the shower. They have nice places now where you can purchase appetizer trays that will do the trick. Gosh for Jenny’s shower my SIL was out here and we did all sorts of cool things that were a lot of work-I probably wouldn’t go through all that anymore but that was before I got lazy and started my cooking and cleaning strikes. lol
I love churches that do a lot for the community. Maybe you and Ron should join this one if you like going there. They do seem to have a lot of nice activities there. Do you know anyone that already belongs there? One of the churches around here used to serve a great turkey dinner in November-when Brent was in Boy Scouts they used to help with that and we used to buy the carry out dinners which were so good. Another church has a folk festival and the women make pies which they sell there that are so delicious. Now I’m making myself hungry. lol
I play on my tablet too but I still read. It’s like my day isn’t complete unless I have sat down with a book or a magazine at some point during the day. it’s like its not only a habit but a need. Anyway, I am starting a new What are you Reading discussion so come post when you read something.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: It's Fall! Let's Celebrate Cooler Temperatures and Spectacular Fall Foliage. #15140

Thanks Keymaster-I will check it out.

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: It's Fall! Let's Celebrate Cooler Temperatures and Spectacular Fall Foliage. #15139

Hi Adele,
Poor Greg went back to the endodontist at 8:30 this morning as he is still in so much pain. they switched him from regular penicillin to a zpak but that still hasn’t helped and he is taking pain pills every four hours all night long with no relief so something is not right. he had a huge problem with this same tooth exactly three years ago. I hope they help him today. I feel so bad because toothache pain is the worst and he has been going to work every day with this.
My nephew did some of his undergrad work at BC. That’s so funny that anywhere west of Boston is “the great unknown.” lol Does anyone ever take vacations out on the “great western plains?” We do have electricity and indoor plumbing out here in the sticks. lol
I was hoping that Oz would win AGT. I think he was my favorite act although I thought the ventriloquist might win too. I was surprised that Pip wasn’t in the top five. I’m actually sorry to see Howard Stern leaving. I thought he was a good judge and I was surprised at that because I only knew his radio persona and basically from that I thought he was a jerk. Surprisingly I found myself many times agreeing with his assessment of an act.
I have never made a meatloaf in a bundt pan-but it would be an interesting way to do it and maybe serve mashed potatoes or some sort of veggies in the middle hole. that would look cute.
The finals of Master Chef was last night too. I would bet that you would love that show since you like to cook. I’m always amazed at how these amateur home cooks know how to make all this different stuff and make it look so beautiful on a plate besides. It’s a fun show and at least one where Gordon Ramsey isn’t ranting and swearing.
Does Gary not like any cheese or just ricotta? I Love cheese and find it to be one of life’s great pleasures. I can’t imagine someone not liking it. Sometimes I have crackers and cheese for lunch.
I finally figured out how to post some pictures. It won’t let me copy and paste so I have to save them to my photo file. Then they still wouldn’t post by themselves. You have to write something on the post first and then add the picture as an attachment. They made it more difficult than it had to be but it is what it is.
Gail

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