[Barbara Smith]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-September 2018 #87431

Hope everyone is okay. Sorry to hear your shoulder is bone to bone. I know that hurts you Adele. Glad at least the injections give you relief. When Jerry broke his back he also broke his left shoulder blade too. Paw Paw had that bone to bone on his knee. He would get the shots too that gave him some cushioning between the bones. I know you have to be careful with lifting, but sending hugs your way. Thank goodness you have good strength in your arms. Your decorations are beautiful. You are so talented. Yes, we are having tons of mosquitos in our area this year. They say they bite your dogs and carry all these diseases. When we had our horses the mosquitos would bite them too. It just made me feel so bad for them. We would give our horses and pony baths with a water hose attached to their drinking water tub and we would soap them up and rinse them off, like a car wash for horses. They just loved it. That was so many years ago. I miss those days.
Gail, I so relate to what you are feeling about Gregg not asking how your doctors appt. was. I know men just don’t have the same “thinking process” of we women; but we just need to have times of not being the “rock” of the family, and have others show concern for us. I sometimes think if I don’t complain; Jerry is just clueless. I have always been one of those people who convinced myself at an early age to just keep putting one foot in front of the other, when I wasn’t feeling well, and that by not giving in, the “whatever” would just go away. I know there were many days I went to work when I really should have stayed home; but knew I was needed; so I went. Some days I would feel better as the day wore on, but other days I would feel so badly I could hardly make it home at the end of the day. On one of the tests I had to go to recently; Jerry hurt my feelings about how crowded it was in the parking lot instead of asking my how I did during the procedure. He complained the entire way home; and here I was worried about what the results would be. So I hope he is able to realize how hurtful this can be. I did mean to ask you if the doctor who ordered the TED hose for your legs sent you to a medical suppy store to have your legs measured for the correct size socks for you? It is important; because one size definitely doesn’t fit all in the case of those. What strength did he order for your legs? Hope all of this is going well for you? How is Brent doing with his monitor? Prayers
Funny thing, you have a golf person and I have a “watch the news” person. I just have to wander to another room and grab a book. I get to the point where I just can’t listen anymore. lol
Love those beautiful quilts. I had a quilt frame years ago that you let down by cords from the ceiling and ladies would sit around the frame and sew the pieces together by hand. The quilts were so beautiful. I was young, and was taught by my mother, and also by an older lady we went to church with. You are so right Gail, it is an art to make a quilt. I have quilts for all our beds. I also had what was called a “hope chest”. My grandmother gave it to me when I was a young girl, and things like embroidery pieces, and crochet pieces were put in there for when I got married. Unfortunately; it was one of the pieces my oldest brother sold when our parents passed away. Just thinking about it reminds me of how it smelled so woody (even though I don’t think that is a word)
Hope your cold goes away and stays away Colleen. This changing weather is bad. It was really cool and now is hot again. Poor Antonella did look so miserable. And I love her infectious laugh. I think they needed to be in a cooler place. That is so cute about your little prank with your neighbor. Glad your church auction did so well. I know it was nice not to have to do all that potato salad this year. I remember how hard you worked before.
I am happy your Jewell is doing so much better DD. It makes us sick when they are sick, doesnt it? She is beautiful. Love your pictures.
Gail, I buy the regular length pants. But I haven’t had to buy any in several years. I still have some that I haven’t had to wear yet. THey just last and last. Not complaining, just happy I have a good supply. You are a tiny little thing. I am 5 ft. 8 inches. I was always the “tall girl”. It has its advantages when something is on a shelf. ha ha
Sue, did you get any of that storm? I didn’t know if you are close to the water. Hope everything is okay your way. Has your retirement been all you thought it would be? This has been a different time in our life than I had it pictured to be years ago.
Better go for now. I am looking forward to the cake Halloween shows on the Food Network channel. It starts the end of this month. THey do cakes that are in all shapes and have a sugar artist too that makes things look like glass. It is beautiful. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Hugs, Barbara

[Barbara Smith]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-September 2018 #87169

Hello Ladies. I just saw my first piece of Boofetti. It was a cookie jar, but sold out. I have been looking for them; but in all this time didn’t find any until last night. I loved the pattern. I have some pieces in the pumpkins and leaves too Gail. I keep mine out all year lol You all know how much Jerry loves his trees and the changing of the leaves; so I knew he wouldn’t complain about more Q boxes with those patterns; and I really love them too. It just seems to make things taste good, and it is so pretty. It’s like Quaker for baking/kitchen. ha ha
Has your grand flown to Fla. yet Adele? Like Colleen said, the airlines will cancel flights before they would endanger passengers. I hope and pray she has a good flight there and back home, and really enjoys her visit with her friends. When we are young we do things like this and don’t give it a thought, and leave all the worries to us. And I seem to have a Phd. in Worry about Everything. You said such sweet things about me; but trust me; I don’t deserve any special words. I do feel that a lot of time when I am talking to someone if they could only see what is going on in my head at that very moment they would fall out. ha ha But thank you all for the kind words; I surely hope I can help someone everyday of my life, if by nothing more than being a good, faithful friend.
When do you have to have the procedure on your eyes Colleen? I was just telling Jerry that when I take my glasses off that I can’t read a thing. We both have to go get our eyes checked and glasses changed. I will be glad when it is done. I think that it is a good decision to wait until after you visit with Brent to have the vein procedures Gail. I haven’t heard of this type of procedure, but there is so much done now I can hardly keep up. I pray that it takes care of everything the first time and you can put it all behind you. My SIL had a procedure on her legs of injecting saline into the veins for varicose veins and the dr. anesthestized the leg and I guess filled up the veins with salt water and something else and she did really good. Her veins were painful, and she said it really relieved her. She is a tiny little thing, but had really big jagged bulging veins in her legs. So I pray yours will go well too. Do you know what the procedure is called?
DD I am so happy that your kitty is feeling better. He was definitely telling you something wasn’t right. There must be a certain smell in the Vets office that the little animals recognize; because all of ours do the same thing. They like our vet; just not his office. The staff there sounds so sweet to talk to your little kitty so gently. THey must love animals. You can really tell when they don’t just like you can tell when we go to the doctor.
Colleen, I had the neck ultrasounds done (did I tell you all that I have asked my doctor for FOUR years did he think I might need to go and have one done just to make sure everything was good, and he always said no) anyway, the tests showed the same results as the ones done two months after my stroke 4 years ago. There is a ‘slight” spot on the vessel they went into to remove the clot in my brain that has been there and the doctors told all my family when I was in the hospital they left it because everything was okay as far as blood flow in that vessel. Long story short, MY doctor recommended by having his nurse call me that I go see a vascular surgeon, and Jerry and I talked, weighed our options and decided to go in six months for another ultrasound, and that is exactly what I told the nurse to tell my doctor. I said if he wanted to talk to me to call me. So far; nothing. I know my health is like the toss of dice, and I pray everyday to have the sense to make the right decisions. and fully intend to live each and every day to the fullest. So pray for me that I made the right decision, but I am following my head and my heart. I may just be a stubborn hardheaded old nurse, who like the old mules down South here; just get “put out to pasture” when they reach a certain age. Probably WAY more info than you wanted, but thank you for asking.
With that; I will close for now. Sue, I am looking for my pumpkin cookie packages So far; they haven’t come in. Boy, are they tasty. I love the Halloween baking show on the Food Network. Those cakes are unbelieveable. So thanks for reminding us. What books are you reading now? I have been reading a book named Of Mess and Moxie, not sure what the rest of the title is. Just started it. So far; I like it.
Better go and find something to call dinner. TOnight; it may just be cereal. Not is the real cooking mood; but grilled chesse and tomato soup sounds pretty good now that I think of it. ha ha Have a great weekend, girls. Hugs from Tn and prayers for all; including those going through those terrible storms. Barbara

[Barbara Smith]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-September 2018 #87097

Hoping to get you all a quick note before this thing decides to erase me….I am having the same problems as you DD. What is with our computers? This thing just frustrates me; especially when I have written you all one of my long winded stories, and off it goes. lol Yes, this has been a few months of us spending time at the doctors office for us all; hasn’t it? I have gotten so tired of all these tests, and them scareing me and planting those little seeds of worry that I am SO easy to do this. I did tell you all that I am not having any procedure done at this time. I talked a long time with Jerry, and told him that I know I am doing everything they have told me to do and I know the good Lord makes all the decisions. I hope your tests come out good Colleen. I know that frustrated you, Gail, when you didn’t really learn anything you probably already knew, when you went to get your ultrasound of your legs. I have been told that it is very painful when your veins hurt in your legs; so I really hope you are not in a lot of pain. Does it hurt when you have to be on your feet a long time? Sorry about your eyes needing more surgery too Colleen. The one good thing I can say for you is that since you have had this done before; at least you know what to expect; so that fear of the unknown is not there. How are your eyes doing Gail? Good I hope. I agree with everyone that your husband is so good to take care of the hard time of putting the little furry ones in their final resting place. We have a special place for ours too, Colleen. It is sad; but it helps us to have so many wonderful memories.
Your little kitty looks so comfy DD. Ours was belly up with all four of his little paws sitting straight up in the air a little while ago. He is so much company for us. I feel like sometimes he has to get bored with us; but he just goes everywhere we go, and is very laid back. He doesn’t like cold weather though.
Adele; I truly believe your daughter will be fine with her flight to Fla. Our son, who knows lots of pilots, assures me that they (pilots and air traffic control) really pay very close attention to weather and work around it; whether its snow or rain storms or fog. He had to go to lots of training just about the weather; so I know it is very important to them. I still pray everytime one of ours flies; but you know that is just the mother, grandmother thing. lol
I had a wonderful birthday. Neal called twice, once with the baby. They also sent a photo album of Colin from birth to now. The very first picture was of the baby, Jerry and Neal standing in the hospital room with Jerry holding him. Joey and Lisa took me out to dinner last night at a steak house. It was so good, and the waitress brought me a piece of birthday cake at the end of the meal. Lisa was friendly and we made pictures with his cell phone. We had a wonderful time. Poor Bud got to call but it was late. He is actually in a pool tournament and is in the finals and had to play that night. But it was so good to talk to him. Even Sarah spoke to me. But true to character one of her first questions was “How old are you?” ha ha Even poor Jerry knew that was not something you should ask. ha ha
Better go for now before I lose this. Praying for you all. One thing I admire most about all of you ladies is how you all put on a brave face; and move forward; even though I know times are hard or painful or both. I respect every one of you so much. Have a wonderful evening. Hugs, Barbara

[Barbara Smith]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-September 2018 #86835

Gosh, I hope all that rain is not getting so bad where you all are Sue and Adele. I bet you feel just waterlogged by now, Sue. Does all this rain make your knee ache? We are expecting rain from the storm in the Gulf now. My brother lives in New Orleans, and I spoke to him last night. He said they have been preparing for the storm, and are watching the reports; but of course I am worried. He is an artist; and if you might like to see some of his paintings he has a website, johnturnerart.org, hope I got it right. He is such a good man. Have to warn you; some are nudes; if you look him up. I think they are tasteful and really beautiful. But most of his work is landscapes and Southern scenes. He is 3 years older than me; and was always artistic.
I think you should do your Fall and Halloween decorating too Adele. It looks just beautiful. Little Aizen must have seen something that scared him sometime. I think that the movies scare little ones with some of the things they show, but I could be wrong about all that. I also have that Fall soup toureen they sold years ago. I just love mine. I have used it as a punch bowl before too. It really holds a lot.
I went to do the ultrasound of my neck this morning at the hospital. I am praying this turns out okay. I know we are so fortunate to have so much they can do for us nowadays, but I so want to be just left alone. So all my talk about how I wanted to do something special for my “big” birthday has come down to being the best thing I could recieve would be a clean bill of health. Isn’t life strange? I think that is so great that you will be having your birthday with Brent in Branson, Gail. That will be so wonderful that you will get to see him and hopefully by then he will have a good plan in place to help him.
My birthday is next week on the 10th. The sonographer wished me a happy early birthday this morning. There was absolutely NO place to park at the hospital this morning; so Jerry had to wait in the car while I was in there. He just could not have had to walk that long distance to meet me after letting me out; and if I had to walk all that way, I don’t think I could have made it there. I thought of you, Adele. And it is about 90 here today.
I used to do ceramics too Colleen. When the boys were little, we would go together during the summer, and they would make little turtles, and bunnies and things. We had so much fun. I still have those little pieces they made (at least the ones they didn’t break) lol
I have had the same problem in knowing what to call our sons lady friends. But now they are all married, I have DIL’s. I would get these strange looks on peoples faces when they would ask me Is Joey married? Is Neal still with the same girl? and on and on. Like it was anyones business really, but I do understand their curiosity. I have always been a person who didn’t ask; felt like if someone wanted to tell me something, they would.
Better close for now. Jerry is doing a binge watch of some show; and I need a nap. So I am getting Auto Kitty, and we are retreating to the bedroom. I am taking a book, and thinking it will help me drift off for a little rest. Please say a little prayer for my test results, and I will continue to remember you all in mine. So glad Christine is getting her medicine. DD, try not get to chilled as your weather seems to be changing quickly. Hugs, Barbara

[Barbara Smith]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-August 2018 #86693

Glad that the doctors are doing some detailed monitoring of Brent, Gail. I know as a young person he will get aggrevated with having to wear the monitor for a month; but that is such an efficiant way to get a real time picture of what is going on morning, noon, and night. I am sure he also has a log to keep to note if say he does have a skip beat etc. that he writes down exactly what he is doing at the time; even if he isn’t doing anything. All of this is very important in helping the doctors to understand what could be causing the event. My prayers are with you all; and I am so happy that he is I feel now on the right track. You all I know will worry until they can finish their tests; but piece of this medical “puzzle” will bring a closer answer. Does he like his doctor? Hope so.
I have missed seeing how Christine is doing now. Is she well enough to read emails? It seems from what she has told me in the past that it takes so long for her to be seen by the doctors. She is so nice. I love to hear her talk about how things are where she lives. Do you think that you and Ron will ever make a trip overseas to visit where she and Stewart live? That would be quite a trip. I always wanted to go to Ireland. There is no special reason why there vs. somewhere else, but my second choice was Italy. I remember how I used to stay up late at night and watch the gold shows from Italy and I would just love to see those beautiful ladies that were modeling all that sparkly shiny jewelry. And that all was nothing compared to how lovely the scenery was; the gardens, the fountains, it was just mesmerizing. Guess that is why I love my Quacker so much. It just brightens my day to see those sparkles, and it makes me smile and feel so good when I see other people smile at me.
DD, I love that little squirrel picture of his little hind end sticking out of the pumpkin. You put the sweetest pictures up for us. Thanks so much. Sounds like you and Adele have gotten your Halloween and Christmas tempations all lined up. I have to admit; we are using more and more throw away plates everyday. I also buy the aluminum baking pans so I don’t have to wash up my baking pans. lol I have gotten so lazy. Now, when it comes to lock and lock; I have a huge collection. One of my favorite sets is about 4 bowls that sit inside one another; each having a lid, and the largest one has a handle on the top of it. It is great for my potato salad and brocolli salad and such. I also do a fruit salad that Jerry just loves; and it keeps so well in one of the smaller ones. Just love the lady that sells it on the Q and also love lock and lock. ha ha
Well, ladies, I still don’t have any special plans for the “big” 70 day. There has been so much going on lately that we can’t seem to plan anything without something changing the plans; so after I go to the outpatient testing center on Tuesday; this is my plan. Gail, when do you plan to go to Branson? We went there years ago between Thanksgiving and Christmas, and it was just beautiful. Wasn’t having as much problems back then, but we surely had a wonderful time. Sounds like fun. Colleen, is that close to you?
We are getting lots of storms almost daily. I have seen you all are really getting some bad weather too; so praying everyone is okay. We really haven’t any plans for this weekend. Joey has to work Monday; so I guess we will do something Sunday. I just want us to be together. Yesterday was our oldest sons 47th birthday. He is such a good man. Yes, Colleen, little Colin has been gone for a year and a half. And it has been over 2 years since we have seen Neal. Neal prompts him to say “love you” and most of the time he will try to, but he does always do the kiss and the bye bye. Neal has been so good to let us spend time with him on facetime. It has meant so much to us. And that little smile and belly laugh when Jerry and I start acting so goofy when he first sees us just makes our heart melt. Gail, I so agree with you about little ones just saying what is on their mind. They are too sweet and innocent to mean anything bad. I love their honesty. Take care everyone, and have a safe happy weekend. Hugs from the hot state of Tn. Barbara

[Barbara Smith]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-August 2018 #86511

It is another hot day here too. Our humidity is bad; like a sauna. My glasses fog up when we step outside. lol But as hot as it is; I will take this over the cold that I know is just around the corner. Seems like my poor feet and nose stay ice cold from Nov. until April. One of the hardest snows we ever had in this area was one March when I was about 14; so we always seem to have cold Easter and the little ones in all their finery are just shivering. We have had so much rain this summer that our grass has grown like crazy, and poor Joey has really been busy trying to stay on top of this. I just don’t know what we would do without him to help us. I hope and pray their marriage is going well. I am baking a ham tomorrow and doing potato salad; so they are coming up for dinner with us. Joey worked Fri, Sat and Sun night and is off for the next two; so we can have dinner as a family. Lisa seems happy, so fingers crossed. She speaks Spanish to the puppy dogs; so they know English and Spanish too Gail. lol It is so funny to have her tell one of them something and they do it. Joey speaks Spanish too. I think its great that they are offering a second language to the little ones. They are so smart and will learn so easily. Do the parents get to chose a language or is it all the same for everyone?
Thanks Sue for how to look this up on the Q. I didn’t know how to do this either. I am just the bottom of the barrel with computer skills, and I keep saying I should sign up at the senior class offered at the civic center in town. Jerry and I are going this week to see about joining the YMCA swimming classes. Jerry said he doesn’t want to be in there front of everyone; so I told him that if he wants to just swim off by himself that this is fine as long as he gets the water exercises and has some FUN. I don’t care what I look like in my swimsuit; I just want to swim again. I love swimming, and I know it will be good for us and shouldn’t hurt Jerry to do it. We told the doctor and he didn’t say not to. Speaking of the doctor, he said to me that he wants me to have an ultrasound of my neck on the left side; said there “may” be some plaque forming in that side; and he wants to check. So I have to go get this done. DOn’t know when yet; but worried all that night because having another stroke just scares me SO badly; but I prayed that everything is alright; and I am trying to just put it out of mind so to speak, and will try not to worry. Sure hope Christine is doing better. She is such a lovely lady.
Gail, our little Colin just had his second birthday on August the 14th. You all know how much we miss him. When Neal facetimed us while he was putting his little ride on Giraffe that we had sent him, he would hand tools to Neal, and say, “Oh…wowie…Da Da” and Neal said give Grandma and Paw Paw sugar, and he ran over grabbed the phone and kissed it. All we saw was his little lips, and he said “love you”. Guess I don’t have to say how much that melts our hearts. I can tell by reading your stories of how the little ones keep on changing and doing all their “little tricks” that they keep us all waiting to see what the next thing is. Even our little kitties and puppies and goldfish keep us guessing lol. I think the good Lord knew we all need something or someone in our life to love and love us back.
Better close for now. We are eating fresh tomatoes stuffed with chicken salad. I had gotten a rotisserie chicken at costco and taken some that we had leftover and fresh seasoning and it looks so good. Jerry just said, “lets eat” ha ha. I know this will be good for us; so I’m surprised he is so anxious to eat, but I did do some chocolate chip cookies earlier so he may be hurry for dessert. Everyone take care, and I hope your back is better Colleen and Sue. How are your legs doing Gail? Better I hope. Have you had your tests done yet? Take care everyone. Hugs, Barbara

[Barbara Smith]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-August 2018 #86349

So sorry to hear that Christine is feeling bad and has been in the hospital. She has written to me several times, and she is such a sweet caring person, and I remember how much she and Stewart enjoyed the time they came to visit with you and Ron, Colleen. You all had so much fun. I will remember her in my prayers, and hope she will soon be better. I love her stories of how different it is where she lives compared to us; and of course of love of little animals too.
Sue, I hope you are doing better too. I think that was a really good idea to see if you can get one of those lift chairs to help you stand up easier. My BIL had one; and it helped him so much; and Jerry got one for his Mom; and she get upset if she sees someone sitting in her chair. It’s funny but she is serious. It was so hard to fix up her room at the care home; the just “knowing” that unless something changed, that this would be her home for the rest of her life. She, for as long as I can remember, always had a cup of black coffee as soon as she got up, and now she doesn’t even drink coffee. It is like she just doesn’t even think of something she did for over 70 years.
Our temps have gone down a little as well, DD. It was very very hot and humid here but we had thunderstorms, one right after another for about two weeks, and the humidity went down and it is around 90 each day now. Most of our vegetables at the stands on the roads are smaller this year, but taste SO good. Jerry and I have eaten so much tomatoes and fresh corn that we are surely getting in our supply of veggies. Did I tell you all this new way I have found to cook corn on the cob? It is so simple. You just put the whole ear of corn, shucks and all, wrapped in a damp paper towel, into the microwave for 45 seconds; wait a couple of minutes and then hold onto the stalk end of the corn cob with paper towels or something to keep the cob from burning your hard; cut the pointed end of the ear off; and then squeeze the cob at the round end and the corn cob just comes sliding out with no silks or anthing on it. Sounds crazy, but it works. Then you just salt and butter the ear of corn and enjoy. It is so fast and easy and I can make just one or two ears for us. I always make it this way. You may want to try this.
Jerry and I rode to Jackson Tn. yesterday to meet his brother and our SIL for lunch at Cracker Barrel. It was good for both of us. He has been struggling with his ulcerative colitis for weeks; but is better now. My SIL has rheumatoid arthritis and has had a flare up. It’s like she said, it has been so hard for us to get together because of all of us going to doctors appointments. I really love them both. They are such good people. I wish we lived closer.
I love how you all are thinking of Fall, and how you’re decorating. Sounds just beautiful. Adele, I think you are just doing so well dealing with all the loss and sorrow you are gong through, and yet still smiling and helping everyone. As hard as life can be; even those parts help us count our blessings and see the beauty that life is, and precious. May God help us as we try to understand the why’s.
Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. Gail, enjoy your new toy. Take care everyone, Barbara

[Barbara Smith]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-August 2018 #86139

Hope you all are having a quiet easy Sunday afternoon. Hope you are feeling better, Colleen. I bet you did pick up a bug at the services. It is so easy to pick up something when you are close to lots of people, and we of course want to hug our friends and loved ones at a time like that. You take care and hope this passes soon. Your sweet little grandbaby and her love for Ron. I bet he is beside himself. And they really do make us feel better; even in the worst of times with their innocence and love and smiles. I know our little fur babies do the same for us too. It has always seemed if I was sick or sad that whether it was a kitty or puppy dog that we had at the time; they sensed how I was feeling, and would lay so close by me and try to comfort me. One of my favorite memories is from many many years ago when our oldest son was only about 4 weeks old; and bless his heart had the colic so bad since birth; so I was SO tired and afraid. I didn’t know what to do to help him, and I just started to cry one night while I was holding him. and I began to see that he was staring straight in my face and as the tears were rolling down my cheeks his little sweet lips began to quiver; and I realized how he was sad for ME; and I felt like the worst mother ever; But I saw the most precious sight of pure love I had ever seen, and I will never forget how blessed I felt from that moment on. And I know you all have had one of those “moments” too.
I love the Fall pictures and decorations. Retail therapy should be added to ways to help us feel better. I just enjoy so much the Fall. It is without a doubt my favorite time of year. I don’t do well with winter. Makes me ache and really bothers Jerry but he does like it colder than me. I was watching the Q and it just sort of came to me that so many of the hosts I have watched over the years are no longer on there, and that there quite a few new hosts that I haven’t ever seen. Must come on when I am either sleeping or just not here to see.
Adele, I am pricing how much for someone to come in and clean out and either sell or donate things we have in the closets. I would feel so much better with about 1/4 of the things we have now. I had SO many dreams of what I would wear this and that too; and find that my quacker things are so comfy that I just live in them. I have a denim jumper from at least 15 years ago that I wear every summer with a tee underneath and it is still one of my favorite outfits.
Joey and Lisa left Ruby with us yesterday while they drove to a restaurant about 40 miles away for their one month of marriage celebration. They seem to be doing well, but we don’t ask. Neal called last week. They had a fire come close; so they were on some kind of alert; but thank God the firefighters got it contained quickly. I know those poor first responders are so very exhausted.
Gail, you will laugh at this I think. Jerry and I have a new “night time ritual”. We read AFTER we play solitaire on my I pad. We play the daily challenge and then two other games. We have to play cards first or we both get sleepy and fall asleep. lol
Hope Sue is doing okay and just busy enjoying her new knee. We do worry about each other. That is nice that we all are so far apart, yet so near in heart. Take care dear friends. It is taco night at the Smith house tonight. Fresh tomatoes are in at the vegetable stand on the highway. Yum Yum, Barbara

[Barbara Smith]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-August 2018 #85998

Hello friends. First of all, Colleen, I am so sorry for your sad times that you and your family are going through. Praying for you all. Also, still in my prayers for you Adele. Still praying for you all too Adele. So sad. But very very happy that your family is home safe and sound from Italy. I am happy they had such a wonderful time, but you worry like I do when family is off away from us. I love to have them close by; at least within the states. I remember telling our son when he was in the military that I would be SO grateful just to have him back in the states. He would be so very far away. And when he was hurt so badly he was so very far away. But from that terrible memory came so much happiness with his return to us. Gail, I really am not sure how the vascular docs do the vein surgery; what order they do it. But I do know the ultrasound is not painful. The most experience I had with the leg veins would be us taking parts of the veins to use for other parts of the body and recirculating the blood to other vessels. I hope everything goes well for you during the tests, and that the doctor will be able to help you with little upset to your life. You all have been so very comforting to me during all these times I am in need; and I hope that in some way I will be able reassure you all. It sounds like you and Ms. Piper had a great time. That is so funny that your husband missed the last of the show. Jerry was watching SpongeBob one afternoon when I walked in and I asked what he was doing, and he said he was wanting to see what Colin keeps saying. I thought that was sweet that he now knows what SpongeBob is instead of just pretending to when we facetime him. He is talking pretty good now; says more two words; and always will kiss the phone (which I cringe because of germs, but love so much I bought the phone cleaner from Lori Grenier off the Q and sent them LOL) and says love you, and bye bye. I hear Neal whisper in his ear to prompt him, but we just melt.
DD; surely hope you are doing well with your bug problems. Gosh, what an ordeal for you. Has anyone said what has caused this outbreak? That is just terrible. You live in such a beautiful area of the country. Our son who lives in Napa has been surrounded by the fires. It just must be a tinderbox where they are and even worse in other areas. Do you have that problem where you are? hope not. Thank you for the cute pictures. They always make me smile. And Adele, I am happy you found you fall pretty. That Grandin Road is sold on HSN I think it is. I have several things from them; but you all know my love of outdoor pretties.
I better close before this thing just disappears. I have missed our talks, and will hopefully be able to do better. You are all in my thoughts and prayers. Hope Sue is doing well. Take care everyone. Hugs to all; Barbara

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