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Post by SAR01 on Jan 3, 2021 13:50:41 GMT -5
well we are to have a rollor coaster of up and down temps this first few weeks.... let's get the winter out of the way and enjoy new starts, and new beginnings and pass the good times around! Purpetual coffee pot is on and there is hot and spiced apple cider...the menu will rotate all month, today is mashed potatoes, Green beans, and left over kraut and pork server keeping it all warm! hugs to all!
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Post by SAR01 on Jan 4, 2021 19:21:57 GMT -5
Rick came for 2 more car loads of stuff and I worked on tinctures all day I will drain and re bottle then see where I might find some nice bottles..... hope you all are doing just fine!
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Post by SAR01 on Jan 5, 2021 17:50:11 GMT -5
I bought SCRUBBZZZ they are little thin sponge things with soap and you can do a whole shower/ and not rinse I do rinse... but it is for elderly or bed ridden .. I use them between shower days. I love them .... www.scrubzz.com/?fbclid=IwAR2mAceqsPP_end4s4bBY9tSOgUWZ9tn4uTJGQ-n4Mk1j3ezAK6MmAVI3doI worked in the shed and garage today I could not stand not cleaning feeding cages I usually do wiping but major cleaning weekly but with the cold and no hose I try once a month... I was chilled to the bone and only half done with the garage cages, they will be there tomorrow I, just showered and eating left over kraut and mashed potatoes. I wonder if I can freezE 2 2 LBS BAGS OF kraut.... I think I could I hate to waste it and I could cook it next month. I have not gotten my check either but that is ok it should be coming and they will no doubt send one for Dan so I will have to save it and mail it back.... I'm planning to have a easy day tomorrow as I will watch the news... it will be 3 yrs tomorrow and I know he;d be sitting there watching the fiasco! praying daily Trump pulls this out! as well as GA tonight! stay warm every one.
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Post by SAR01 on Jan 8, 2021 17:48:44 GMT -5
Hope everyone is ok....
well the 6th was the anniversary date..rough day but got through it.... then today I got this letter fromn the Pathology Specialist for the VA claim will share it here.. so wiped more tears and hope the VA does not drag this out forever......
I got the report from the Pathologist specilist that examined Dan's death.
basically it was 15 pages of proof that his PD, Rare Cancer, (Mantle Cell) and the LLC (lukemia) were in fact solely caused by his 10 + years of honorably serving our country, and that the JP4 and JP8 directly caused the PD and the cancers.
(15 pages of foot notes)
this report was sent to VA and my attorney group said they could take up to 5 yrs to make a ruling....
I can;t imagine yet another 5 yrs. we have done everything on this end..it is up to the VA now.
Prayers to make this end sooner then later at what ever amt is deemed fair. (Att. will get 1/3) and I am fine with that.
Dan has been very active again letting me know he is right here.... my door opened 6 times over the holidays... no one there.... and today.... the numbers came up 4 times in silly places... 5-17 his birthday! I told a friend I'm about to bet he'll just walk into the rooom!!! lol (I know he won;t ..but the little things are there to show he is here.!)
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Post by plantlady on Jan 9, 2021 15:43:46 GMT -5
Oh SAR, I got so wrapped up in everything that's been going on nationally and dealing with my neck issue that I haven't checked in. I'm glad that Dan has been showing up for you (especially this past week) but sad that this VA thing is being dragged out for so long. It's inexcusable! Maybe you should contact your congressman. Sending a past due to you.
Cold here but no snow still. I think we've had maybe one inch total so far this winter. Randy thinks he has a job with a temporary trial period but it could turn into a job with benefits so that's good news.
Hope you got your stimulus check. I got mine but part of it went for medical bills and most of the rest of it will likely go toward fixing issues on my car. My friend Mary Jo is STILL in the hospital with that serious infection (I'm thinking she picked up the infection when she had surgery in early November) with not a lot of improvement. I for her every day. We've been friends since about 1981.
I hope all of our IC friends are doing well and hope they stop by and say hello!
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Post by SAR01 on Jan 9, 2021 20:02:22 GMT -5
Hey PL! no I did not get my check yet.... aand today I'm ok. he has everything out of the house but the heavy dressers..... they will go when the ground is frozen cause right now it is mud!
we are to have a nice week then the bottom falls out with cold and snow.... I;m cold just thinking about it.
hope everyone is doing ok.
still praying for MY president.... the media is so full of lies......but it is not the 20th ..yet
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Post by goldengirl on Jan 11, 2021 9:43:50 GMT -5
Hi, all. I don't hardly have words to say what I am feeling about everything that is going on. The sad thing -- to me -- is that I don't care what country you live in, what color your skin is, what you do for a living. I think what all the "little people" want -- you know, the masses -- is to be able to provide for their families, have a secure roof over their heads, raise their children, watch their grandchildren come into the world, and die peacefully in their beds. All of the trouble is caused by "those with power and authority." The masses mean nothing to them except when it benefits them. I hope I'm not stepping on anyone's toes, but that's my perception.
We have not received stimulus checks yet. We got paper checks before and think maybe that will happen again this time.
I hope you all stay safe and sound, that the crises will end and life can go on as it did before. Somehow I don't think that will happen any time soon.
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Post by SAR01 on Jan 11, 2021 20:28:12 GMT -5
I agree GG. today I ran and stocked on mostly cat supplies... I have enough for me.. but the cats are constantly needing food, meds or what ever. I am ready for something to happen though we will not klnow about it till it is over or close to being over. I want something to happen because I know over half of the citizens do NOT want the cencorship we are seeing or the lies being told, you know if you say it enough it is finally true! and that is all I;ll say and they will probably come get me! but Pres. Trump is my president and it is not Jan 20th yet
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Post by plantlady on Jan 12, 2021 1:12:23 GMT -5
GG, I don't think your perception is very far off the mark at all. We are nothing but peons and pawns to most of them. I honestly don't know what is about to happen for sure, but I suspect that things may never go back to anything resembling "normal". I'm so disgusted with big tech but am grinning at the prospect that they may pay for what they are doing in the form of loss of wealth and reputation. Twitter stocks are reportedly down 12 percent in just a few days, people are dumping their Amazon memberships and many are fleeing Facebook and Twitter. I would just like to be able to turn on the tv and hear facts rather than twisted rhetoric and propaganda.
More physical therapy today and I'm starting to improve and have less shoulder pain and finger numbness. Also cutting back on carbs and I've lost three pounds in the last few days. Have a long way to go, but hey, it's a start!
Have quite a few groceries and other supplies needed in case things get bad or disrupted. I hope that none of us have to experience any severe situations. Hang in there everyone! The ride could get a little bumpy.
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Post by SAR01 on Jan 12, 2021 19:13:53 GMT -5
"the ride could get a little bumpy..."............Ya think???!!!????
lol yes fasten yourself in cause the week left till the 20 just may be hard to ever forget!
stay safe everyone!
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Post by SAR01 on Jan 16, 2021 18:45:02 GMT -5
I finally got my stimulus check and I have been staying close to home. I do a bit each day , sometimes I feel good so keep on cleaning... other days I can barely move and take that day easy.
hope this week-end is good for everyone.
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Post by goldengirl on Jan 16, 2021 20:28:36 GMT -5
We got our stimulus check. I paid off the Christmas debt and I have a new laptop in front of me. I'm not sure about Windows 10, but I had to have a new computer. No CD player in this one which makes it much lighter. I guess I will see if my external hard drive will work with this. In all of the reality shows, all of the talking head shows, it seems to me, to have been the result of that TV writers' strike years ago. Remember that?
Yesterday was a good day, almost normal, I thought. Then I saw a photo and headline of the president-unelect and got sick at my stomach. My husband said not to worry about it. Everything will be OK. I'm not worried. I just see pics of that man and feel sick. It's like a sort of ... omen. In all of these years of adulthood what I have learned is that whenever the Democrats held the reins my family has suffered financially, struggled to survive. Anyone remember the Economic Malaise? Of course, Reagan was a Republican but I distinctly remember hearing him say -- as the industrial heartland changed from the Steel Belt to the Rust Belt -- that we had to sacrifice one part of the country for the whole. Yeah. Ripple effect was a fun independent study. Not.
I read the Century trilogy by Ken Follett late in 2020. It covered WWI through Obama coming into office. There was a whole lot of history in those stories. They are fiction. I didn't agree with everything in Follett's interpretation of our history but some of it rang true and is sort enlightening though I didn't like the third book as well as the first two.
My supervisor asked if I can write an article about healing. Healing ... I'm not sure about the healing thing, although I know it's being bandied about these days. Does anger require healing or does it require resolution of issues that have come to a head after all of these years of corruption and abuse of power? I don't know if I can write an article about the healing we need. Can you help me sort this out? Thanks in advance!
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Post by SAR01 on Jan 16, 2021 20:48:16 GMT -5
healing is a state of mind.. you must want the healing and you must allow the healing. if you R talking about healing the country.. good luck with that..... you can not heal when there are "forces" beyond your control that thrive in discontent.
we are running out of days to beable to say.. it will be ok.... I do know God wins in the end but getting there and that space in between is daunting.
good luck with you healing article. if it is something more on the spiritual level you can call me and of course I will do what I can to share.
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Post by goldengirl on Jan 17, 2021 14:12:52 GMT -5
I'm thinking "healing" is a Democratic term for the "deplorables" who need "reeducated" because they aren't smart like the people in DC. That statement is made dripping with sarcasm for things I have heard Dems say. The world is terribly evil and I'm not sure Mr. Trump, a mere human being, can do what needs done. Watching the clouds these days because all eyes will see Him coming. ;)
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Post by SAR01 on Jan 17, 2021 16:11:20 GMT -5
Amen. I so agree GG.
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