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uujudy 07-22-2008 08:44 PM

Re: What One Good Thing Did You Do For Yourself Today?
 
Sent Mr. Judy off to "work" and I have the whole house to myself, and the TV is turned OFF!
No all-day Golf Channel! YAY!
I'm just enjoying the quietness (quietude?) today.
It's very quiet here.
Maybe it's too quiet...
Actually, now that I think about it, it's kinda creepy
Maybe I'll turn on the TV and listen to Oprah.... ;)

nONIE 07-22-2008 09:11 PM

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Beady it sounds like your working hard on the farm but lovin it!

renielarson 07-22-2008 09:34 PM

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I spent the afternoon with good friends discussing how wonderful TV is. We ate vanilla ice cream topped with coconut, white chocolate chips, marshmellows, and whipped cream...YUM! It's such a wonderful life here in Stepfordville...makes me feel like dancing! tra la la



chelsea24 07-23-2008 04:06 AM

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1rnfl 1rnfl 1rnfl 1rnfl Judy you always make me laugh!

And Bright, you're as nutty as ever! I too had a very Stepford afternoon! Lovely, just lovely dahling.


***On a serious note, received a letter from a dear friend with good news about her health. That made my day! ;D

SABRMnLgs 07-23-2008 04:38 AM

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I completed the downloading of the digitized 1911 "Sporting Life" and the 1898 "Sporting News". Not earth shattering unless you do baseball research and use these old newspapers as a resource.

Jerry Jackson-Calumet Grove
SABRMnLgs@AOL.com

renielarson 07-23-2008 11:44 AM

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After 2 nights of insomnia I went to bed early last night and finally slept the whole night through! What a beautiful morning this is! ;D

nONIE 07-23-2008 02:33 PM

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Bright,

So sorry about the insomnia problem. That is so frustrating. Have you ever tried the Tylenol pm's or are you against pill popping? They really knock me out.

Glad you got a good nights sleep, makes a big difference in the day ahead.

renielarson 07-23-2008 04:56 PM

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1rnfl Nonie...next time I'll pop 2 Tylenol PMs and call Handie in the morning 1rnfl

nONIE 07-23-2008 05:06 PM

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Just pop the two pm's! LOL

chelsea24 07-23-2008 06:43 PM

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Bright at least it's in the morning and not the night before! LOLOLOL :joke:

chelsea24 07-25-2008 07:10 AM

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Well this doesn't sound good and it wasn't done on purpose, but . . .

I spilled an entire can of soda in my purse and fried my iPhone. So where's the happy ending you might ask. Well, I called Apple and they did indeed confirm that it was toast, so they told me I had to get a new phone.

How do you like that! Forced (yes vetman I said forced) into getting the new 3G iPhone! ;D

****I have the best Spirit Guides. LOL :bigthumbsup:

uujudy 07-25-2008 05:19 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by chelsea24
Well this doesn't sound good and it wasn't done on purpose, but . . .

I spilled an entire can of soda in my purse and fried my iPhone....
How do you like that! Forced (yes vetman I said forced) into getting the new 3G iPhone! ;D

****I have the best Spirit Guides. LOL :bigthumbsup:

Sure, Chelsea. Sure. (snort)
By accident -- Right. (tee hee)
Forced -- Uh huh. (giggle)
Oh, too bad for you! ;)

chelsea24 07-26-2008 12:44 AM

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1rnfl 1rnfl Judy, dear friend to be, when are you coming down here? Can't wait to meet you. ;D

Barefoot 07-26-2008 01:52 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by chelsea24
Forced (yes vetman I said forced) into getting the new 3G iPhone!

So far this summer Chels has "talked" Vetman into a new floor, a new golf cart, a new TV, and now an iPhone. I wonder if he thinks they were all his idea. 1rnfl

samhass 07-26-2008 02:35 AM

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1rnfl 1rnfl 1rnfl Knowing our charming chels, Vetman probably thinks all the purchases were his idea...not. I think he would buy her anything her heart desired.

uujudy 07-26-2008 02:41 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by chelsea24
1rnfl 1rnfl Judy, dear friend to be, when are you coming down here? Can't wait to meet you. ;D

Chelsea, dear friend to be, ready or not.... HERE WE COME! :hot: :hot: :hot: :2excited:

We just finalized everything and we're flying in on August 2nd (my birthday!) and staying through the 8th. We have appointments with our Villages sales rep Sunday and Monday mornings, but the rest of the time will be Lifestyle Tour Time! Yay!

I can't wait to meet you and everybody else! Too bad we couldn't coordinate the trip around the luncheon at Crisper's, but this will have to do for now.
I am sooooo excited! 040 040 040 :2excited:

chelsea24 07-28-2008 03:19 AM

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Just summing up the weekend -- Lots of great food with lots of great friends! What good thing did I do for myself? Moved to TV! ;D (with my wonderful hubby of course! Can't leave out vetman!)

renielarson 07-29-2008 01:34 AM

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I spent the day with a delightful young lady, had a horribly unhealthy but delicious fast food, high caloric lunch, went to a movie that I would never have chosen but enjoyed regardlessly, shopped SS, walked the boardwalk at LSL, browsed Barnes and Noble, and sampled Strawberry Cheesecake Haagen Daz ice cream only because I wanted to see what my young lady found so wonderful about this flavor. (She had a double scoop...fudge brownie and Strawberry Cheesecake.)

Then to top it off, I had a water fight! It was so humid. Water fountains and decorative fountains in LSL provided a fancy free and footloose end to the day. I was a horrible mess after my young friend doused me good with handful after handful of water. Boy, did it feel good! Silliness made my day...getting her wet and her getting me soaked.

I bow to youth!

Now that I'm home...a glass of wine is in order...lol.

samhass 07-29-2008 03:48 AM

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Dear Bright, Thanks for taking my granddaughter out for the afternoon! She adores you and so do I!!

Hyacinth Bucket 07-29-2008 09:03 PM

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Hi Nonie sent this to me and I wanted to share it with all my Sistahs.

To all my "sisters"
This is a wonderful reminder for all of us...
>
>
> A young wife sat on a sofa on a hot humid day,
>
> drinking iced tea and visiting with her mother. As
>
> they talked about life, about marriage, about the
>
> responsibilities of life and the obligations of
>
> adulthood, the mother clinked the ice cubes in her
>
> glass thoughtfully and turned a clear, sober glance
>
> upon her daughter.
>
>
>
> 'Don't forget your sisters,' she advised,
> swirling
>
> the tea leaves to the bottom of her glass.
> 'They'll
>
> be more important as you get older. No matter how
>
> much you love your husband, no matter how much you
>
> love the children you may have, you are still going
>
> to need sisters. Remember to go places with them now
>
> and then; do things with them.'
>
>
>
> 'Remember that 'sisters' means ALL the
> women...
>
> your girlfriends, your daughters, and all your other
>
> women relatives too. 'You'll need other women.
> Women
>
> always do.'
>
>
>
> What a funny piece of advice!' the young woman
>
> thought. Haven't I just gotten married?
>
> Haven't I just joined the couple-world? I'm now a
>
> married woman, for goodness sake! A grownup! Surely
>
> my husband and the family we may start will be all I
>
> need to make my life worthwhile!'
>
>
>
> But she listened to her mother. She kept contact
>
> with her sisters and made more women friends each
>
> year. As the years tumbled by, one after another,
>
> she gradually came to understand that her mother really
>
> knew what she was talking about. As time and nature
>
> work their changes and their mysteries upon a woman,
>
> sisters are the mainstays of her life.
>
>
>
> After more than 50 years of living in this world,
>
> here is what I've learned:
>
>
>
> THIS SAYS IT ALL:
>
>
>
> Time passes.
>
> Life happens.
>
> Distance separates.
>
> Children grow up.
>
> Jobs come and go.
>
> Love waxes and wanes.
>
> Men don't do what they're supposed to do.
>
> Hearts break.
>
> Parents die.
>
> Colleagues forget favors.
>
> Careers end.
>
> BUT.........
>
>
>
> Sisters are there, no matter how much time and how
>
> many miles are
>
> between you. A girl friend is never farther away
>
> than needing her can reach.
>
>
>
> When you have to walk that lonesome valley and you
>
> have to walk it by yourself, the women in your life
>
> will be on the valley's rim, cheering you on,
>
> praying for you, pulling for you, intervening on
>
> your behalf, and waiting with open arms at the
>
> valley's end.
>
>
>
> Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk
>
> beside you...Or come in and carry you out.
>
>
>
> Girlfriends, daughters, granddaughters,
>
> daughters-in-law, sisters, sisters-in-law, Mothers,
>
> Grandmothers, aunties, nieces, cousins, and extended
>
> family: all bless our life!
>
>
>
> The world wouldn't be the same without women, and
>
> neither would I. When we began this adventure called
>
> womanhood, we had no idea of the incredible joys or
>
> sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we
>
> would need each other.
>
>
>
> Every day, we need each other still. Pass this on
>
> to all the women who help make your life meaningful.
>
> I just did. Short and very sweet:
>
>
>
> There are more than twenty angels in this world.
>
> Ten are peacefully sleeping on clouds. Nine are
>
> playing. And one is reading her email at this
>
> moment.
>

Hyacinth Bucket 07-29-2008 09:06 PM

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One of Sid's dreams is to travel to Thailand.

To make it a reality I just completed a course on Thailand. Since Thailand was not high on my list to go to I am glad I took this course.

My bags are now ready to go, my little battery operated fan that I wear around my neck is packed and Rok said she wears something cold on the back of her neck that is great.

Now all I have to do is find something light to wear. ;D

HB

chelsea24 07-29-2008 10:55 PM

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Wow! That's great HB! Vetman will be very jealous! He's always wanted to go there.

I had a wonderful afternoon of Mahjongg and good friends filled my home. I am truly blessed. ;D

nONIE 07-30-2008 02:43 AM

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Two very emaciated yellow labs came into the shelter today. The tips of their ears had been burned. It broke my heart to see how loving and trusting they were. They just wanted to be loved and petted. Obviously they had been victims of horrible cruelty and neglect. Looking into their sweet trusting eyes tore me up and I couldnt hug them enough. I am so glad that their suffering days are over.

nothing makes my heart sing more then hugging an abused animal. :'(

benj 07-30-2008 03:12 AM

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Nonie , Thank god for people like you. I assume you work or volunteer for a shelter. I volunteer for a raptor rehab foundation, but they cant express love and affection like dogs and cats can. I'm not strong enough to work at a dog and cat shelter,it would kill me to see what abuse humans can do to animals that only want your affection and trust. I'm a little partial to dogs but dogs and cats express unconditional love like no other animal can. Benj

Rokinronda 07-30-2008 03:36 AM

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I spent a wonderful day with wonderful friends. I read of a friend giving love to my animal friends. Whenever I hear of Nonies rescues, tears come to my eyes. Yellow labs, so smart, so loving and so undeserving of the unkindnesses. Any animal mistreated really breaks my heart. God bless all my animal loving friends!!!!! God has special love for animal lovers. Now if I could figure how Lila got fur trapped in her lower front teeth and how I can help her, I will feel better. She keeps biting me when I try to help. My 12 yr. old lasso apso has fur mouth!

beady 07-30-2008 03:58 AM

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I spent the day making mozzarella cheese with my daughter and 2 of her friends. We made 4 batches and ate one for lunch, served with fresh tomatoes and basil from the garden,drizzled with olive oil and balsamic vinegar...pure heaven.

First time ever making cheese..fairly easy process with delicious results. I plan to make lots more.

Hyacinth Bucket 07-30-2008 04:01 AM

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beady all of my favorite foods.

I have never made cheese. Is it hard? Please post the recipe.

thanks.

HB

renielarson 07-30-2008 12:17 PM

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http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h.../3_2_118v1.gif Beady

Harvesting herbs, fencing and painting chicken coops, making pesto and cheese...sounds like you are having fun on the farm.

How do you make cheese? I'd also like to try to do that.

Rokinronda 07-30-2008 01:21 PM

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MMmmmmmmm Beady, Fresh Caprice salad.........with fresher than fresh mozzerella???!!!! Did you use beefsteak tomatos????

beady 07-30-2008 01:39 PM

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Rhonda: We used heirloom tomatoes, I think they were called Purple Cherokee. Big beefsteak type with a blood red skin and lighter red meat. Delicious.

Making mozzarella cheese takes about 1 hour from milk to serve...amazing process. There is a trick to success and that is raw or lightly pasteurized milk. Most milk from the grocery is ultra pasteurized and that extra process breaks down the enzymes and you cannot make cheese with it. We found a local source for whole milk and 2% milk that worked.

My daughter found the web-site and ordered the supplies we used. The website has all the info you will need.
www.cheesemaking.com

Have fun. I have a kit on order..... plan to make more cheese if I can find the right milk when I get back to TV.

Miss you all...but having a grand time with the grandkids. :bigthumbsup:

chelsea24 07-30-2008 11:00 PM

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Hi Beads! I miss you! wav

Went to Orlando this morning, left at about 6:30 am to get a new iPhone 3G to replace the iPhone I drowned last week! They weren't kidding! We got there about 7:30 am and there were already 25 people in line! Wow! But I did get my phone and now I feel all wired again! ahhhhh, that feels good. ;D

beady 07-30-2008 11:28 PM

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Chels are you so in need of being connected you went swimming with your iphone......they aren't waterproof..you didn't read the directions...just kidding 1rnfl 1rnfl
Miss you too, be back before you know it....summer is flying by

renielarson 07-31-2008 12:17 AM

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Beady

There is a family heirloom Swedish dessert I make that calls for raw milk. We were able to buy it years ago but laws now prevent it being sold to consumers. Wish I knew a Michigan farmer with cows so I could get some. The dessert I make can be made with whole milk but its not nearly as good nor does it set up as well.

Maybe we could sneak into one of the fields here and milk a Villages cow....LOL. We could go during the night and dress in black. Wouldn't that be a hoot!

Next time you and I are here in The Villages together, could I talk you into a cheese making party? That would be fun!

Miss you and wish we had had more time together.

Hyacinth Bucket 07-31-2008 12:25 AM

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Hi Beady, I agree the Heirloom variety of tomatoes are excellent. We hope to get some later on this summer.

We used to get our milk from the local dairy farm - we called it from moo to you. As he was milking the cows we would buy what we needed.

The only place that I know of to get milk unpasteurized would be at an Amish farm or a farm of other religious sects. We have a close friend who is Amish, I will ask David to write him to see if there are any villages fairly close to TV.

Bright please count me in for the cheese making party. Hopefully I will be able to bring the milk.

HB

samhass 07-31-2008 12:36 AM

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I'm not sure I did a good thing today. I sent my granddaughter back to Philadelphia today on a 3 PM flight. As she started to board, my tears started falling. I was so annoyed with myself. After three weeks, I was ready to get back to just the two of us and restarting my social life. What makes us love them so much???? For the next week I'll find barrettes, socks, ribbon, small toys,etc decorating areas of our home. I hope each one doesn't bring a pang of missing her. I guess it's true what they say about "if I knew how great the grandkids would be, I'd have had them first and skipped the kids." She called when she landed. She said "I miss you, Grams."

renielarson 07-31-2008 12:42 AM

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Awwwww Sam....my heart skipped a beat reading your post! I'm so happy she made it home safely.

nONIE 07-31-2008 12:49 AM

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Sam, its a real tug of war on the heartstrings :agree:

Part of us wants them to stay forever but the other part is so exhausted and in dire need of a break.

renielarson 07-31-2008 01:29 AM

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:bow: AMEN, Nonie :bow:

Hyacinth Bucket 07-31-2008 02:00 AM

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Sam I can understand your feelings. I know for me the house seems feels empty after they leave and all of a sudden I realize how fast the time flew by.

Nonie - I know what you mean.

We are very very lucky to have such precious grandchildren that our hearts are pulled in both directions at the same time.

HB

chelsea24 07-31-2008 03:50 AM

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awwww Sam, she's a cutie and will be back before you know it. I'm happy you have her, I don't think I'll ever be a grandma. Just not in the cards.


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