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You were already on our daily prayer list, Pip, but now we'll be praying for Mrs. Pip, too.

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Pip prayers for healing and strength for you. And your whole family.  Life is full of things that blindside us.  But that is why Gid brings us the caring. People into our lives.   We are here for you.  you are not alone.   

It is an epidemic of the young generations not valuing furniture.  China silver and crystal from older generations.  All you can do is offer it. Then find someone who appreciates the craftsmanship

Hugs.  you can call me 24/7.  I care.  I know how these diagnoses can shoot you down.  Try to stay positive and watch comedies. There is healing in laughter

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Oh, Pip. Sending you strength, and holding you and your family in the Light.

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Pip - I'll just echo what all the others have said. Your step-father and wife will be on my prayer list for the foreseeable future. My father is slowly entering this last phase of his life, but depending on what the doctors say in the next few weeks, they might come up with a plan that will help him greatly. We'll see. But I can definitely relate that these situations create a lot of tension. I find that I'm leaning more heavily on the Lord these days than usual, and I suppose that's a good thing.

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Scot prayers for you and your family too.  It is hard to see our parents decline.    I lost both of mine in 2015.   My Dad was Atotal joy to the very end. My Mom alienated everyone who tried to help her. She was angry at her state of physical being tied to her own life choices.  It was quit difficult.  Now we are the oldest generation and that is kind of scarey

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Thanks for hosting Pip! Sending love & healing vibes your way. Be sure to take time for yourself to enjoy something beautiful, even if it's only for a few seconds. Please don't let the depression start because it's so hard to get out of it! {{Pip}} hugs!

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Pip, I am so distressed to hear about health concerns for your wife.  I join others in prayer for her heath, an accurate diagnosis of something not life-threatening, and a good treatment plan.  I also pray for your peace of mind, Pip, to keep giving this to God and trust him to work on it.  I'm sure you do but sometimes it's not easy.

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All I can say is that I hope all goes well.

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I made a mistake and put my answer here. So I removed it.

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Pip you and your family are in my prayers 

Answer 1

On this day:

1194: Henry Vi. HRE took Palermo, however the integration of Sicily into the HRE eventually failed

1889: The American astronomer Edwin Hubble was born

1966: The musical Cabaret premiers at the Broadway

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1194 later today, Professor. Love the medieval history, and this one will be new to me. Thanks!

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I'll take Edwin Hubble given that scientists from my Alma Mater, the University of Arizona, built the next generation of instruments for Hubble.  https://tucson.com/news/local/hubble-with-arizona-scientists-in-big-roles-changed-the-way-we-look-at-the-universe/article_476d60b9-8d64-53a9-b53f-31973fb1763d.html

Answer 2

Today is....

       

NATIONAL PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE DAY

Peanut butter lovers and fudge lovers come together on November 20th to celebrate National Peanut Butter Fudge Day. 

On June 16th, people across the United States celebrated National Fudge Day. Just by adding creamy or crunchy peanut butter, the celebration continues. They will have the yummy taste of peanut butter as the fudge flavor and star of the show.

Fudge originated in the United States, possibly by a happy accident. In 1886, a letter written by Emelyn Bettersby Hartridge was discovered. Ms. Hartridge attended Vassar College as a student in Poughkeepsie, New York, and the letter referred to a fudge her cousin had made.  Her cousin, in Baltimore Maryland, was selling the fudge for 40 cents per pound. Ms. Hartridge obtained the recipe, and in 1888, she made 30 pounds of fudge for the Vassar College Senior Auction.  

In the late 19th century, some shops on Mackinac Island, Michigan, began to produce products similar to that of the Vassar College fudge and sold it to summer vacationers. Fudge is still made in some of the original shops there today.                    

HOW TO OBSERVE Peanut Butter Fudge Day:

Peanut butter fudge adds great flavor to many desserts. Add it to ice cream, pies, and other candies. Of course, enjoying peanut butter fudge on its own is perfectly fine, too. Stop by your favorite candy shop or make your own. If you need a recipe, try these out. No matter how you decided to celebrate, be sure to invite someone to join you. No celebration is complete unless you have someone to join you!

Easiest Peanut Butter Fudge
Easy Peanut Butter Fudge
Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge
Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl Fudge

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I wonder if I'll find some of this today when I go to the store. I'll have to hide it somewhere as peanut butter is a favorite of my wife's! 

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Thank you for posting links to the recipes. I would love to try and make a vegan version of a peanut butter fudge recipe.

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Hi Dorothy, while I love PB and J sandwiches, I am not a big fan of peanut butter fudge.

Dorothy, I want to wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving!

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I gained 7lbs reading this post

Answer 3

         Here are some tips for Thanksgiving Day:

Lets face it, Thanksgiving preparations can be overwhelming. But they don't have to be. Begin early by planning your day. If the celebration is at your home, start a cleaning schedule now to get it done before Thursday. 

Next up: food!! Write out your menu and buy staple items early. Waiting until the last minute means supplies may be gone. Prepare as many dishes in advance as you can and clean out your refrigerator to make room. Be sure to assign dishes to those who will be joining you.

Plan an after dinner activity such as watching a movie or sports, playing games or taking a walk. Enjoy this time with your family and friends around you and be filled with gratefulness for another year!!

PS: Please share your tips if they are not listed above. We would love to hear from you~~

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Dorothy, we'll be spending Thanksgiving alone for the first time. Kids traveling, Dad in Atlanta, brothers busy. It'll be quiet until the college football games start! 

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Isn't this some wisdom.  As we're in church group B (meet Saturday and the other 1/2 meet on Sunday due to covid spacing) we went today and tomorrow is a mega-cleaning day.  We're hosting for Turkey Day this year and we think we'll have about 25 over.  Gonna be a lot to do!

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@Pip

@SJ Baty

My sincere best wishes for a very Happy Thanksgiving. I will be with two friends who brought  thanksgiving dinner to me last year during the pandemic. It was the first year I dined solo. This year, the three of us will be together!

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This year we are going to one sons home for Thanksgiving to celebrate with his family with a fried turkey. The other son and his wife both have to work Thanksgiving but on Sunday we are having a joint birthday party for the great granddaughter and belated Thanksgiving dinner at his house. Our daughter lives about 9 hours away so we will be with them in spirit this year.

Answer 4

Saturday morning here in Wales!

Not been on the computer much this week weather has been a mixture this week dull and overcast not much breeze most days. Yesterday and this morning we have seen the sun and the weather is set to get colder in the next few days more like the normal November temperatures and snow on the mountains.

Got my flu vaccine yesterday and booster is due any time as about 6 months since my second Covid vaccine. Might be a while as we have to wait for a letter with an appointment.

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Hilary, I got my flu shot, but will need to hurry up for my booster. My wife refuses to get a flu shot (she never gets it anyway), but I need it or I'll catch it for sure.

Answer 5

Update: Two doctor appointments yesterday for my wife. The first was with her regular doc to see if we could get an earlier appointment with a dermatologist. We were NOT going to wait until December 7th which was the original date. Her doc was able to get her in with a good one in another city, so off we went on a long drive to get a jump on this diagnosis. This new doc feels the original diagnosis was correct, an aggressive cancer, so she took a large sample and sent if off the the lab. Expecting results in two weeks. She also will recommend a very good surgeon in another city whose work, she says, will barely leave a scar.

Today, I'll be moving boxes of books to Dad's and probably include some light furniture.

I want to thank Dorothy Barry for covering for me yesterday here in the Chat as I was (mostly) in a car somewhere. Dorothy is such a wonderful WikiTreer, and working with her in the Integrators Project is always such a pleasure. She can be counted on continually, and I also appreciate her friendship. Thanks, Dorothy. You are appreciated!

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  Sorry to hear that Pip.  We're with you, do what you need and we'll have you in our prayers.

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Pip, from experience, I know that waiting for appointments then waiting for results when you want someone to get on this immediately for your wife is very difficult. Glad she was able to get in to see someone yesterday and I hope the results of the test come back soon and are better than anyone expects. Continuing prayers.

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Pip, I am so very glad to know you could speed up that appointment. The sooner the appointment, the sooner the treatment and the better the outcome. You all are in my healing intentions.

And thank you, DOROTHY BARRY for covering for our Pip!

Answer 6

Currently, it's 2˚ C and cloudy in Fort Erie, with a predicted high of 8˚ C today, a predicted low of 4˚ C tonight, and showers tomorrow with a predicted high of 10˚ C. I will not complain about the weather here, because the Pacific Northwest is cleaning up after a two-day sample of Noah's flood. I suspect that we'll start to see a profile for Donald Bailey soon, because it's going to take years to rebuild all the washed-out bridges properly, so they'll have to install a whole bunch of his bridges soon, or nobody in the Lower Mainland will be eating bread and nobody east of Hope will be getting any Christmas presents for the next few years.

While we were in Vancouver, I had left "General Brock", our trusty steed, in a friend's shop, along with a list of things to fix. It turned out that, even though I had the car sprayed as soon as we got it, the frame and assorted lines for minor little things like brakes and sensor leads had decided to redecorate with an iron oxide colour scheme, so I need to remove that "t" from "trusty" because it's no longer safe to drive.

My friend does have a year-newer Toyota Yaris in a slightly higher visibility colour than General Brock. It's not quite the eye-searing "I'm here, don't hit me!" kind of colour that I would prefer, but at least it's not fade-into-the-background-grey. The paperwork calls it "red", I'd call it burgundy. I haven't had the heart to tell the light of my life and the delight of my eyes about that yet, because every car she has ever been given has been burgundy, and she hates that colour. Maybe when I scrape enough pennies together, I'll take it to a body shop and have it painted fluorescent blue. In the meantime, I need to figure out how to pay for the car in the first place, and we'll be running around on transit to get our errands done until I can get the car next week.

Since it is now November, I am no longer working on Webbs, Slades, or McKellers (not that I actually achieved much last month), and have turned what passes for my attention to McDonalds, Waddells, and Pudders this month.

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Howdy, Greg! Thanks for your prayers. Much needed!

Is General Hugh Waddell included in your list of Waddells. I believe that some of my kin have made attempts to connect our Waddells to him, but I am dubious of the connection.

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We're always happy to pray for friends.

He's on my list, yes. He's connected, and had one primary source the last time I checked. I haven't applied the {{One Name Study|name=Waddell}} template to his profile because it has a profile manager. I only put the template on orphaned profiles or profiles I manage myself. (When I have time, I do send a message to the profile manager asking if they're willing to add it, but I don't recall doing that for General Hugh.)

Answer 7

Good afternoon Pip and everyone.  

Pip I am so sorry to hear about the stress you are under at the moment.  I hope your wife is going to be okay and the situation with your step father improves as well.  

Today over here in the UK is probably going to be one of the last days of mild weather if the forecast yesterday was anything to go by.  We are in for colder days and nights, so it looks like my slow cooker will be leaping into action as I make warming stews/casseroles.  

This week has been a little frustrating, I had my usual yearly eye test a couple of weeks ago and as I have both distance and reading glasses I decided that I would try the option of varifocals.  My husband wears these and has had no trouble with them.  Well, unfortunately that hasn't turned out that way for me.  No matter what I try I just cannot find what the optician calls the "sweet spot" for reading or using my laptop etc.  I went back to the opticians earlier this week and they were great and spent a good deal of time with me checking the prescription was right etc but still having returned home again to give them another go I just can't get used to them.  I think I have done everything this week apart from stand on my head to see properly through the blasted things!  But hey ho, such is life.  I will be taking them back on Monday and asking for a refund. 

Genealogy wise I am now on week three of my course into Victorian and Edwardian childhood and it is turning out to be a brilliant course with lots on interesting links to various websites.  Together with that I have also been adding just a few more of my immediate ancestors to my tree.  I don't want to add too many all at once because I really want to spend time writing their biographies.  Looking at other biographies that other Wiki tree members have written the whole concept seems ideal for me, as I am now understanding that I can write as much as I want and include images (not copyrighted) but my own to these biographies as well.  

Take care everyone and enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Best wishes, Cheryl

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Too much internet and computer work messes with my eyes. I wear glasses for distance but now sometimes I need them to watch TV. Varifocals is a new one for me, haven't heard about those til I read this but I don't think I want to try them myself after reading this!!!

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Mum uses varifocals and doesn't have any problems with those. There are people who simply can't get used to them but mum really has no problems with them. Dorothy, you might simply try it out.

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Dorothy, don't let my experience put you off.  Having only one pair of glasses is definitely more convenient but unfortunately for me I am unable to get used to them.  Everyone is different, they work great for my husband, it's me I am awkward

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Cheryl, I also have varifocals and am constantly bobbing my head to find that sweet spot. Less a problem with the top part for distance, but the bottoms part won't work for the computer. I usually just take them off and go for it.

I really love doing a good bio. I am usually working on some collateral line, trying to get my millions of cousins in, but for some I just have to stop because someone will seem to have such an interesting life.

Answer 8

Yesterday, Friday, we had a birthday party for the one son. His family dropped in early, late morning and his daughter and our great granddaughter came over about 3:30. Everyone left except the great granddaughter left about 5. The great granddaughter spent the night, we had no problems except she came to sit on my lap and when I had to go to the necessary room she kept trying not to get down off of my lap. The baby will be with us most of today so you all should be able to figure out I will not be online much.

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Glad you get to have such memories during this holdiday season. Treasure them always Dale!!

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I'd rather be that kind of busy like that, dale, than some of the other stuff that is occupying me right now. Wanna loan out your grandson for our move? 

Answer 9

Good morning weekend chatters. I lost my mother-in-law last month to COPD. Among her other health issues, she was a long-time smoker who only quit after her diagnosis. I'm sad because she was the one person on that side of the family who relished the fact that she had a grandson once he was born but did not believe that the lack of financial contribution by her son was a significant factor in raising him. And that always bothered me. She acted as an intermediary during visitations when my son was a child. It was only a few years ago when she decided it was OK to share her family photos with me and I had known her for 30 years. Those are all scanned and posted on their respective profiles. I'm not sure if I will ever get access to the rest of them or if they would simply be thrown away in the trash by her other daughter-in-law. I hosted her in my home about 4 years ago when the fires in Elsinore were so bad that she was bouncing in and out of the hospital due to her COPD. Once she stabilized, she moved back home but after that, our communication was never quite the same. She need more care and attention than she was willing to admit.

RIP Linda Zumbach.

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Judi, I am so sorry for this whole situation. I hope you can get those other photos or whatever that she had. The frustration of dealing with other family members can often be hard to take.

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Sorry for your loss Judi, you're in our prayers.

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Sometimes relationships are messy and not how we would like them to be. I am sorry for your loss and I hope you find peace, too.

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Hi Judi, I would like to add my condolences along with the others. And the frustrations that come with some family relationships seem to be universal. I will hold you in healing prayers and intention.

Answer 10

Happy thanksgiving prep week.  Stay safe and enjoy the coming holiday

Temperature in 40sF.  Going into 50s. Sunny right now

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Was in the 30's here last night, but back up to 50's today. Expecting the same tomorrow. Have a blessed Thanksgiving Laura!

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Just the other day, it was 20 degrees in the morning. This morning it was 44. Can't beat the variability of the weather here!

Answer 11

Virtual Vacation! Arches National Park, Utah 

October 2011; Arches is well named, there are over 2,000 natural stone arches in the park. We spent 2 days in the park, the first day doing some hiking, seeing some of the arches. The rock is the typical red sandstone in this area. 

The arch in this picture is called Delicate Arch.

I think this one is called Spectacle Arch. 

On the second day we went on a ranger guided hike to the Fiery Furnace. It isn't named that because it is so hot, but because when the setting sun shines on the rocks they glow. This is the trail head. Everyone is told to bring a litre of water. Everyone on a hike guided or not must sign in at the trail head. 

It is an area of narrow sandstone canyons, with sandy washes (where water flows when it rains), there are numerous dead end canyons, canyons so narrow that hikers must go single file, climbs over some of the 2 foot wide canyons, some are very deep. 

Children under 5 are not permitted. Each child 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Visitors are not allowed into the Fiery Furnace without a ranger, unless you have a hiking permit only available to people who have participated in an orientation session. There are no trail signs or markers, and GPS units frequently fail to find a way through walls and canyons. Everyone in a non guided hike must attend the orientation session. 

This photo is on the edge of the 'furnace'. 

The day we hiked, the ranger said it wasn't uncommon for people to get lost and end up spending the night in the canyons. If they have not signed out by morning  at the trailhead a search party is sent to look for them. The trail goes from left to right across the picture and then down between the pillars. 

The hike goes up the hill at the bottom of the picture, between pillars to the viewpoint in the distance.

It isn't a large area, but it all looks very similar, and it is easy to become disoriented or lost. There are many native plants, and the soils are fragile stepping in or on the wrong place can destroy soil that has taken 100s of years to accumulate. Or kill the delicate plants that grow in the soil. The rule is walk on the trail, on the rock or in the wash. 

   

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Always love your photos M., thank you for keeping up the great job each weekend!!!

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Hi M, this is such a gorgeous Virtual Vacay. Interestingly, two friends with whom I am having Thanksgiving dinner this year just returned from a tour of all of the national parks in Utah! Seeing your photos and their photos was a double virtual vacay for me. Utah has some truly magnificent scenery. Thank you!

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Thanks Carol, we went to Bryce and Zion as well, +Grand Staircase-Escalante, we originally planned to go to Canyonlands as well, but as always there is never enough time.

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Aw, M, you're making me want to go out west again! 

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According to Google maps it takes 167 hours by bicycle to get from Charlotte NC to Moab Utah, or 28 hours by car.

I think you should do it.

Answer 12

On this day:

1821: The Senckenberg-Museum is opened

1831: The Canut revolts is considered one of the first workers uprisings

1938: Nazi-Germany occupies the Sudetenland

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Wow! The Canut Revolt was absolutely new to me, and a great read. Thanks, Professor!

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I copied Pip

Answer 13

Today I might actually get some things accomplished. We took the great granddaughter home last evening. She was a lot of work, but all 1 year olds are, and we had no major problems taking care of her for more than 24 hours. She was fine with her grandfather until we said goodby and then she started to cry. That is a bit strange to me because when mommy and daddy left her with us there was no crying, just when we left her with daddy's parents, go figure. On the way back we stopped at the computer store because I got a coupon for a free flash drive as well as two coupons to give to friends. Diane did not want to go in but the grandson did. He bought some stuff for his desktop setup and got one of the flash drives and I got my flash drive as well. I still have one more coupon but I might give that to another grandson on Thursday when we see him. My flash drive is 128 GB so I have another option to back up some of my files, that may be my project for today!

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The great granddaughters mother told us that when she pulls up to our house the one year old starts saying "gamma". That may be why the baby has no problem staying overnight with us.

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And yet another computer graces my home. The grandson just brought in a HP All in One to have me help him fix up.  That brings the total number of computers in my house to 10 with 8 currently running. He also brought in not one but TWO Sony Play Stations. I do hope he moves his TV in soon so that he can hook up at least one of those in his room.

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Well, then, I'm just going to have to pack up my All-in-One and send it off to you, Dale. A reboot fixes the problem, but I have to do it about twice a day.

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Pip I actually enjoy fixing these older computers but this one has problems that are due to just not paying attention. There is a lot of software and file names that look to be in The Russian language so I think they got hacked and there are viruses on the hard drive. This is gonna take some time for sure.

Answer 14

Greetings to all from beautiful southeastern Arizona! Fall foliage has arrived here, and the tree next to my apartment is a beautiful golden color. I'm still watering my autumn  sage plants which are still blooming with lots of butterflies visiting those. The hummingbirds seem to prefer the feeder. The weather is turning chillier this upcoming week with several days only in the 60s F and a few dips into the 30s F. Ugh! I much prefer the warmer weather.

Can't believe it's already Sunday. My week was filled with a lot of stuff. Got my first Shingrix vaccine on Monday along with picking up a prescription for a cholesterol drug. Both of these were "sticker shock!" Almost $200 for the vaccine dose and more than that for the drug. Since it's open enrollment period for Medicare plans, at the beginning of the month I enrolled in a new plan. Hadn't heard anything back, so I spent hours on the phone. I had chosen one with "dual"  in its name, not realizing that "dual" meant it included Medicaid. I'd only selected this one because my Nurse Practitioner was listed, and she wasn't  included in any of the others.  I've sent the NP several messages asking if she accepts the other plans. She replied they accept that company, but I guess she didn't understand I was asking about a specific plan! Gave up and will see what happens in January when new insurance plan starts. Praying I don't have to switch medical care.

Went for a bone density scan on Wednesday. Results were not good. I'm now 3" shorter than when I was young, and my spine is showing some curvature. Not sure what  will happen. I'll see the NP again in early January because she wants to redo my blood work then.

I  ordered a new coffee table, and it arrived a week early. The dang box was so heavy, I could barely drag it into my apartment! Once inside, I couldn't lift it to open it. LOL It took me many *very many!* hours to put together. Finished, I realized I had the top on backwards. I finally got it put on the  right way, but the top doesn't close. It works well enough, so I'm done messing with it.

Friday was filled with food bank, Friends of the Library meeting, hosting at the senior center, then a community meeting early in the evening. Saturday with book & bake sale, then picking up a grocery order. Didn't have much time to transcribe anything.

Hope every one of you have a great day today!

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Diane, I bet it IS beautiful there. I can't imagine it not ever being beautiful in the Gadsden Purchase, no matter what the season. I'm still enamored over what I saw on my recent visit.

You're experience with the coffee table sounds so much like anything I order. I've put stuff on backwards, too, even when reading the instructions. I hate putting things together, but there's no other way about it. It would cost so much more having the company put it together, if they would. Most, of course, don't. 

Answer 15

Pip- thinking of you and hoping for the best. Waiting for results is difficult.

I was answering yesterday but my browser crashed before I finished (was looking for an example census). Anyway, great news, my CT scan came back with no signs of cancer! I am slowly getting stronger, walking a mile a day, the nausea is gone, and my hair (which thinned) is coming back (even in those places where you don't want it to grow).

On WikiTree I started looking at Mullins in Wise County, Virginia. Oh boy, sort of a one name one place study with lots and lots of pedigree collapse. That's how I crashed the browser, trying to find the census image that had only Mullins. I am trying to finish my sister-in-law's husband's parents, great grandparents and great greats before Christmas. An abandoned GEDCOM led me down this rabbit hole.

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Kay, I am so very glad to hear your good news. Let's celebrate! I have been so worried about you.

I'm chuckling (and I shouldn't be) about your computer crashing looking for census records. That sounds about right.

Answer 16

Got my covid booster yesterday, so I'm dragging a bit today (achy, low fever).  No regrets, though.  We postponed afternoon movie plans, but that'll give me more time for genealogy!  (Or maybe some work stuff I've been ignoring for a while.)

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Nah, forget the stuff you've been ignoring. When not feeling well, do the stuff you love

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That's exactly what I did, Pip!  Catching up on work stuff today instead.

Answer 17

I'm coming late to this party for no good reason.

At home:  the new house has been painted inside.  Some of the outside stucco is done so colors are becoming visible.  I had a good meeting with the builder about grading and erosion (yes we have erosion in the desert during heavy rains called monsoons).  The pool is pushed off to after closing so as not to risk delaying my occupancy.

In my life:  I'm looking forward to being with my son and daughter in law over thanksgiving.  And dreading December which was a year ago the most terrible month of my life.  I've developed grief coping skills but the exact memories of those days keep coming up.

In genealogy:  We are doing more clean up on who is Acadian, thanks to new information on Project Status from Ales.  I also like those new suggestions about parents not married as it has always turned out that the wrong father or mother (of the same name) was connected to one of the children.  Those are hard puzzles to solve, though interesting.

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Never too late, Cindy. Welcome to the party! How about a painting party? (We're going to have to have some painting done in the new house.) 

December will always be a difficult time, Cindy, but you have some strength we have been able to see. And, if the weight gets too much, you know your Chat family will be here for you.

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Thank you for the encouragement, Pup.

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Oops I didn’t realize my phone was logged into the Project Account. And how did Pip become Pup!!

Answer 18

Aloha from Lincoln Nebraska

Weather: Monday wasn't bad. Tuesday was 75 degrees. Wednesday through today wasn't horrible. Just windy.

Work: I hit 48hrs again. I have to work in Kansas City either Monday or Tuesday. I'm hoping for Tuesday because it will be in the 60's for the temp. Also if I go Tuesday I can meet up with my cousin for lunch.

Family/Home stuff: All is well in The Kreutz household.  I freaked my 11 year old daughter out. I shaved off the mustache portion of my goatee. I just left some hair on the chin. I also cut over an inch of hair off my my chin. The rest of the family likes it. I don't know if she has ever seen me almost clean shaven. I'm going to get my booster shot  sometime this week, and probably a flu shot. I'm also going to schedule my annual physical soon. I think when I stand on the scale, my doctor will probably give me the Dammit Paul! face. I don't think I gained or lost any weight. I do know that I've gotten stronger since I started working out. I'm not hitting it hard. Just regularly. My pants are growing bigger in the waist. So that's a good sign. My diet has improved a little. Also I played guitar for about 5hrs yesterday. That as awesome. We are also getting new neighbors about two houses away from us. Hopefully we get along.

Genealogy: Just fixing some older profiles. Sometimes it leads to more information. I am ok with that.

That's about it for my world.

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Paul, I know how much you are looking forward to the cold, cold winter to work outside, in and under all those machines abused by drivers.

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You know my tropical butt loves working in arctic temperatures. I love living somewhere where the temps can dip below -40 degrees fahrenheit. As well as hitting above 120 degrees fahrenheit. One year I know of, McCook Nebraska was hotter than Mecca.

Seriously, if it wasn't for my wife. I would leave Nebraska and never return. Even though I found parts of it I do absolutely love. The people are great. I absolutely hate living here. I hate being so far from the smell of the ocean.