Posted on 06/26/2016 5:04:21 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
YAY for y’all getting some rain!
We had huge thunderheads all around today, several dumping rain, but nothing here. I saw a lot of flashing in the sky when I was out a little while ago on a store run but it’s distant. There’s a system coming this way that MIGHT give us some rain tomorrow.
I sympathize with what your going through. We had to do pretty much the same with Aunt Clara. The one thing we put our foot down about was no driving. Had to lock her car up in the garage (100-plus feet from the house) because she had a set of keys to it we couldn’t find. Snuck off a couple of times and almost wrecked.
With luck, she’ll realize she needs someone there before she hurts herself. If not, hurting herself will be a wake-up call.
WOOHOO, got the laptop at last!! That should make things a LOT easier - - - once you get all your stuff loaded. That part’s a pain. But once it’s done, you’ll be cookin’ with gas.
They do, but they are downtown, and it’s noisy, hot and dusty. We’ll no doubt stay home and do nothing. LOL! Which is really appealing, actually. :)
Good morning, yarddog...thanks for the picture.
Just look at those mitts. I remember my Dad had one.
A game for relaxing from current events.
It can be hot and dusty here, too, but we go to the town a few miles south of us for their fireworks every year. They put on a fabulous show. We found a spot to park that’s close to where they shoot from so we’re underneath all the goodies when they explode. And it’s easy-in-easy-out, which is the best part!
But that’s all we’ll do this year since our friends’ house burned down a few months ago. No big annual bash to go to this year. Gonna hurt after going there for almost 20 years.
Oh, goodness. Sorry about your friends losing their home! Kind of takes some of the fun out of the celebration.
Pretty cool, huh? They were proud of America and willing to protect her, unlike Hollyweird today.
((HUGS))Good morning, Kathy. How's it going?
Driving is one thing I don’t have to worry about. I really don’t think she could get downstairs and out to the car, nor would she want to....she hasn’t driven in years. I’m glad.
Hope, hope, hope you get some of the rain.
I’m trying to find the thumb drive I saved everything on.
In 1967 we lived in Sacremento, CA. and Dad took us three younger kids (8 kids in my family) to a Giants game. It was Bat Day (real, full size bats). We got a Mays, McCovey and a Bonds bats.
After the game, my Father took us down to where the players come out and we waited. Soon Mays came out and my Father shouted at him. Mays remembered him and came over and shook his hand and said Hi. They talked for a bit then he signed my bat.
He called McCovey over and had him sign my kid brothers bat. Bobby Bonds had already left so my sister didn't get her bat signed.
No we do not still have those bats today. They were used for many years in the Little League and the Minors before being tossed in the trash. Never thought about them being valuable. Got a lot of hits off of them.
Ed
Welcome to the Canteen, husky ed, and thanks for sharing that great story...a wonderful piece of family history.
It was heart-wrenching for those of us who know them and devastating for them. It was their dream home and was reeeeeally nice
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They thought about re-building but decided to move to FL instead, close to where their daughter lives. They’ve bought a house and will leave sometime next week. There’s a going away party for them Tues. evening at the bar they used to own. We’re going but it won’t be a fun evening. We’re all going to miss them.
And we’re all going to miss the fabulous July 4th parties they held each year. :-)
Good morning, E...((HUGS))...you and Bo have a great Monday.
h !!Pro.....#50!!
You’re lucky you didn’t have the fight over driving. That’s one of the toughest fights to have because it seems to be the first piece of their independence they lose.
But we heard enough horror stories from friends about close calls she had that they’d seen and we had no choice. She was going to kill someone and/or herself if we didn’t get her off the road.
Getting old really stinks.
Got the early morning news on now and they’re still saying we have a decent chance for rain today. Just have to wait and see what happens.
Hope you find that thumb drive!! That’s an important to have misplaced! Yikes!
Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.
Thanks, unique, for the pastries.
Coffee is always on........
How about a cupcake?
Cookies?
Waffles?
Treats?
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