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Sunday Gratitude... Care to share? Posted by Joan on 7/27/2025, 9:12 am

Sunday Gratitudes Posted by Delta on 7/27/2025, 10:18 pm, in reply to "Sunday Gratitude... Care to share?" One big grateful today. This afternoon was very special. All the kids, grandkids and the great-grandkid got together to celebrate my daughter's birthday (today) and mine (Wednesday). It was so enjoyable to have them all together and they all seemed to have fun. It was bittersweet. It has been very hard to get everyone together for the last three years already. We have 4 that are essential workers, and at least one or more seem to be on call during holidays. It is about to get worse since the two oldest boys are moving to jobs in different states, and they and their spouses have divided parental units, plus they both have two sets of grandparents when they come back to town. It will be hard for them to to get to see everyone and they will have to switch up holidays if they do get home. We are getting new flooring, so we have decided, since the roof, paint, AC units, and carpet will all be new within 14 months, to just list it for sale and get something smaller. We just haven't decided where we want to buy, but we want to be somewhere with less crime. That will put another stopper in getting people together all at one time. I am glad that we had this day and it was so enjoyable.

mine Posted by Beverly on 7/27/2025, 4:58 pm, in reply to "Sunday Gratitude... Care to share?" Orkin coming tomorrow to help with the fleas. Going to Mike's for dinner tonight. Got the new furniture for our back porch. I like it it. It's so hard to get the goopy flea medicine on Princiss Molly. I am opting for pills if available. You wonderful a ladies. LOTS of basil in the garden.

I love that you get to Posted by Delta on 7/27/2025, 11:26 pm, in reply to "mine" spend so much time with Mike and the kids since you moved! It is good that you are getting Orkin out for the fleas. It is a difficult thing to tackle on your own. I am the same way about the flea med that you put on cats. Nexgard, Frontline and others have a pill that takes care of fleas, ticks and even worms. The triple pill is about $30 per month at most places. We get it at the vet. Chewy sells it online but I think you have to have a prescription, I can't remember but there was some reason we didn't get it from them. Love growing basil. Also love sage, rosemary, thyme cilantro and parsley. LOL. I just can't stick to one or two I have them everywhere.

Beverly... Posted by Joan on 7/27/2025, 8:09 pm, in reply to "mine" My husband has the job of applying medicine on the top of Shadow's neck where he can't reach it. He has to corral him while giving him a treat. I don't know how he does it, but he gets it done!

Bugs always ate my basil! Posted by Paula on 7/27/2025, 6:33 pm, in reply to "mine" I'm so glad you guys moved close to Mike.

Mine Posted by Paula on 7/27/2025, 3:03 pm, in reply to "Sunday Gratitude... Care to share?" Staying on my feet a little more. My back hurts so much when I do. I made crockpot enchiladas yesterday so I was up and down a lot. Pretty painful. Took a 4-house walk today and my back felt pretty bad. The 109 heat index didn't help! Carin Vac not working correctly so an on-call nurse is coming at 3:30 Lotioned my body today. Except for my face, I don't think I've done this since early June. Alligator skin. You know, I haven't had a shower since early June!!! They denied a home aid because I can wipe myself down with the bathing cloths, except for my back. Ah,a shower! Good sleep

Paula... Posted by Joan on 7/27/2025, 8:03 pm, in reply to "Mine" Crockpot enchiladas sound delicious, but I'm sorry you're in so much pain! Extra prayers said for you today when I was at Church! Good sleep is wonderful!

Paula Posted by Beverly on 7/27/2025, 4:50 pm, in reply to "Mine" I am so glad you can move more. I am so sorry it's so painful. Did the doctor give any time frame on moving around things? Sleep is so good. YAY I am so so happy you got lotioned up!!!!!

My five… Posted by Cindy on 7/27/2025, 11:40 am, in reply to "Sunday Gratitude... Care to share?" 1. Dangerous heat warnings for today through Tuesday. So grateful I mowed yesterday! 2. Time spent with Ken. Love that man of mine. 3. Online apps that can help you visualize home renovations. I put a pic of my kitchen in and asked for white upper cabinets and navy lower cabinets with a country sink and stainless appliances and it did it! So fun! 4. Hoping my contractor gets his current job finished so he can get back to working on my kitchen. He is going to build the peninsula and paint the cabinets! Once I get the peninsula in I will have rough measurements so I can pick out my countertops and they will come out to get the exact measurements and make a template to cut it! That whole process takes 4-6 weeks from ordering to install, so I hope to get the peninsula built and be able to get the countertops ordered! I’m still not sure what I am doing with the backsplash! So many fun decisions to make! Thankful we are able to do this. 5. This day and all it has to offer me! So grateful for all we have, and of course for the precious friendships we have on this board! You ladies make my day! Love you!

We're even getting... Posted by Joan on 7/27/2025, 7:59 pm, in reply to "My five…" heat advisories in Florida! It's even hotter than usual! I sure hope your contractor can come soon. I know you're anxious to get working on it, and I don't blame you one bit!

What apps are you using? Posted by Paula on 7/27/2025, 7:01 pm, in reply to "My five…" Before my heat pump went south and I missed 2 months of work, I was planning a kitchen refresh. The darker tan for the walls, the lighter for the uppers and the green for the lowers. HGTV says that porcelain is cheaper than other stone and is extremely durable. To save money I was going to use butcher block on the island ( not really an island) and porcelain on the main counter

Too much heat, lately. Phooey!!! Posted by Beverly. on 7/27/2025, 4:52 pm, in reply to "My five…" I hope that the contractor comes to finish up SOON.

Isn't the Posted by Delta on 7/27/2025, 1:59 pm, in reply to "My five…" weather crazy this year. We have had a heat dome over us since mid to late June. Every day the feel like temp is three digits because of the moisture. We are getting a reprieve this weekend, and you got it. I thought it was interesting on the weather channel when they blamed corn for the high temps in Kansas. They said that corn releases a lot of moisture into the air and causes the atmosphere to be very humid around it, so the heat is caused by corn sweat. I am glad you got ahead of it mowing. So much fun to play with online apps to redecorate. Picking a backsplash is so hard. I wanted one that I thought was so pretty when we were doing this kitchen. It was out of stock so I had to wait, and wait, and wait. In the meantime, I saw a house with the very backsplash I wanted and a similar countertop. It looked so busy that my eye had nowhere to land. At over $40 a square foot, that would have been a costly mistake that I would have hated but not pulled out because it cost so much. Pretty sure there is an app on Home Depot or Lowes that you can put their backsplashes into your kitchen and check it out so you don't do what I almost did. So exciting!

Five for me... Posted by Joan on 7/27/2025, 9:15 am, in reply to "Sunday Gratitude... Care to share?" 1. Sunday - Praise the Lord! Today is the annual collection for school supplies. This is right up my alley! 2. It's my husband's turn to choose the restaurant for my Treat Day today. He has chosen a new Greek restaurant. I'm adding a piece of baklava to my order! 3. Grateful for the weekly lawn service that rolls in with those giant riding mowers, and before we know it, they're done. 4. Life! Pure and simple! The gift of life! 5. FSF family and friends! I pray for all of you, your families, your friends in my daily prayers... and thank you for praying for me! Maintenance is a forever endeavor!

I love having Posted by Delta on 7/27/2025, 1:47 pm, in reply to "Five for me..." lawn service at the lake and office but my husband insists on doing the yard at our house, "because he enjoys it." Seems like it is always trouble between the rain, having to rush home from a trip to mow and worrying about him in the heat I wish I could just depend on a lawn service at the house as well. Enjoy your treat day. Baklava is one food that I don't have to worry about overeating. I just hate the texture. Same with anything made with puff pastry. I am glad that you can enjoy it.

OOOOPAH! Posted by Paula on 7/27/2025, 12:38 pm, in reply to "Five for me..." That's what the waiters and, often, other guets would shout when the waiter lit the saganaki! Many happy memories of visits to Greek Town when I still lived in Chicago!

Joan Posted by Beverly on 7/27/2025, 9:42 am, in reply to "Five for me..." School supplies day... thanks to your church and you. Baklava... enjoy! We love having lawn service too.😊

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