The easiest way to avoid regrets is to ask yourself this question, "If not now, when?" It's a powerful way to put life and our decisions about how we spend our time into perspective"

Sunday grats... Posted by Joan on 10/26/2025, 9:30 am

Sunday grats Posted by Delta on 10/26/2025, 4:09 pm, in reply to "Sunday grats..." My son's family arrived safely last night. They had been to a funeral for her uncle, and about what is normally 45 minutes to an hour away, they ran into terrible storms and some flooding. It took a lot longer than an hour, and they were exhausted and strung out when they got here to pick up their dogs. Since my son was coming back today, they decided they didn't want another 45 minutes to an hour to get home, so they stayed here overnight. It was comfortable to have them in the house. Since our kids are so close, it is not often that they are under our roof at night. It is still such a good feeling when they are here. It was an eventful night. Their little dog wouldn't go out while it was raining, so he decided to go out around 1:30. DIL forgot to turn off the alarm, so when they opened the door, it went off. We have another alarm in our room so that we can hear it, so it woke us up. She woke our son up to ask for the code to turn the alarm off. My husband got it off about the time they got to the pad. The alarm company didn't call, so we thought all was good. The dog went out, and everyone went back to bed. A few minutes later, I hear the Ring go off, then the front and back doors ring at the same time. It was the police. It seems that the alarm company did call both of us. Twice. We have notifications and rings from anyone but family members, and certain numbers are blocked between midnight and eight. They called from a different number than usual. Oops. Anyway, I am grateful to know that the alarm company and the police both work as they should. That Paula is finding her groove on THIS trip, not trying to do everything her head thinks she should be able to do and pushing too hard. I am glad that she can just relax and enjoy being there that that's enough this time. It is a hard thing to learn. I am so grateful that Beverly and Murray decided to move back to Michigan near Mike a few years ago. It is so important right now for her.

My five… Posted by Cindy on 10/26/2025, 11:41 am, in reply to "Sunday grats..." 1. Ken went with me yesterday to pick up our curbside order from Walmart and medicine at pharmacy! He usually declines the offer to go with me running errands - so this was big! 2. The good talk we had while out running around. Ken said he always knew he would get older and slow down but didn’t expect it to happen so quickly. I told him that he has to decide how long he is going to let him slowing down stop him from living. We both need to accept, adjust and move on with our lives doing what we can do, even if it’s a little slower. “Just because you are handed a cactus, doesn’t mean you have to sit on it!!” (I love that saying!) 3. Amazon. I appreciate the convenience of shopping online. I use my Amazon card to pay for things and get cash back which I use to buy more stuff! LOL it’s a win/win in my book!! 4. Enjoying my new kitchen. Even though it isn’t complete it’s coming together and I love spending time in there! 5. This day and all it has to offer. God is good.

I can see it now Posted by Delta on 10/26/2025, 3:16 pm, in reply to "My five…" Next, you will be taking cooking classes to become a chef so that you can just almost live in that beautiful kitchen and nobody would blame you a bit!. Sounds like a good talk with Ken. I hope that he takes it to heart. My husband got like that for a while after he started slowing down. He tried to take on more to prove he could do it then he got bogged down and sorta just disappeared inside himself. I kept telling him to do what he could, find workarounds for some, and let the rest go. He is finally deciding to do that and is a lot happier. I hope Ken can find a happy place. My husband found this video to be a real inspiration. Maybe Ken would like it. https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&p=toby+keith+on+why+he+wrote+don%27t+let+the+old+man+in&type=E211US714G0#id=1&vid=4c902e5fe635be246750ab4480aa14d9&action=click

Thank you Delta for…. Posted by Cindy on 10/26/2025, 4:27 pm, in reply to "I can see it now" Sharing that video. I love that song and will share it with Ken!

Cinq Choses Pour Moi Posted by Krista on 10/26/2025, 11:15 am, in reply to "Sunday grats..." 1) Paula is having a nice time in ... NICE 2) reading Joan's grats - always so grateful! 3) Paul called this morning and Dad was really dizzy with foot pain. We went over and were able to help get him back to bed from the bathroom. Poor Dad - it never ends but I'm thankful he was able to walk with the walker and some help back to bed 4) cooked up some "ricotta cheese bake" yesterday. Really good with lots of protein in it! 5) Ray's to do list is done for the weekend so it's a chill and watch TV kinda day

Krista Posted by Cindyh on 10/26/2025, 7:52 pm, in reply to "Cinq Choses Pour Moi" how is your dad re the colon surgery now

He needs to have a stress test Posted by Krista on 10/26/2025, 10:36 pm, in reply to "Krista" and they are going to schedule the surgery soon (November was what the surgeon said)

Thanks Posted by Cindyh on 10/27/2025, 6:29 am, in reply to "He needs to have a stress test" Been thinking of you all.

It is so nice that Posted by Delta on 10/26/2025, 3:08 pm, in reply to "Cinq Choses Pour Moi" your dad has Paul there with him and that you are close. I so wish my mother would let someone live with her and that I lived closer. I hope that this is not an on-going issue. The ricotta cheese bake sounds good to me. I love ricotta! I saw a "pizza" recipe that I will post above that you might like to try.

I’m so glad Paul… Posted by Cindy on 10/26/2025, 11:44 am, in reply to "Cinq Choses Pour Moi" Was there with your dad and you guys live close enough that you can run over to help when needed. I hope whatever the issue with his feet clears up! He doesn’t need any more issues popping up! Your ricotta cheese bake sound delicious! I love ricotta cheese! What streaming channels do you have? Do you have HBO/MAX? There are some good shows on there!

Five for me... Posted by Joan on 10/26/2025, 9:33 am, in reply to "Sunday grats..." 1. Sunday - Today, I feel like the Cheerios Queen because I took 4 giant boxes of different flavors of Cheerios to Church for the food pantry. I know someone is going to appreciate them, especially a family with kids. 2. Pumpkin patches - I love the news reports of pumpkin patches, and in particular, the GIANT ones people are able to grow! 3. We chose two new brown rocker recliners for the living room to replace the old ones. They won't get here until the end of November, and I can't wait! 4. Slightly cooler weather forecasted for this week. 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!

Yay, for new recliners Posted by Delta on 10/26/2025, 3:04 pm, in reply to "Five for me..." I used to hate recliners but found at the lake that I really need them in my life. We ended up getting 5 for there so people would quilt hogging the sofa by sprawling out. LOL. I had to laugh at you being the Cheerio queen. I love the new Cheerio flavors on occasion. I have been told by several people that the shelf stable milk that is sold at Dollar Tree is pretty good if you want to include milk next time. I also like the individual shelf stable milk that our Kroger sells but the lowest I have ever found it was $1 on sale for each individual carton. The Dollar tree is a better value if people have a fridge or more than one person eating cereal.

New recliners! How exciting!!!!…. Posted by Cindy on 10/26/2025, 11:16 am, in reply to "Five for me..." So excited for you to get some new recliners!! And believe me I know all about that feeling of anticipation waiting for them to arrive!!! I had to smile thinking of you as the Cheerio queen! You KNOW families are going to appreciate getting those! I love your giving spirit Joan! What a blessing you are to so many people through your generous donations!

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