P.S. Here's a picture of bobbi's book that's being released on NOOK:
writerfire wrote:Morning everyone! Have a great day!
Today a friend is picking me up and we are going to a state park to hang out, do some drawing
, and have fun.
That sounds like a lot of fun, Holly. Hope you have a great day!!!!
Yesterday was my mom's 88th birthday. We went for brunch at Village Inn, and then an early dinner at Olive Garden to celebrate. A family friend came over in the evening--she brought a chocolate mousse-covered angel food cake. We were so stuffed, we didn't even slice it up--maybe we'll try a piece for breakfast today.
Today is going to be quite auspicious for us. Mom, Dad, and I are going to my brother's for a luncheon/family get together. It's very exciting, because my niece-in-law from Florida is here with her five-month-old baby girl, and my niece and her husband are going to be there with their month-old baby boy. This means Mom and Dad will get to see both of their Great-grand-children, and I'll be seeing my Grand-niece and nephew. Whoooo-hoooo! 
becke_davis wrote:
Thanks, becke. Same to you!
It's pretty hot here in Phoenix now, so I am spending as much time indoors as possible.
We did have a great visit out at my brother's yesterday. We got to see both great-grand-children, and my grand-niece is such a beautiful little girl, who loves to smile. She's very camera-conscious, and seems to love to pose when her mom or anyone else is taking her picture. We all got to take turns holding her. The tiny one, my month-old grand-nephew, slept through most of our visit, although he did
fuss just a bit a couple of times. We got some cute shots of he and his cousin lying next to each other on a blanket on the living room floor. We had a great time eating and visiting.
becke_davis wrote:
dulcinea3 wrote:optic_i, I think you live in New England, too? Yeah, isn't this weather crazy? Yesterday was nice, in the 70s, but all those days where it barely got into the 60s, if at all, and I had to put the heat on and wear sweatshirts! And now in the 90s, and possibly to hit 100 today or tomorrow! I still don't trust that the chilly weather is gone for the summer, so I still have my warmer clothes in the drawers and haven't switched them out with my t-shirts and shorts yet! I do have a few t-shirts that I kept in the drawers all year, so I do have some things to wear without going through the work of switching over.
Fricka, that was some adventure! I'm sorry that your mother was so sick she had to go to the hospital and that most of the rest of your family has gotten the same bug. I hope everybody feels better soon! I had to take my mother to the doctor today. I don't know if I had mentioned that in March she had an operation to remove some cancerous polyps from her bladder. The doctor had told me that they might have only been on the wall of the bladder, but they also might have gone into the wall, and if that was the case, more extreme treatment would be required, so it's been a stressful few months. She had the first three-month follow-up today, and everything was fine! What a relief!!!
I'm so glad your mom's check-up went well - I hope she'll continue to improve!Hi
Hi dulcinea 3, Yes I live in CT. And I also have been keeping a fleece jacket in the car as well as a rain coat. It's been chilly here too the last couple weeks ! So the 30 degree increase today from yesterday takes some getting used too. We reached 96 today but we are inland near Mass. But the coast was in the 90's too which is unusual since they get a sea breeze.
I am also glad that your Mom's check- up went well 
Optic
Fricka, my gosh how awful I hope that you all feel better soon.
The weather is a constant talk at the water cooler where most of us here just want to dump it over our heads
It's been in the mid to upper 90s all week here and hopefully today we may get some rain, but usually when it's that hot the rain is usually severe and that's not good either.
Other than that I resigned my seat on the Library board where I've served for the last five years, I was just sick of hitting my head against a wall and interestingly the only person who called and asked me to change my mind was the director of the library, none of the board members said anything at all, so I guess that says something. Anyway five years is long enough so now I'll just volunteer at my local branch and hope my contribution there will end with better results.
I hope everyone has a great rest of the week
dhaupt wrote:Fricka, my gosh how awful I hope that you all feel better soon.
The weather is a constant talk at the water cooler where most of us here just want to dump it over our heads
It's been in the mid to upper 90s all week here and hopefully today we may get some rain, but usually when it's that hot the rain is usually severe and that's not good either.
Other than that I resigned my seat on the Library board where I've served for the last five years, I was just sick of hitting my head against a wall and interestingly the only person who called and asked me to change my mind was the director of the library, none of the board members said anything at all, so I guess that says something. Anyway five years is long enough so now I'll just volunteer at my local branch and hope my contribution there will end with better results.
I hope everyone has a great rest of the week
Deb, so sorry to hear about your resigning your seat on the library board. Volunteering at your local branch sounds like a good idea, and quite possibly the librarians there will be much more appreciative of your contribution than those graceless toads on your (now former) board. Good luck!
Thank you all for the well wishes. We are all feeling much better, though none of us has moved on yet to a solid food diet. We're still existing primarily on Jello and liquid drinks like Ginger Ale and Sprite. I've got some eggs boiling, as my mom said she thinks she remembers they are supposed to be binding. I plan to only eat half of mine, just in case. For lunch, probably some chicken noodle soup. My! What excitement! heh! 
dulcinea3, so glad to hear about the positive results from your mother's test. I'm sure that was a relief.
becke, good luck as you continue to get your house in tip-top shape for moving.
