Saturday Happenings

Good Morning Friends,

I'm up early, for me, given I was out tille 12:30, and uup till 1:30.  I was at church, packaging cookies for today.  Today is Perry Fest, and I'm in charge of the food table at my church.  We set up games, and a bounce thing, and have food, and hayrides, all free.  Town has a huge set up at city hall with vendors, and concerts and fireworks.  There's a parade down main street, and it ends near my church.  The whole town is invited to our parking lot, and everything is free.

Must scoot.  Kids have a mile race in half hour.

Love and hugs,

Trish

Good morning Trish and everyone......

Trish...that is absolutely wonderful what your town does for everyone. It sounds like a little Mayberry there!!! People being kind to others. That is what it is all about. Here all they worry about is how much they can charge for things!! 

I hope you have a great day, enjoy the parade, and have FUN!!

As for me...I slept in until about 9:30. I needed it!! I don't have much planned today. I do feel better so far today. I think the reaction to that shot has passed!! No headache today!!!!

I went out to do the puzzle yesterday. Whoever had the puzzle first, had a cat or dog. There was so much hair among the pieces I had to quit doing it. I am so allergic to animals. I had to go home and use my rescue inhaler. Oh well... there will be others to do. 

Wishing you all a beautiful day!!!!

Prayers for our precious OFF Family.

Special prayers for Butch and Vickie and a few others that need them.

Lots of love and many hugs to all...connie d

Hi Connie,

I am home right now, rehydrating, and putting my feet up.  I am absolutely exhausted.  I am on the Medrol dose pak, and a I grilled 360 hot dogs today.  There were several lulls, and several rushes.  Missed the parade, coz I wanted to get the first batch of hot dogs done, bunned and wrapped for as soon as the parade finished, which was a good thing.  A truck with a huge bunch of cheer leaders parked right behind the church, and the girls came and headed first for the drinks, then got food.  It was just after noon.  Lunch time.  The first batch was just finished and I was getting something out of my car.  Trent set up the bounce thing.  His brother brought his inflatable obstacle course and set that up.  Both were very popular.  There was a dunk tank, and some college students and young adults came over to the food tables soaked.  The parking lot was very busy for a few hours.  Tons of candy was given away at the games.  Plus, at both the homecoming parade, and today's parade, most of the floats had people tossing candy to the kids watching.  It's cool, coz the homecoming parade goes right down Main Street, and the entire town come out to cheer them on.  

Yes, we are a Midwest Mayberry here.  The restaurants all give away samples of their food, as long as people donate something to the town's Food Bank, which is a great way to support that charity.  The vendors, and all the activities at the park next to City Hall all charge for their stuff, but my church gives it away.  It's our ministry to reach out to the community with love, and to let them know we care about the community, not just our church family.  

Love you.....

Trish

Afternoon OFF family...well Rick's mom and Aunt Peggy are here...found out why they came...Peggy has cancer. She isn't sure if she will be here for another year or not. She is not giving up her smoking or her drinking. She is going through treatment though. I asked Diane what kind of cancer she had when Peggy went to the store with Rick. She said same as their mother had. Great...hereditary. Sighs.......so I was sitting outside with Rick and TRIED talking to him that HE needs to stop or atleast SLOW DOWN his drinking and smoking!!!!!!!! Not sure if this will make an impact on him or not. Right now both Rick and Peggy are siting outside smoking and drinking. IDIOTS!!!!! Diane is sleeping on the couch. I am waiting for 5pm to come along so I can go to Bingo!!!!

So that is my news for today.

Thoughts and Prayers for ALL that need them...

HUGSSSSSSSSSSS

Hi Judy,

I have zero tolerance for cigarette smoke, and I hate it that Sean smokes.  I somehow got a free, rechargeable electronic cigarette set up for him, which he uses indoors when he's visiting family, which no longer smokes.  When I had my kids, and moved back to Pennsylvania, I hated that mom Mom, sister, and mother-in-law all smoked, and I begged them not to smoke around my kids.  I grew up in a house of smokers, and absolutely hated it .  Now that I have asthma, I avoid it.  

When my Mom had her first heart attack, she quit.  My sister went to a hyponitist, and quit that day.  Eventually, my widowed mother-in-law remarried a nonsmoker, and she used the patch, and quit.  Eventually, my sis-in-law quit too.  The most impressive was my friend, Ellen.  She had lung cancer, about eleven years ago.  She's only in her late fifties.  she quit immediately.  They took out part of her lung, and she quit.  She's been cancer free for eleven years.  Don't know if that's worth telling Peggy or not, coz I don't know if she has absolutely zero hope of surviving, or what.  But, I believe if someone has cancer, and still smokes, they wanna die.  

As for drinking, my Sean drinks.  He has been in drug and alcohol treatment three times.  His drug of choice is heroin.  He's taking a medication that helps opiate addicts stay off that class of drugs, and thankfully, it also takes away his desire for alcohol.  He takes after me, both in personality and addictions.  Never did heroin, or illegal stuff since I was in high school, and then it was only drinking and marijuana, which for me was enough back then.  Unfortunately, I learned the hard way, when I get prescription pain meds, I must avoid opiates, unless I have surgery.  I know what happens, and I'm super careful when I do have them.  I've learned in my  own recovery from alcoholism, if a person has no interest, or has not reached botton, there's no use in talking to them about quitting.  

I've met friends in AA who have lost everything because of their drinking.  Kids, homes, friends, family want nothing to do with them, even years after they're sober.  My marriage was destroyed by my behavior which had nothing to do with my drinking.  I was an awful ***** to everyone.  My kids have told me that if I had not changed and lost the attitude, they would have had nothing to do with me now.  Praise God, I'm not that way anymore.  My kids are absolutely wonderful with me, and I thank the Lord everyday for that.  

Must scoot, 

Love,

Trish

Trish Rick's aunt seems to not care one way or the other...she LOVES her smoking and her beer...its her life not mine. When in my home they ALL go outside to smoke. Even Rick. I don't care what the weather is. Freeze your azz off get struck by lightening...I don't care...no smoking in my house!!!! Or my car!!!! My parents smoked all my life and when my mom couldn't breathe anymore she quit cold turkey!!!!!! Never touched another cigarette again and its been years now!! Those that can get better IF they stop smoking/drinking and don't...I have no sympathy for them at all. Sorry. Just the way I am. I told Rick way before we met face to face that I was NOT going to take care of another sick man again if they could help it!!! He still has not let up on his smoking or drinking. Now to see what he does since his aunts visit with her news.

HUGSSSSSSSSS

Judy,

You are still more tolerant than I am.  The couple years I did date, after my marriage ended, I refused to see anyone who smoked, and if they drank, it had to be socially, like one or two, no more.  My son does not drink heavily in front of me.  Sometimes not at all.  As it is, he rarely get drunk.  

I can't stand to be around someone after they have smoked.  The smoke clings to their clothes, and lingers around their bodies like a cloud.  I hate it.  

I give you credit.  No man is worth that much to me.  

Hugs,

Trish