tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27953325540060540862024-03-18T18:51:40.670-04:00MoontidesMusings of an Urban Paganmxtodis123http://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.comBlogger2464125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795332554006054086.post-51914106351509891032024-03-15T06:37:00.001-04:002024-03-15T06:37:33.412-04:00Smile, It's Friday<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Good morning everyone. We've had some lovely weather here for the past few day, but today some rain is on the way. Don't mind it though, as long as it is warm. A cold rain chills my bones for the entire day.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Decided to take a day off yesterday. Actually lunch at the center was chili, and although I love chili, I don't like the way they make it. The put way too much cumin for one thing, and it repeats on me all day. There is also no liquid in it by the time we get it. Here's a picture of it. Doesn't look very appetizing does it?</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5NYyGNmi69BNjDPFRKRYp6s7c8GkUvia8nydDt86iw35VZDpooT-1J6I2zOQMLH6Lx6xC20Tr3a3q3jNLA62jnAChwgKuS2Beci0txV2zPv35sFQ1yYrcpZDS1q_1DNEJYR3TC7jTGbT5rEiWJppOXZ6GUvC74eRL_Q1Q87NKUoKTsKQoX_yknlIKjBqc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5NYyGNmi69BNjDPFRKRYp6s7c8GkUvia8nydDt86iw35VZDpooT-1J6I2zOQMLH6Lx6xC20Tr3a3q3jNLA62jnAChwgKuS2Beci0txV2zPv35sFQ1yYrcpZDS1q_1DNEJYR3TC7jTGbT5rEiWJppOXZ6GUvC74eRL_Q1Q87NKUoKTsKQoX_yknlIKjBqc=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>That's not liquid. That's melted cheese.</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>So I stayed home and accomplished quite a bit in the house. Put some stuff out in the lobby. We do that in this building. We share with each other. I put a lot of books out there, some knicknacks, and some ready made rice I had gotte from the center. Better than tossing it out. I've put brand new clothes out there and a pair of sneakers my son had bought me a year ago that I had not been able to wear because they hurt my bunion. Others have put chips, cookies, juices, and other things as well. I like that. Usually the food items are still good, but there is someone who will put expired items or opened cereal boxes out there. We know who it is.</b></span></p><p><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicxRQiPsckn8uhkGl5z6UrtAMhpYFY4tL4RVsgiygOrPJYPZbNGtXf058zf5XwxRlprx7_MoEv2835T4u_v77djVBgArZRaC8r4PIg_zRPpxsKrI05Y46QwLPt4FmMmWn9vuH86wq9DmqOI14ASLqcgM8aezgg_fSEmj7zM9yNE5fwSgFrgl7Nx49cro3o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="526" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicxRQiPsckn8uhkGl5z6UrtAMhpYFY4tL4RVsgiygOrPJYPZbNGtXf058zf5XwxRlprx7_MoEv2835T4u_v77djVBgArZRaC8r4PIg_zRPpxsKrI05Y46QwLPt4FmMmWn9vuH86wq9DmqOI14ASLqcgM8aezgg_fSEmj7zM9yNE5fwSgFrgl7Nx49cro3o=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></b></div><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This was my Healthy Video class on Wednesday. That's me in the corner. Letting my hair grow. I love this class and there's great information. The instructor is very knowledgeable. Yet, we always have only a few in the class. That's because they have scheduled it at the same time as crochet. </b><p></p><p><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Have a wonderful Friday.</b></p>mxtodis123http://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795332554006054086.post-70396325456772060952024-03-13T08:10:00.000-04:002024-03-13T08:10:22.755-04:00St. Patrick's Day Party<p> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Oh my. First party at the new center and again I went home with a headache. And I'm not alone. Several of my friends are feeling much the same. The new place is too stressful. It's not fun. Four friends told me yesterday they won't be attending anymore of the parties because they just didn't feel comfortable. Parties are supposed to be fun, and you just can't have fun if you are packed in like sardines. My friend said she almost broke her neck trying to get through to go to the potty. The are crowding too many people in. It's loud and disorganized. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>I am willing to give it a chance, though. As much as I dislike it, I feel they are still working things out, and that there will probably be some dropouts as the weeks go on. It's the newness that is drawing people in. Maybe, too, it's just my age. I'll be 77 in a couple weeks and in my youth I loved going to those underground clubs in the village where the music was loud and we were packed in like sardines. But, the older I get, the less I like it. </b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZT7ofD4y8RfbNiA7aeaYn-8dxeTCDmwyfN7sI1KUfmMPfJPb180a9v2jrWchCVWnRgmDGGI_TfeeZNM01R3PlJBHABPKN5rztNPmb7NiQkO_A60h56QezNVzz0uBMeuM6vW2qE-9SVd90O6biTp1iXq2dVZpiHMvFb2XutE5JAZhL1PPKgBore00XTv0T" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1392" data-original-width="3013" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZT7ofD4y8RfbNiA7aeaYn-8dxeTCDmwyfN7sI1KUfmMPfJPb180a9v2jrWchCVWnRgmDGGI_TfeeZNM01R3PlJBHABPKN5rztNPmb7NiQkO_A60h56QezNVzz0uBMeuM6vW2qE-9SVd90O6biTp1iXq2dVZpiHMvFb2XutE5JAZhL1PPKgBore00XTv0T=w400-h185" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>The lady with the hat on in my friend, Mary, an Irish woman with a real brogue. She has battled cancer twice and beat it. Next to her and holding her arms up is my friend, Yvette. She's been deaf from birth.</b></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjf33bZw3KfHB4qF8XBfqEJQ7WsOuGMp_xn5IY9geVpmXklpvrZRw9fp1ku7IrHGuDPxp2Jo1TJwKEtctamHD1AOtZf98U5H0pmFZFQ-EMGyRHmqDAuoyfCVK48cRQDwBPrN-AW5zXmWiBLr1RJq-THM0MkofMGG4fDeddRM6muxJoKTgE-py01BE3mseQZ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjf33bZw3KfHB4qF8XBfqEJQ7WsOuGMp_xn5IY9geVpmXklpvrZRw9fp1ku7IrHGuDPxp2Jo1TJwKEtctamHD1AOtZf98U5H0pmFZFQ-EMGyRHmqDAuoyfCVK48cRQDwBPrN-AW5zXmWiBLr1RJq-THM0MkofMGG4fDeddRM6muxJoKTgE-py01BE3mseQZ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>One thing we do is pig out at our parties. Plenty of snacks.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJyNauE0_43lO8g05nORig_f6rbmBb9Bz5oBWpOusjXcBPGed5Vvo1yEtRTBUiSXY2-j8ziEBV_XyseJoBoU6qOWl9149HSgnWEeyqJIYOlqVkuYKDgcPnKJF1NltpNy7MGVBMoOss-EesoBQt8tqcL1y7Cv90JNdvSaqmJpkHQ2NJ7Sx4gtLprNcD0kHZ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJyNauE0_43lO8g05nORig_f6rbmBb9Bz5oBWpOusjXcBPGed5Vvo1yEtRTBUiSXY2-j8ziEBV_XyseJoBoU6qOWl9149HSgnWEeyqJIYOlqVkuYKDgcPnKJF1NltpNy7MGVBMoOss-EesoBQt8tqcL1y7Cv90JNdvSaqmJpkHQ2NJ7Sx4gtLprNcD0kHZ" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>The corned beef and cabbage lunch they served. Have to say it, too, was a big disappointment. The cabbage was obviously made from packaged cole slaw mix and the potatoes were canned. Neither had any taste whatsoever. I sure could have used some mustard.</b></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihErB_gVKy1hK_Gqaevz8JRVhvoUhl1-TID5jnx8OfVuJyW-H3TdT4q3fHczoLy8h7RZVkTt-ofjKSCqW7oBwBM3rSJvWFg3CDMHXjVwUuPsTTT8eT9-vJ8fcj1qnwJSgLCsmJLN6Jsd1KFnlFDuziwLHekgk_1ejJlEiFfypknBFjt9_V6bxnye5a8ZLj" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihErB_gVKy1hK_Gqaevz8JRVhvoUhl1-TID5jnx8OfVuJyW-H3TdT4q3fHczoLy8h7RZVkTt-ofjKSCqW7oBwBM3rSJvWFg3CDMHXjVwUuPsTTT8eT9-vJ8fcj1qnwJSgLCsmJLN6Jsd1KFnlFDuziwLHekgk_1ejJlEiFfypknBFjt9_V6bxnye5a8ZLj" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9L-DhGoQN4Is2j2F3PTTy0cuWHNWidkXHZxp3PJ8BN3yzZJ9BoBJwgzFYcmoHk52dV9BUkd1LX7mYh-TUMCK0wvFka6NBOagdJ0zhvhwu2lIMUKE8khap1G6Ya7VDJ_c0zuXazMmVNSeHKQelj36AWVETemcGiJvSJU6zkRkZZd5YsoOacC6ewJDbFyhM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1392" data-original-width="3013" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9L-DhGoQN4Is2j2F3PTTy0cuWHNWidkXHZxp3PJ8BN3yzZJ9BoBJwgzFYcmoHk52dV9BUkd1LX7mYh-TUMCK0wvFka6NBOagdJ0zhvhwu2lIMUKE8khap1G6Ya7VDJ_c0zuXazMmVNSeHKQelj36AWVETemcGiJvSJU6zkRkZZd5YsoOacC6ewJDbFyhM=w400-h185" width="400" /></a></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Another section of the room.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbEg1u5sjILfIx-EoI0ftbTTMl0HZQvaeK81ZELzpx3DjGN3-kg5SL5Nm6iz5kw1_jdsH9N8dy_hyu1mNRgz_2uNdA2mOZrcUqd6tvPUTfeOtQ0ZE8db1Y_37uVKxtofKaMOWuuUSbrQYxxTI0xxRjwct-AILM1-INTgzbYNBTU3P33UfOnA6Ps2O6HT0K" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1392" data-original-width="3013" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbEg1u5sjILfIx-EoI0ftbTTMl0HZQvaeK81ZELzpx3DjGN3-kg5SL5Nm6iz5kw1_jdsH9N8dy_hyu1mNRgz_2uNdA2mOZrcUqd6tvPUTfeOtQ0ZE8db1Y_37uVKxtofKaMOWuuUSbrQYxxTI0xxRjwct-AILM1-INTgzbYNBTU3P33UfOnA6Ps2O6HT0K=w400-h185" width="400" /></a></div>That's me with the ponytail and green sweater.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEib2bkyez548e0140ccxrr8fTpEvclScnJCuqiFVINjKX3EDyoqgPR9U95Z6BnreIggyGb4tb7xmtomfF_pRotXBcgX3j8uL4lrRXO5VLy2xjiBz7w4kWM1gC2JoJkq2GTIxCp4FJJy0WtPNTp0WhUvvjhxYfMR1j-9bgLxWmA5nao77DhlZPJAI_XOucna" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1392" data-original-width="3013" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEib2bkyez548e0140ccxrr8fTpEvclScnJCuqiFVINjKX3EDyoqgPR9U95Z6BnreIggyGb4tb7xmtomfF_pRotXBcgX3j8uL4lrRXO5VLy2xjiBz7w4kWM1gC2JoJkq2GTIxCp4FJJy0WtPNTp0WhUvvjhxYfMR1j-9bgLxWmA5nao77DhlZPJAI_XOucna=w400-h185" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p></div>mxtodis123http://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795332554006054086.post-2552011526268330942024-03-11T19:37:00.001-04:002024-03-11T19:37:24.676-04:00The Grand Opening<p><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> For the center it was great, but for me, it was the day from hell. Winds were 50 MPH when I left the house. Was going to take a cab but then figured 'why waste $12' when I can take the bus?' So I braved the wind. Fortunately I had enough weight on me that I wasn't blown over.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The center was crazy. So many people. So much noise. I don't do well in crowds. Never did. Don't know if it can be considered an anxiety attack but I get real stressed and end up with a headache. The lunch room was unreal. The picture below is from when they started with bingo. There had been plenty more who had lunch and then left. I couldn't wait to get out of there, wind or not.</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMET_vDW5lp_aF94opY_cQyi0eX-vptd6bZkeyi6EhIq5G6WLW8tscQ0qzwKI9xb974WXflpVlvcx4yc5zaYZvFibdRZl-QeWngt2VUAsMYqr1mihe-1A7bJlI9OJM6k1C7d4IGM80ZALXNt4WNvx0n6Egmo9vm9bgOs1jtgrmDFI8J8tN6QPIN8gLXWDJ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMET_vDW5lp_aF94opY_cQyi0eX-vptd6bZkeyi6EhIq5G6WLW8tscQ0qzwKI9xb974WXflpVlvcx4yc5zaYZvFibdRZl-QeWngt2VUAsMYqr1mihe-1A7bJlI9OJM6k1C7d4IGM80ZALXNt4WNvx0n6Egmo9vm9bgOs1jtgrmDFI8J8tN6QPIN8gLXWDJ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>The room for my jewelry class was very nice. Large and new smelling. </b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVhII-IiVCfWVAs1hfrHZ1YRjJQcErQ6EQ_I8XHzrc_Zzb2c3g6SvNN808OVZ9p3oolDQvBqxn1VQ623weqzwer_Ib_fmGUWuc5MEwXCr05ErRavLKWdrsZm7CrUb4RYss0KBJo4obfivQe39nFkIdAom5dd_2Yr0B6Pc4PvXuPlRXa7NFneil-UlGiZzo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVhII-IiVCfWVAs1hfrHZ1YRjJQcErQ6EQ_I8XHzrc_Zzb2c3g6SvNN808OVZ9p3oolDQvBqxn1VQ623weqzwer_Ib_fmGUWuc5MEwXCr05ErRavLKWdrsZm7CrUb4RYss0KBJo4obfivQe39nFkIdAom5dd_2Yr0B6Pc4PvXuPlRXa7NFneil-UlGiZzo=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTiLAIxRUXlAzQgh0hMl78ZAMQ9Mu5w4Uw13ibJjPK2YUbYK4XaiH7kiKmLZfESQQyVl1xmlupZZ-GLmPVdJTvMHqUrNfADa8eO2YHp8vhloGWJgnwszQ7eoyUlTaXJwRncm0C9GHc2EeK_SOntzgOkalCxhBcE9Rdn8THbxTcLXLNLgSLX1JCXBGxd3Fw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTiLAIxRUXlAzQgh0hMl78ZAMQ9Mu5w4Uw13ibJjPK2YUbYK4XaiH7kiKmLZfESQQyVl1xmlupZZ-GLmPVdJTvMHqUrNfADa8eO2YHp8vhloGWJgnwszQ7eoyUlTaXJwRncm0C9GHc2EeK_SOntzgOkalCxhBcE9Rdn8THbxTcLXLNLgSLX1JCXBGxd3Fw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div>Sati is so talented. </b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-cUiK9k_R3RLOOMgszudUJin6PlH6LMeOo96jB3AT9XJMb0AL2sriXchKk9cWmvcoDshx_M2Nx1KWzzqm7aNmEOfsrw06UVsJfcU4sXdpHmEVKvtlAJth1PSCgWp644kMjZ5TRsWbfVsQJ6j3SR6hqfAGEhDPJQXxO1-Pl-tp7GaHjLY3LC5vtStmWbgP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-cUiK9k_R3RLOOMgszudUJin6PlH6LMeOo96jB3AT9XJMb0AL2sriXchKk9cWmvcoDshx_M2Nx1KWzzqm7aNmEOfsrw06UVsJfcU4sXdpHmEVKvtlAJth1PSCgWp644kMjZ5TRsWbfVsQJ6j3SR6hqfAGEhDPJQXxO1-Pl-tp7GaHjLY3LC5vtStmWbgP=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg92DZY2dLoChjlRwOmEKECey__atDbv6YhTcrOxdmXAFa3PoCj_REFD-hgLIHuzvXiSEx2KjXdLaaKiBU8O_Y3u3htWSsso4DQ4OBw1U-AUjBifvikA4ZcrVKAegr3c10CrkarUx-HwEdoNg33Z9yHQsf3WbwKs35zj0Rg7htV2ZTiURHOU6lw0AdzWNLp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg92DZY2dLoChjlRwOmEKECey__atDbv6YhTcrOxdmXAFa3PoCj_REFD-hgLIHuzvXiSEx2KjXdLaaKiBU8O_Y3u3htWSsso4DQ4OBw1U-AUjBifvikA4ZcrVKAegr3c10CrkarUx-HwEdoNg33Z9yHQsf3WbwKs35zj0Rg7htV2ZTiURHOU6lw0AdzWNLp=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqx5wJ9p5JV2YX2pOO-uyyv1KLXM0pA4XKjkRBzX_ua0G07lJZOFbO2Lqq0jjZJNHEZH65fPzpV8semwDc8bZtd_4B0rL_PPBLl8vb_XXmZpaNZafY9ZLVDTqAyWjl7Bdle87_cEhn52RLk0hzRTeQ5iW5AlZtcWvIMdHscRK4-bEzUNz1km0dY09zA2Xv" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqx5wJ9p5JV2YX2pOO-uyyv1KLXM0pA4XKjkRBzX_ua0G07lJZOFbO2Lqq0jjZJNHEZH65fPzpV8semwDc8bZtd_4B0rL_PPBLl8vb_XXmZpaNZafY9ZLVDTqAyWjl7Bdle87_cEhn52RLk0hzRTeQ5iW5AlZtcWvIMdHscRK4-bEzUNz1km0dY09zA2Xv=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />My friend Carmen. Will be my co-facilitator from now on. So many new members. It's hard for me to set up, put away, teach the newcomers, etc. So I asked if she would do it.</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2w8Vlw3Iix_DtykhhABCDML1QdxTH2OjmxDPOhnP3OKTZ0MlK4s_4o91nxDYzk1AciPoM4Euz3xnPESAD4WDmlY6gcP5IKnA2nDwkF_OYczAN7WZmodJYV2nqwUjaNAy8Mx4UIwPLwlGBFamMYq6MpzXQFCCISErALOr6JYvVe6pckvtR8HkwSwrtHReY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2w8Vlw3Iix_DtykhhABCDML1QdxTH2OjmxDPOhnP3OKTZ0MlK4s_4o91nxDYzk1AciPoM4Euz3xnPESAD4WDmlY6gcP5IKnA2nDwkF_OYczAN7WZmodJYV2nqwUjaNAy8Mx4UIwPLwlGBFamMYq6MpzXQFCCISErALOr6JYvVe6pckvtR8HkwSwrtHReY=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br />My jewelry class was the first class ever at the new center.</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPXSes7GNWNWnXjlQjhxuxMQtASGnNO2l_AOILHvvjnze72wwACXl0qBAKIV-MJ0GFrDhRWbq6H6Yn-CWUy8iGvtpyUfkxknrbA5-CyOlr46uQuR56OkNgSa6DnqIxyBbcVwGjNdWzdhO_IXeZNogkTb-90AI5PahWJYM1G3Rrs1c5uyZpamBO-24yNn7B" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPXSes7GNWNWnXjlQjhxuxMQtASGnNO2l_AOILHvvjnze72wwACXl0qBAKIV-MJ0GFrDhRWbq6H6Yn-CWUy8iGvtpyUfkxknrbA5-CyOlr46uQuR56OkNgSa6DnqIxyBbcVwGjNdWzdhO_IXeZNogkTb-90AI5PahWJYM1G3Rrs1c5uyZpamBO-24yNn7B=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></b></span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><b>Tomorrow is the St. Patrick's Day party. Let's see how that goes.</b></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><b>Have a good one.</b></b></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span><p></p>mxtodis123http://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795332554006054086.post-64280188634348239992024-03-10T11:37:00.001-04:002024-03-10T11:37:18.645-04:00A Time of Change<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>April showers bring May flowers....only it's only March, and it rains more than the skies are clear. Another storm last night, and more gray skies today. I do love going to bed and listening to the rain as it hits the AC. But, I don't like having to go out in it, especially since these are cool rains.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Gosh, I really don't do well with these time changes. Wish they'd just stop it. I don't see any reason to set clocks back and forwards. Rose today at 7:30 but it was actually 6:30. Breakfast was late, lunch will be late, and dinner will probably be late, too. It usually takes me about a week for my body to get back on schedule, and I do hope for a good night's sleep tomorrow and and earlier rising. <br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>It's the first day at the new center. Not only do I have my jewelry class, but we're also expecting 250 new members who joined and were waiting for the new center to open. I'm expecting some newcomers to the jewelry class, and they also asked if I could sit downstairs before class to welcome newcomers and orient them since I am on the senior council. Going to be a rather hectic day tomorrow. Just going to go with the flow. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Last coloring class in the old center. We didn't color because everything had already been moved to the new center. But we did have our own little party to say good bye. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Lots of changes this week.</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi21otNFUiw84i3MazUxwxOZcLMrUNhr26qMgZF6a1XsOQ5tVJdktA8CooQRraSrXyM7ZVA9gPOFkBgodD8IVXiFNKgMQ4-dbu41gmIBqY1LvZFitLf8_v6r95sYw5APpiU9bfj0T317FzjIs4Bx72BDY0x2WDd_TX2g98VU3UrNIxJfB8PaQgtP-DEGl2_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi21otNFUiw84i3MazUxwxOZcLMrUNhr26qMgZF6a1XsOQ5tVJdktA8CooQRraSrXyM7ZVA9gPOFkBgodD8IVXiFNKgMQ4-dbu41gmIBqY1LvZFitLf8_v6r95sYw5APpiU9bfj0T317FzjIs4Bx72BDY0x2WDd_TX2g98VU3UrNIxJfB8PaQgtP-DEGl2_=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>mxtodis123http://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795332554006054086.post-56159238340749557542024-03-06T07:12:00.000-05:002024-03-06T07:12:25.576-05:00Memories<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Some pretty nasty weather around here lately. Rain almost everyday. Got caught in it yesterday. Was heading to our monthly senior council meeting and the sky opened and the rain came down in torrents...right after I had closed my umbrella. Almost turned around and went home, but I wanted to see what was said about the new center.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Our new center is set to open this upcoming Monday and while part of me is looking forward to new beginnings, the other part is finding it hard to say good-bye to the center that I have enjoyed for over 6 years now. Many good memories.</b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAne4NR3Le-GgmIhapATzHB-6cTJ0VmyJqLWc0VQjIwYE-0VZ8JJ3_xVSHscWs5jSL-yqMwrCA6JCrxQKY8oh6LmEfc36AqkSer7IDw3L88JL_DEvUBP7qnzoJNfIYhWnk9kJL5EA4KmnYoLL0LuJLvuLE_NR_PT8RUCxcGsNE0QsehCAI3KOZh7PfOF63" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAne4NR3Le-GgmIhapATzHB-6cTJ0VmyJqLWc0VQjIwYE-0VZ8JJ3_xVSHscWs5jSL-yqMwrCA6JCrxQKY8oh6LmEfc36AqkSer7IDw3L88JL_DEvUBP7qnzoJNfIYhWnk9kJL5EA4KmnYoLL0LuJLvuLE_NR_PT8RUCxcGsNE0QsehCAI3KOZh7PfOF63=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Valentine's Day 2023</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4H25-PHQEclCwt2z1hlgfEFMbRVKnW6GcbREyb5pKPvbTrfCfxgkAn71JvSkmD6YVrE5sm25BFJCxmhXPZZI_Gr4QefiivQePhwUl_-9CYYDPRuxqTzO3QdMjGJHyxZemxfIYElFJ7y6AYb3cJiV8tbJGxwn-ymTOpN_2dFJYwsIHLEAkS-34UAJq-poN" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4H25-PHQEclCwt2z1hlgfEFMbRVKnW6GcbREyb5pKPvbTrfCfxgkAn71JvSkmD6YVrE5sm25BFJCxmhXPZZI_Gr4QefiivQePhwUl_-9CYYDPRuxqTzO3QdMjGJHyxZemxfIYElFJ7y6AYb3cJiV8tbJGxwn-ymTOpN_2dFJYwsIHLEAkS-34UAJq-poN=w298-h400" width="298" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Silly sock party 2020</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinqjm-C1glX9YqDKqzRVbmTv1zi2Qm6waihBaDrxtrrm3E014aQgekubzt7LjAsaRfDH5Fgtv33iFhrAXn-v_8vWqQv6WU_CFF8GULLu0dcYcK-PIUusXylDaCfY9fMLMxviDenf6sbC7ZBP4fIUvlwt1twc0w7ave3vfFUB0p1_QNZQioW8lzOfoZQqCm" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinqjm-C1glX9YqDKqzRVbmTv1zi2Qm6waihBaDrxtrrm3E014aQgekubzt7LjAsaRfDH5Fgtv33iFhrAXn-v_8vWqQv6WU_CFF8GULLu0dcYcK-PIUusXylDaCfY9fMLMxviDenf6sbC7ZBP4fIUvlwt1twc0w7ave3vfFUB0p1_QNZQioW8lzOfoZQqCm=w298-h400" width="298" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Halloween party 2019</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVA7J3ydP8fkW8wSGUzCEmz3YngWW3uBKVTqDNrhiBj4WIefPZGfG7G8GJYKAyqu3XQswwjBmQ0i3RnfXA-2TgoJXMPZkE9mKpCopKu8decvnpCQvr_YicibCjhu4_QwP1yb-tv_NVOnAOEckmsM8FvVWgp8TVtCWnDd0q_xmPI9RXWO9SFDKQQzSzmh_S" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVA7J3ydP8fkW8wSGUzCEmz3YngWW3uBKVTqDNrhiBj4WIefPZGfG7G8GJYKAyqu3XQswwjBmQ0i3RnfXA-2TgoJXMPZkE9mKpCopKu8decvnpCQvr_YicibCjhu4_QwP1yb-tv_NVOnAOEckmsM8FvVWgp8TVtCWnDd0q_xmPI9RXWO9SFDKQQzSzmh_S" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Cooking class 2019</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoq04M6vTdUAS5yzsbKRZptVXxpyxp40z8bIp9rOSoG8WWis4WChcICalO0jtT75Tfw-eQB0jH_ppqU4gOkgDqEEzuuVw5oQkHLbwzf3tUFaME_Tv4_0iUY6pf3LQJVseVrU3tPYDKDBkqhXIsx1ZdOgIDh0GysMmmOUhABGULYGM7f4XRtsiCkAbFQ1T-" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoq04M6vTdUAS5yzsbKRZptVXxpyxp40z8bIp9rOSoG8WWis4WChcICalO0jtT75Tfw-eQB0jH_ppqU4gOkgDqEEzuuVw5oQkHLbwzf3tUFaME_Tv4_0iUY6pf3LQJVseVrU3tPYDKDBkqhXIsx1ZdOgIDh0GysMmmOUhABGULYGM7f4XRtsiCkAbFQ1T-" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Dewali party 2023</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; 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Every day there brought some joy to my life. Meeting new friends, trying new activities, learning to dance, Marshall Arts training. Laughter, tears. Loss of good friends. Will never forget my days at the old Bay Ridge Center. Now onto the new.<br /><br /><br /><br /></b></span><p></p></div>mxtodis123http://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795332554006054086.post-33525330856416649212024-03-03T09:24:00.001-05:002024-03-03T09:24:42.584-05:00Sunday Morning <p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Was fit to be tied yesterday. Super had promised me he would be here at 10 am to fix the leak and the faucet drips so I put off food shopping. Was planning on going this morning, but tummy issues so I'll just call my order in, and the store will shop for me and deliver. All for $5. Not bad when you need things but can't get out due to illness or poor weather conditions. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>So the super didn't come. At 11:30 I sent him a message. At 12 I got the response that he had an emergency in his other building and could he come on Sunday. After I thanked him (sarcastically) for calling me to let me know, I informed him that I changed my plans due to his promise and thus was going to busy on Sunday. Reluctantly he said he would come. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Got here at about 1:10, put some tape on the pipe to stop the leak, announced that the water from the leak had destroyed the wood at the bottom of the cabinet, and he was going to have to put in a new cabinet. I advised him that I first notified him of the leak in September, but he ignored it. Didn't bother with the drips in the kitchen or the bathroom. Now we'll have to see if he keeps to his word, but I'm going to stay on top of him. This is his pattern. He puts bandaids on repairs and then promises all this great stuff he is going to do for you, but that's all it is...empty promises. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkaE9Jgo0DWRMKErUfLWYhQl05l7jEWGIJsYwS-QrZZ3WfdeSiW1-mUquAnYjtyF4j7D4JKO1uGjk86qnyfjC-X6qG-d0e7OSx00-MaZkR6EDTM0nDymWr5_r-T3FQQ9DZ0XWzx7AEpdAl0j_oCE4d5oyL7p5UPJDohymmBK2dpXksv4xiM2RYC9WDx29-" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="996" data-original-width="2048" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkaE9Jgo0DWRMKErUfLWYhQl05l7jEWGIJsYwS-QrZZ3WfdeSiW1-mUquAnYjtyF4j7D4JKO1uGjk86qnyfjC-X6qG-d0e7OSx00-MaZkR6EDTM0nDymWr5_r-T3FQQ9DZ0XWzx7AEpdAl0j_oCE4d5oyL7p5UPJDohymmBK2dpXksv4xiM2RYC9WDx29-=w400-h195" width="400" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br />Last night's dinner. Veggie Lo Mein.</b></span><p></p>mxtodis123http://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795332554006054086.post-4409552161401125172024-03-02T11:54:00.003-05:002024-03-02T11:54:53.608-05:00Another Saturday<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Happy Saturday everyone. Another rainy one. Waiting now for the super to come and finally repair my faucet drips and a leak under my kitchen sink which I first notified him of in September when it was just a wee little leak. Some plumbing tape would have done the trip, but as with everything else since he took the job, he waits until everything becomes major. Worst super ever. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Yesterday's party was a huge disappointment for me. </b></span><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Much too crowded and noisy. The show was good, but the food? Only got what we all called in an 'appetizer' and it wasn't that good. Only thing I liked was the chicken and broccoli and of that I only got about 3 little peices of brocolli and 4 little slices of chicken. The rice was </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">okay, but kind of tasteless in my book. The dumpling was nothing but a grease ball. Took one bite and had a mouth full of oil. Nasty. Couldn't eat it. The egg roll was so tiny, the kind you buy in the frozen food department, and only got a mouthful and the egg tart was not my cup of tea. Came home starving. </span></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Only got a few pictures because I was so far away.</span></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifXuq3xFkHEg0nFq3762cIYUXeTwD2VdG9ijyeHD3gJjWl00_bYpC3s7wNRuObl4xptn7IT4mdvSq7Ga9OZBEhj58vRkpJMPcih7wnWq3lckXvSHVr3peXTHiZ2iXSfVmjhPAUQMdVWi2O2GNS6DDHnfL4xiIvXDFYeq7-MLlJMcMayZkuUU0ftG1bJjx1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifXuq3xFkHEg0nFq3762cIYUXeTwD2VdG9ijyeHD3gJjWl00_bYpC3s7wNRuObl4xptn7IT4mdvSq7Ga9OZBEhj58vRkpJMPcih7wnWq3lckXvSHVr3peXTHiZ2iXSfVmjhPAUQMdVWi2O2GNS6DDHnfL4xiIvXDFYeq7-MLlJMcMayZkuUU0ftG1bJjx1=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYf5BybRug2D79mUciZn8W_HZgnc4-gAdqwfTj6wvF34MSWDv-SP6Szi7zhPAzGDnqCnL3msKoGObnT7uPdBqvdeP9tJNfe2m1-8qsdFB5MGJApsYuKjqP4Tlxa4YLj6xrikvNFpRYhigZiUdh75Lc80VC1uF2Pne5xvMTECEkA8Jvkr_fmhWu9NWoufX4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYf5BybRug2D79mUciZn8W_HZgnc4-gAdqwfTj6wvF34MSWDv-SP6Szi7zhPAzGDnqCnL3msKoGObnT7uPdBqvdeP9tJNfe2m1-8qsdFB5MGJApsYuKjqP4Tlxa4YLj6xrikvNFpRYhigZiUdh75Lc80VC1uF2Pne5xvMTECEkA8Jvkr_fmhWu9NWoufX4=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUu98VgobrJAOedNeTGpFPl4nAke-CVtXGsBHyBvMNGutFBcR_XG9oh0ocepy6SpaKTUq6SmZUlrxjAoRgk6YwDRYdX_bmXHT2pMfh5gyXszIU_nt8rFiRVSSGERz5_kOsy44IycjDXcyrkAYLY3YC29Ee7H4Jx0mVWBBm14VYyDmOTosdhuOZwnbQggcA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUu98VgobrJAOedNeTGpFPl4nAke-CVtXGsBHyBvMNGutFBcR_XG9oh0ocepy6SpaKTUq6SmZUlrxjAoRgk6YwDRYdX_bmXHT2pMfh5gyXszIU_nt8rFiRVSSGERz5_kOsy44IycjDXcyrkAYLY3YC29Ee7H4Jx0mVWBBm14VYyDmOTosdhuOZwnbQggcA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXnHzd1KPlm2XRMQrdN8-ey7R-Ja7BZVSG_LWW7_b2pCy1t3PYCq_qhwWPz_AWo9l4TbtYfWJDmLd5LxSWuuMd17Uum5A8VJpTRaPVQc4KqDaLhuHo8Qqo1kiaBUwtdv9N-CEEXeQ2qELSks9h0uLDf1laIp2LP9oOWwElJhY4DgZgGYkSzvAhffZeIeLr" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXnHzd1KPlm2XRMQrdN8-ey7R-Ja7BZVSG_LWW7_b2pCy1t3PYCq_qhwWPz_AWo9l4TbtYfWJDmLd5LxSWuuMd17Uum5A8VJpTRaPVQc4KqDaLhuHo8Qqo1kiaBUwtdv9N-CEEXeQ2qELSks9h0uLDf1laIp2LP9oOWwElJhY4DgZgGYkSzvAhffZeIeLr=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrKkZJ0S7U6-lQaRZfSMx19eUvdOOzyE8-rWkQ1-RT0cdzsItRgcc4DoDl3VcP1mHTypL1iqX3Vb5ufkhraFdbDULJ5VRrNhuBCOprmI2L8hEUZc0yZVAyxpDxc-Mez9InNL8tfei19cBmeJHXmWJwOBl1WRX-fNlwEZUjOH8XN3DQFKxH5RSsS7sZc_Ox" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrKkZJ0S7U6-lQaRZfSMx19eUvdOOzyE8-rWkQ1-RT0cdzsItRgcc4DoDl3VcP1mHTypL1iqX3Vb5ufkhraFdbDULJ5VRrNhuBCOprmI2L8hEUZc0yZVAyxpDxc-Mez9InNL8tfei19cBmeJHXmWJwOBl1WRX-fNlwEZUjOH8XN3DQFKxH5RSsS7sZc_Ox=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div>This is my friend Sati. Isn't she a beautiful 82 year old. She tap dances, exercises, is a wonderful artist, has been around the world. I'm so blessed to have met her.<br /><br /></span></b><p></p>mxtodis123http://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795332554006054086.post-71354186165672075702024-03-01T06:14:00.000-05:002024-03-01T06:14:07.440-05:00Party Day<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Yesterday we celebrated February birthdays at the center. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglCeHyYmI82QDWqVmpT00rQN_RYv2o3TzEMX-UrbjhWXSOmCmL3o_6OtlrgJ9PPzHHl8_N6S0atm7ddLr33I7_qUAvOX5ZCM0wa96o7ZfbCpr_Wwt1A2DarKn_E5c7ctfSj81YyF4T2fyvxFXLnrh-Ck2NHOq-5be8PPraBmUDjDah2NI4UJzjaCuSUIwa" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglCeHyYmI82QDWqVmpT00rQN_RYv2o3TzEMX-UrbjhWXSOmCmL3o_6OtlrgJ9PPzHHl8_N6S0atm7ddLr33I7_qUAvOX5ZCM0wa96o7ZfbCpr_Wwt1A2DarKn_E5c7ctfSj81YyF4T2fyvxFXLnrh-Ck2NHOq-5be8PPraBmUDjDah2NI4UJzjaCuSUIwa=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></b></span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><b>The towels, the plan, and all the other little items on the table were raffled off. I didn't win anything, but that's okay. I was happy to see my friends win something.</b></b></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>The DJ was extra good and we all hope he comes back again. Lots of music and dancing. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGTkt9v63hyC3VJxku02e5pIYR9UbeAQxNKWojBcsGB2k3LyVMdNoQkg1Rl6doOcPeqpxN_bA3f31vsCPd4qfacNDmK8EzG2dGIJrEGFApVXuz186OzMUaz9VIE0oEb1Or3nT7auLDtsQoJJy9JmoSTsB6p-AemzmJGwwibYHpO5PN3eXBnqNCLmY9U04t" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGTkt9v63hyC3VJxku02e5pIYR9UbeAQxNKWojBcsGB2k3LyVMdNoQkg1Rl6doOcPeqpxN_bA3f31vsCPd4qfacNDmK8EzG2dGIJrEGFApVXuz186OzMUaz9VIE0oEb1Or3nT7auLDtsQoJJy9JmoSTsB6p-AemzmJGwwibYHpO5PN3eXBnqNCLmY9U04t=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>You can't see me but I am at that far table by the window, the one where my friend is standing with a mask on.</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Food was delicious. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWOtalLGQGHRO5qY7SLtdL19eD5kLE-YtbiWA9CnDp0Ss7G8k9HMSC15eBpcir2HKAbo-iOYzQUvraPxqrdApdpV9lcWNdw0hrX5n2E0FVy0E_EENDrzJGEMN7xz2AD89S75q0CugVzijpRJP5YH8r6AkuvjfluCaG_tlytKlFjLJwqljXuIn0Lt9GsP4X" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWOtalLGQGHRO5qY7SLtdL19eD5kLE-YtbiWA9CnDp0Ss7G8k9HMSC15eBpcir2HKAbo-iOYzQUvraPxqrdApdpV9lcWNdw0hrX5n2E0FVy0E_EENDrzJGEMN7xz2AD89S75q0CugVzijpRJP5YH8r6AkuvjfluCaG_tlytKlFjLJwqljXuIn0Lt9GsP4X=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Started with a table full of snacks.<br /></b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSihlLZgRoB8mBMh4YwkpIGVwpt4KtFFpYFwc7rlBGN9mPaoVeL3YKB_AQcYI90IaOg4pWkttdDjm1ZmqgmRyDE5myLfcEW7KiiFyTE3YPAYlpmqbjjYcAs7dbwcwj_GLhzYk9TTxWeWlc-FjB3ufbEkgQ3io8x83lAcfQGl8XSb-70Cx15zVZHyOS85WE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSihlLZgRoB8mBMh4YwkpIGVwpt4KtFFpYFwc7rlBGN9mPaoVeL3YKB_AQcYI90IaOg4pWkttdDjm1ZmqgmRyDE5myLfcEW7KiiFyTE3YPAYlpmqbjjYcAs7dbwcwj_GLhzYk9TTxWeWlc-FjB3ufbEkgQ3io8x83lAcfQGl8XSb-70Cx15zVZHyOS85WE=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Brunch at about 11. Fruit, cheese, and various pastries and croissants.</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhdryl1TDs5yCWGsEw3EgAR81wGmhFy4Ng9iAPghweUCRbjpHLzOnjP0s6JQ7G4jbK73IyQg46sMYaz_nvHA2J8im8eG70gFkdN4t4jdSnsmgA8aH30t4PW_nUMPtjt3A6W3-KRW9ISPXeknPnGwpHTm52bzZNuN-Bg1UL6vabLzDY19MwDX4EC6V7kURL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhdryl1TDs5yCWGsEw3EgAR81wGmhFy4Ng9iAPghweUCRbjpHLzOnjP0s6JQ7G4jbK73IyQg46sMYaz_nvHA2J8im8eG70gFkdN4t4jdSnsmgA8aH30t4PW_nUMPtjt3A6W3-KRW9ISPXeknPnGwpHTm52bzZNuN-Bg1UL6vabLzDY19MwDX4EC6V7kURL=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Butternut squash soup. First time I ever had it, and it was delicious. </b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFp2CMizXmOe4ACWKHLt1I4iE9CzzsbARpncPfCQ6smqr0kaXIl_8EcRl4G-zUaGuL3gEV8RnpJ4KAbYnFnpXXrc9GdTwvJ6UTiiInZLES4NtY20R2h93jEYW1Mqc1QZYNZvqgai8Nu9wzHm5yJFsI6zNzOICMxSnwwVDyS9_yFDZNChNT7sSTFhGjjdMt" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFp2CMizXmOe4ACWKHLt1I4iE9CzzsbARpncPfCQ6smqr0kaXIl_8EcRl4G-zUaGuL3gEV8RnpJ4KAbYnFnpXXrc9GdTwvJ6UTiiInZLES4NtY20R2h93jEYW1Mqc1QZYNZvqgai8Nu9wzHm5yJFsI6zNzOICMxSnwwVDyS9_yFDZNChNT7sSTFhGjjdMt=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Lunch was Chicken Cordon Bleu and salad. I brought mine home for dinner as I had overdone it with the snacks.</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiK1uneE8Uq6BbRI_UxyInxeYX77Zz40rFMeMoTG_zNp6oBr2CKzdu1I6KaGx-0cpJ1ClqStTYskiPjvH9W_hsbFbCsdKxgWaEcWR5f_yhu2DwcMV9lbiVmUIsyRnMqtEnvp1mKVhhAhKocueazQUMT6zubt0WXLWh0oLNrA3EWLxdHCd7nBFMCGij5VRhs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiK1uneE8Uq6BbRI_UxyInxeYX77Zz40rFMeMoTG_zNp6oBr2CKzdu1I6KaGx-0cpJ1ClqStTYskiPjvH9W_hsbFbCsdKxgWaEcWR5f_yhu2DwcMV9lbiVmUIsyRnMqtEnvp1mKVhhAhKocueazQUMT6zubt0WXLWh0oLNrA3EWLxdHCd7nBFMCGij5VRhs=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>And dessert was this delicious cake. Chocolate with cream icing. Yum. </b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEif5eOg0Qhky1hk0dQSeyxAgZmdQisZGekrf-IdnRcB3ux5x6XOWY6Aoq81BJpfMyFSBCSK-vWzNrqa4GGYO7xpbLB5o7dZ5pMy3mm-46n2IuOpRzPGtWVlE0ISJwfNXP4nI-a7bIGbx5FiQWr7W-hb6hUPj-T_ZzjYQVwi0wkaDe4McSTjGgDymqkEde3Z" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEif5eOg0Qhky1hk0dQSeyxAgZmdQisZGekrf-IdnRcB3ux5x6XOWY6Aoq81BJpfMyFSBCSK-vWzNrqa4GGYO7xpbLB5o7dZ5pMy3mm-46n2IuOpRzPGtWVlE0ISJwfNXP4nI-a7bIGbx5FiQWr7W-hb6hUPj-T_ZzjYQVwi0wkaDe4McSTjGgDymqkEde3Z=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>And we all got this little gift as we left. It's one of those squeezers for your hands and fingers.</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>And another party on the agenda today. A little late, but it's our Chinese New Year party.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></b></span></p>mxtodis123http://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795332554006054086.post-10807221602514730302024-02-29T08:20:00.002-05:002024-02-29T08:20:53.427-05:00It's Party Day<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Time for a party at the center. Hoping my tummy holds up. IBS-D can be crippling in that you're afraid to leave the house because you need to be near the bathroom. Don't know what triggered yesterday's episode. I'd been doing fairly well lately.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Last night's wind howled away. Haven't heard wind like that since Sandy. It's pretty darn cold out there this morning. Wind chill makes it feel in the low 20's. Yikes! Going to feel it more after having a few warm spring like days. Had a very light supper last night, and I woke up super hungry. </b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjq_QZ5XsEc1bmp00FdkI63QduCH7IGwMxD0Vx2tUTfiOspoc3bYVzFmrBAdmltHsfyF2G1ZuH8oBzgwcENAtBrjzz67VqsS3Z2MRWVyJ2BhidfyoogvXrfXg_pZg8J3A32hmHKSXb0l3sVLSKOdKBamVgvbFqeK1gwFwrn7SDq7zF1QDdrFz-Fpw5BxGiG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2015" data-original-width="1504" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjq_QZ5XsEc1bmp00FdkI63QduCH7IGwMxD0Vx2tUTfiOspoc3bYVzFmrBAdmltHsfyF2G1ZuH8oBzgwcENAtBrjzz67VqsS3Z2MRWVyJ2BhidfyoogvXrfXg_pZg8J3A32hmHKSXb0l3sVLSKOdKBamVgvbFqeK1gwFwrn7SDq7zF1QDdrFz-Fpw5BxGiG=w298-h400" width="298" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>My son, Jerry, gave me this. It smells so good I have wanted to light it. I love scented candles, but the problem is, when I buy them, I don't want to light them because I don't want them to burn away. That's a waste, I know, but if you could see all the scented candles that sit around never lit. </b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Have a fantastic day. </b></span></p>mxtodis123http://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795332554006054086.post-43379486130138942032024-02-28T09:31:00.001-05:002024-02-28T09:31:28.712-05:00Happy Hump Day<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b> It's a warm, but wet day here. Some heavy storms and wind comiing later. I ad already decided last night that I was going to stay in today, and I am glad I did. Having some tummy issues this morning. Been awhile since it happened, and I've spent the morning trying to figure out the trigger. All I could come up with was the Woman's Alive vitamins I just started taking. Discovered tummy issues can be a side effect. Just going to eat lightly today. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>I'm pretty pleased with my building now. A lot of millenials (I keep wanting to call them yuppies, but that fazed out) living here now, and they have really taken the bull by the horns. Our old super, who was wonderful, bought his own home, and now we have the super from hell. He lies, ignores you, does inferior repair jobs, and many times will leave you waiting all day for him and never shows up. Thanks to the millenials we now have a Tenants Association and hold meetings at least once a month. Major jobs such as the front door have been fixed, but minor ones? Forget about it. I've had drips in my bathroom and kitchen faucets for a year now. Both need a new fixture, and we are not going to buy it. He promises he will be here this Saturday...after some threats to notify management on my part. We shall see.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtphaf0U9uZWslRmMrHuoQJ00ev7I25tuVPX9shPw-aYxEHt0fuxgXhl--7fW3C9X0Q2K9TtJicpJzgd380njApHFFSUtOMATi39zvSK6CpPJ3--M66mSd6uvygyyvws3JPbTd7NgjHE4deHdu1Sgmxuue0R_1_efa9Ne6cU44H4OUcoNOS6mAAFmen8Y4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtphaf0U9uZWslRmMrHuoQJ00ev7I25tuVPX9shPw-aYxEHt0fuxgXhl--7fW3C9X0Q2K9TtJicpJzgd380njApHFFSUtOMATi39zvSK6CpPJ3--M66mSd6uvygyyvws3JPbTd7NgjHE4deHdu1Sgmxuue0R_1_efa9Ne6cU44H4OUcoNOS6mAAFmen8Y4=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br />We have a lot of feral cats around here. They have a pretty good life for ferals. They are well fed and have a home under a trailer next door. But, we tenants wanted to do more for them so we got them this insulated dog house, and some are actually using it.</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4vGKayuYIu1f5JRMZ_5deF9J_xikYWf9W4NZmLjud2VobrkeQtg6EO60awJclisGOh4bmLZvnHfBqzMgRrrW-5LBnMbFLHlIEB3RN9tdf7kbwVn9ZuSBrrn77Qh4dtt10Q4OnqSECY4iMGApiZrMhnK4oYa5iQ-NfuvVkwdu3YP4kD9PShZx5MRDEj74Y" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4vGKayuYIu1f5JRMZ_5deF9J_xikYWf9W4NZmLjud2VobrkeQtg6EO60awJclisGOh4bmLZvnHfBqzMgRrrW-5LBnMbFLHlIEB3RN9tdf7kbwVn9ZuSBrrn77Qh4dtt10Q4OnqSECY4iMGApiZrMhnK4oYa5iQ-NfuvVkwdu3YP4kD9PShZx5MRDEj74Y=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjj7S9wMdidefq42TKkztfRKX3u1FQoRHBNPSChp5HtPJ-jwRM-TNkP3ETs0tjXav8MyXNCly0S7h9RX8ujaQaXNCiWR--FmQRZgtyWfStzh21-cLDjAzpgvnU5HWxjhDJmQ3KsZak75D71ofs_gsk_35UXxQAWid2o8kz7z5RJ067ldGjNLUa5PSfBADnU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjj7S9wMdidefq42TKkztfRKX3u1FQoRHBNPSChp5HtPJ-jwRM-TNkP3ETs0tjXav8MyXNCly0S7h9RX8ujaQaXNCiWR--FmQRZgtyWfStzh21-cLDjAzpgvnU5HWxjhDJmQ3KsZak75D71ofs_gsk_35UXxQAWid2o8kz7z5RJ067ldGjNLUa5PSfBADnU=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />This very sweet, very friendly little girl showed up last night outside our building wearing a diamond studded collar and a bell. Turns out she is the super's cat and he left her here knowing there were lots of cat lovers in the building who would take care of her. Lucky little girl found a new home on the second floor. Glad for her, but shame on the super for just dropping her off like that.</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>And that's all for today.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p>mxtodis123http://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795332554006054086.post-19028496360768670502024-02-27T06:21:00.000-05:002024-02-27T06:21:51.516-05:00Tuesday Odds and Ends<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Oh, my what beautiful weather we had yesterday. Temperature rose to 50 degrees. It was wonderful to put on a lighter jacket. Heavy winter jackets weigh me down. I certainly didn't mind waiting for the bus. Of course, I know it's not going to last. Rain coming tonight and tomorrow with temps reaching close to 70, but by Thursday the bottom falls out. Well, not so bad. 32 degrees in the morning, but after this nice warm weather, we'll feel it. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Made a few new peices in my jewelry class yesterday.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJEWfou0eCugaicrnPyknv7aaq_DLv-0LRCBvbVhSevjxlk73l-KoHRaMmYYvMqm6qLP4KwLApQGW_AewQuvOdJL2B2ALqvgOQrAjRFiokUhFuqCnedxzOphf25GVntTJdH7_OOts03MGNkOITvUFKqGnCCSxXWkKW6oFn7echcCatxRWzSLad32qkRnOk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJEWfou0eCugaicrnPyknv7aaq_DLv-0LRCBvbVhSevjxlk73l-KoHRaMmYYvMqm6qLP4KwLApQGW_AewQuvOdJL2B2ALqvgOQrAjRFiokUhFuqCnedxzOphf25GVntTJdH7_OOts03MGNkOITvUFKqGnCCSxXWkKW6oFn7echcCatxRWzSLad32qkRnOk=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>This is for our St. Patrick's Day party at the center. </b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizokOPWTI53c2jQEnDs4a4B79QVAOo7wsZBWj77ij2rRuQ0yHTaemMcdkcEJftfn46zshv_Zgu_-XB6mbe0FM4mpKrBGyq2zszbK3Ycay9IjuWsXsPiYuhKHo4py65V9z2fn3jp_bNgYIcazYsSnaE7awpARlueus3YCn5jhZau_GvwzkasQ-V3RHh3Ibt" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="1080" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizokOPWTI53c2jQEnDs4a4B79QVAOo7wsZBWj77ij2rRuQ0yHTaemMcdkcEJftfn46zshv_Zgu_-XB6mbe0FM4mpKrBGyq2zszbK3Ycay9IjuWsXsPiYuhKHo4py65V9z2fn3jp_bNgYIcazYsSnaE7awpARlueus3YCn5jhZau_GvwzkasQ-V3RHh3Ibt=w400-h195" width="400" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Chakra bracelets I made for gifts at Christmas.</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiI6LoESujCQzkK-iS-4C2X3BVYAUgLCsZ-4ket8UX7qxf_9suBnaIZalMvVsgm5ZCKzAtgPysDdaS8_oJBR3EGmtWTq3OciO2Uw0eiLTTj5YInvMFvkbKyYGd0BCx8wc1yhHwoPQhFzQrc2sChKEkq2yfn7oVpxzGKlk-wOo2CFqHyqVEpQ8k3XpqOqLyA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="525" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiI6LoESujCQzkK-iS-4C2X3BVYAUgLCsZ-4ket8UX7qxf_9suBnaIZalMvVsgm5ZCKzAtgPysDdaS8_oJBR3EGmtWTq3OciO2Uw0eiLTTj5YInvMFvkbKyYGd0BCx8wc1yhHwoPQhFzQrc2sChKEkq2yfn7oVpxzGKlk-wOo2CFqHyqVEpQ8k3XpqOqLyA=w195-h400" width="195" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFvIFdhOCU_-sLmHVQMft1GrcD6vXn1u1je_mrZXt4GWae2_uJxsE2Xwd0rTfGc5vUzezis9_sMlyPpB2r7SOWZETD7DW7jnQ7SeBGekwW1CEAqyC1Lqucc95Uk8j1y8KTWzARrRtXn5XWmQOXYuNBl-70V4Siy-zBjGk9Fj4Gj4OjkcTDFGx8zQ8xywjS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="525" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFvIFdhOCU_-sLmHVQMft1GrcD6vXn1u1je_mrZXt4GWae2_uJxsE2Xwd0rTfGc5vUzezis9_sMlyPpB2r7SOWZETD7DW7jnQ7SeBGekwW1CEAqyC1Lqucc95Uk8j1y8KTWzARrRtXn5XWmQOXYuNBl-70V4Siy-zBjGk9Fj4Gj4OjkcTDFGx8zQ8xywjS=w195-h400" width="195" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjc3KvoULAVQIFGznLTJmI5GSC9pm2Ue3cDDH1FVDgoDxOn8JVrTtzOKFUS5TtnzlhUqrwCilvg_H9-GYQwtsLCPx9qC82a5z2ezbV5o6xG_9d5MTHFAZDHyX_aMmeedMN3e2VGr8XfSZiVbsFDa2d74mRlqnYzCQ-ib1OBRyLfLY5C7Wy70_aa2mMsxO9u" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="525" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjc3KvoULAVQIFGznLTJmI5GSC9pm2Ue3cDDH1FVDgoDxOn8JVrTtzOKFUS5TtnzlhUqrwCilvg_H9-GYQwtsLCPx9qC82a5z2ezbV5o6xG_9d5MTHFAZDHyX_aMmeedMN3e2VGr8XfSZiVbsFDa2d74mRlqnYzCQ-ib1OBRyLfLY5C7Wy70_aa2mMsxO9u=w195-h400" width="195" /></a></div><br />I love dangly earrings.</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyFfJ3z6RId1EHb6mo_ieMwUdzc7aadR_qIHbJo-DYV7WNEdiDTfiDCacmXckDfOk4MLfhtmm1CiU5zlFVPO2y9ALYTADDDJiKLeKxEVfQPfQwXm_hdx8Oi93JzatRitryfyChX9aSGqr7d8dy-e75xV3P8ZrMLPkhjBDH36cPctmlHO84D74iSakc854b" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="996" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyFfJ3z6RId1EHb6mo_ieMwUdzc7aadR_qIHbJo-DYV7WNEdiDTfiDCacmXckDfOk4MLfhtmm1CiU5zlFVPO2y9ALYTADDDJiKLeKxEVfQPfQwXm_hdx8Oi93JzatRitryfyChX9aSGqr7d8dy-e75xV3P8ZrMLPkhjBDH36cPctmlHO84D74iSakc854b=w195-h400" width="195" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>My galaxy bracelet.<br /></b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>That's about it. Monday is usually pretty quiet. Today will be even quieter. Going to do a little watercolor painting this morning. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Have a great day.</b></span></p>mxtodis123http://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795332554006054086.post-80245780137740299432024-02-26T06:41:00.001-05:002024-02-26T06:41:58.450-05:00My Sunday dinner<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijrLte6uq_RKl29r23YGOvza3qij8vO4PKmoTUoIIUz7m6lKTljxKpTkmwP_lMRo4E6gLMHj2v5LNSuZK26OvczrfJg9oTITzcW8pmpOGNqtpHC7rTYiNLzXtU7rfFh8qdZx4f3HaxBGbboIfD47TSKSkFLjaa5AjEDa8hk0zGXoK1tRghQv8bXq79D-Ao" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijrLte6uq_RKl29r23YGOvza3qij8vO4PKmoTUoIIUz7m6lKTljxKpTkmwP_lMRo4E6gLMHj2v5LNSuZK26OvczrfJg9oTITzcW8pmpOGNqtpHC7rTYiNLzXtU7rfFh8qdZx4f3HaxBGbboIfD47TSKSkFLjaa5AjEDa8hk0zGXoK1tRghQv8bXq79D-Ao=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjyynRtzqi293hgtJH0AvPURJnZFrM-N-JtixQK1_uphhiJiv1D4fQUwf8UAs50qALtREWPJNhvHWJAsJ1xuftSoSGhfSyBzQieANNETNFmx9bIrpdTRi0yb8a5T5hMXB57fDacIC09Ehysc--EZjWU-Zob8Xb2gR57fjlIpzLsFdTo3jSs87ND-WO_zAo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjyynRtzqi293hgtJH0AvPURJnZFrM-N-JtixQK1_uphhiJiv1D4fQUwf8UAs50qALtREWPJNhvHWJAsJ1xuftSoSGhfSyBzQieANNETNFmx9bIrpdTRi0yb8a5T5hMXB57fDacIC09Ehysc--EZjWU-Zob8Xb2gR57fjlIpzLsFdTo3jSs87ND-WO_zAo=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My dinner last night. Chili rice and beans wrap, Chinese yams and a salad.</span></span></span></b><p></p><p><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1 can chili beans with sauce</span></span></span></b></p><p><span style="color: #050505; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>1 cup rice</b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #050505; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>peppers</b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #050505; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>onions</b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #050505; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>cumin</b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #050505; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Red pepper flakes</b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #050505; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Soft flour taco shell</b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #050505; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Tomatoes</b></span></span></p>mxtodis123http://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795332554006054086.post-55314324866743908802024-02-25T06:57:00.002-05:002024-02-25T06:57:20.212-05:00The Golden Age<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>They call them the golden years, but I wonder what 'golden' really means. I'll be 77 in a few weeks, and to be honest, I sometimes wonder how that term came about. Actually it was cooked up as an advertising campaign for a retirement community in 1959. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>After all, what is so 'golden' about living with chronic pain in shoulder and back, giving up some favorite foods because the old tummy won't tolerate them anymore, needing your glasses just to zipper up your jacket, and forget cutting your toenails. That's become a major endeavor. My blood pressure is up, my kidneys are an issue, and my body has aches in every part. I laugh when I tell people I have braces at home for every part of my body, but it's true. Back, wrist, knee, shoulder, even an ankle bracelet. Not much missing.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>But, it's not all bad. And there is some, a lot, of golden in these years. First, I no longer have to color my hair every 4 weeks and am the envy of a lot of young people who are trying to get my color. (I don't know why I always close my eyes when taking a selfie).</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIsCNVMtsbw4z-OaeuhIQW5txuWvw8NvGSJiwWQn2hSw0LWuc2e5Rbk7t2Iu_gIAxVnUlso9fiMKcXD2p5J9ozRngfHiVEFwGCnQt55vOgAnh0Cxo1q4fCjyrFKK7fajcflIi6Z5k1FOj9SLXzxX-pu6mL5DjEwPCpUyt2wyM_dqPFTcOLz01wk0hrIo-G" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIsCNVMtsbw4z-OaeuhIQW5txuWvw8NvGSJiwWQn2hSw0LWuc2e5Rbk7t2Iu_gIAxVnUlso9fiMKcXD2p5J9ozRngfHiVEFwGCnQt55vOgAnh0Cxo1q4fCjyrFKK7fajcflIi6Z5k1FOj9SLXzxX-pu6mL5DjEwPCpUyt2wyM_dqPFTcOLz01wk0hrIo-G" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGbsiFWFF7-JSLvb3nl7zt_Cggq85TvXDqjCrtW0RVCWq-_8FZsm-iFmwk6RkUPOcDgiyonHEKg5-mc8RtNp0aSIkTMNLdI0ea3jn4D65BODur_YR1oqxyJxJPAHgJR7iF7vxlyWKLSJqCk5VSPmkOIGyGofvCGu9gcwbmxfr3LKAd9-zX1csvQqXZS5FB" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGbsiFWFF7-JSLvb3nl7zt_Cggq85TvXDqjCrtW0RVCWq-_8FZsm-iFmwk6RkUPOcDgiyonHEKg5-mc8RtNp0aSIkTMNLdI0ea3jn4D65BODur_YR1oqxyJxJPAHgJR7iF7vxlyWKLSJqCk5VSPmkOIGyGofvCGu9gcwbmxfr3LKAd9-zX1csvQqXZS5FB=w298-h400" width="298" /></a></div><br /></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Secondly, I am not a slave to my alarm clock anymore. I can sleep as late as I want. Unfortunately, my body clock is already set from so many years of waking early, but now when I get up early (which is every day), it is because it is my choice.</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Thirdly, I don't have to feel guilty when I call in sick because I don't have to call in anymore. Going to the center is my choice and if I don't feel like going, I don't go. I do go in for my classes but the few times I don't, I just get someone to cover me.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Fourth, I have time to do all the things I could never do while working. While the activities are fun, the socialization and friendships are more important. The only friends I had were my peers on the job, and although I considered them friends, I didn't realize what true friendship was like. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Fifth, half price bus fare. Saves me a lot of money.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Sixth, people get up to give me a seat when I get on the bus. I always got up to give a seat to my elders, and now people are doing it for me. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Seventh, parties. Every month we have a party. And in December I attended a Christmas party for volunteers and a Christmas fund raiser. I NEVER attended parties when I was still working. Just no time for fun. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>And finally, SCRIE, the rent freeze program for senior citizens. The building owners can raise my rent, but I continue paying the same amount and the program picks up the rest. Without it, my rent would be over $2,000 now. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>I know there is so more to be thankful for, but I just can't think of them now.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Have a joyous Sunday.<br /> </b></span></p><p><br /></p>mxtodis123http://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795332554006054086.post-4644452587683888442024-02-24T08:47:00.005-05:002024-02-24T09:04:04.322-05:00Saturday Rant<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>So, I think I mentioned my kidney doctor wanted me to start on Jardiance. He doesn't want my disease progressing further, or at least, slow it down. I am always leery of starting a new medication, but even more wary of dropping a medication I've been on for about 6 years, and he had told me I'd have to drop my water pill if I went on Jardiance. Memories flooded back of the time I decided my Amlopidine was causing may ankles to swell so I stopped it....abruptly....and just as abruptly I ended up in the ER with heart palpatations. Lesson learned. I called my PC to ask his advice, and he told me to stop the pill and come see him in a week to check my blood pressure.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>I discovered that one of the ladies in my class has takes Jardiance with the exact water pill I am on with no problems. Hmmm!!!! Maybe her doctor didn't take her off it because she takes Jardiance for diabetes and I would be taking it for kidney disease. After talking with her, I felt more assured that I'd be okay on the Jardiance and decided I would take it. I was not happy about the $47 co-pay though so I called the pharmacy to see if I could get it cheaper with Good RX, a card that cuts co-pays almost in half. Here is the conversation.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Me: (after giving her all my info) I understand I have a $47 co-pay. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Pharmacist: Ma'am, you have a $347 co-pay. They took $300 toward the deductible. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>$347.00??????</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>I asked about Good RX and was told that there was no generic on Jardiance so I was up a creek. Had to tell her I couldn't afford it.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>I looked into special coupons and looked into the assistance plan the pharmaceutical company offered, but my income was above the income limit so again I was up a creek. Makes me so darn mad. I'm not rich. Hubby and I are both on Social Security and small pensions. We just manage to get by. Might as well say we live check to check. But I am not poor enough to qualify and not rich enough to pay. So what does an in-between person do? I'm not rich and I am not poor according to them. Go without their medication or go without other staples like healthy food just to pay for the medication? $347 a month would break me. Simple as that. So I go without the medication.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Thanks for listening.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p>mxtodis123http://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795332554006054086.post-85104323072694894082024-02-21T06:35:00.002-05:002024-02-21T06:35:35.422-05:00Taking Control of my Health<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Wednesday already. My goodness. How time is flying! Seems the older I get, the faster it goes. Went to the doctor on Monday and didn't get good news. I knew I'd be read the riot act because of my blood work, but I hadn't realized how concerned the doctor would be. Figured I'd just explain the my diet went to pot over the holidays but I was back on track now, but that didn't help alleviate his concern. In fact, he put fear in me. Maybe that's what I needed to hear so I would take this kidney stuff more seriously. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Ny GFR went from 59 to 50; that's 9 points in 8 months. The doctor advised me if it continues like this that in 3 to 4 years I will be on dialysis. That's something I didn't want to hear. He gave me a prescription for Jardiance which has recently been approved to treat CKD and lectured me on my food choices. Poultry only twice a week. Get my protein from beans, eggs, and fish. Stay away from red meat and processed foods. Time to knuckle down. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>He didn't test my cholesterol or trigycerides which were already high. These past few months have been a lesson learned...albeit the hard way. I just can't eat like I did when I was young and hope to stay healthy. I also need to get more exercise in my life. I've become far too sedentary. So from today on begins a new me. Won't be a happy camper until I get used to it, but hey, I was able to give up my nightly ice cream a month ago and now no longer miss it. Wish me luck.</b></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="labRow abnormalRow" data-id="1023125000000" data-type="result" style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: content-box; color: #666666; cursor: default; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; padding: 0px;"><div class=" clear leftdiv currentview moose " id="currentview000" style="box-sizing: content-box; clear: both; display: inline-block; float: left; height: 129px; margin-left: 5px; padding: 0px; width: 582.031px;"><div style="box-sizing: content-box;"><div id="labRowTable" style="box-sizing: content-box; color: #232325; margin-left: -5px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 10px 20px 50px; position: relative;"><div class="lab" style="box-sizing: content-box; color: #d32f2f; font-weight: bold; min-width: 45%; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 237.156px;"><span class="abnormalText analyteBlock" style="box-sizing: content-box;"><span class="displayReportName" style="box-sizing: content-box;">GLUCOSE</span> <span class="loincCodeGroup" style="box-sizing: content-box;"><span style="box-sizing: content-box;"><a class="loincAnchor" data-hasqtip="1" href="https://myquest.questdiagnostics.com/api/getLabDetail/OUlwlUsVyOdBL1YEFIPVIg==?reportStatus=null#" id="loincCode-25000000-2345-7-0-0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #007a34; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 500; text-decoration-line: none;"></a></span></span><span class="testInfo patientView" id="tipMoreInfo tipMultipleInfo" style="box-sizing: content-box; color: #666666; display: inline;"><div class="test-info" data-hasqtip="390" gaa="lab_test" gal="test_info" id="test-info-0" style="box-sizing: content-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; width: 15px;"><img src="https://ii.questdiagnostics.com/ii-content-service/img/test-info-dark-green.svg" style="border: none; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></div></span></span></div><div class=" analyteValue value " id="numeric" style="background: rgb(211, 47, 47); box-sizing: content-box; color: white; display: inline-block; float: right; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; margin-right: 7px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 21px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px 8px 2px; position: absolute; right: 10px; text-align: center; top: 10px; vertical-align: top; width: 100px;"><span style="box-sizing: content-box;">110 H</span></div><div class="unitContainer basic" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 11px; min-width: 45%; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px 5px 2px 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 263.516px;"><span class="desired" style="box-sizing: content-box; display: inline-block;">Reference Range:</span> <span class="unit" style="box-sizing: content-box;">65-99</span> <span class="subUnit" style="box-sizing: content-box;">mg/dL</span></div><div class="showinsighticon addonanalyte" style="box-sizing: content-box; float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-top: 6px; width: 10px;"></div><div class="statuswrapper" style="box-sizing: content-box; display: inline; float: right; margin-top: 5px;"></div><div class="noprint" style="box-sizing: content-box;"><div class="tipNotesGroup " style="box-sizing: content-box; margin-bottom: 10px; padding-top: 10px; width: 527.031px;"><div id="tipNotes" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-family: CourierPrimeSans-Regular; font-size: 12px;"><span class="obxNote" style="box-sizing: content-box; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="box-sizing: content-box;"> </span><span style="box-sizing: content-box;"> </span><span style="box-sizing: content-box;"> </span><span style="box-sizing: content-box;"> </span><span style="box-sizing: content-box;"> </span><span style="box-sizing: content-box;"> </span><span style="box-sizing: content-box;"> </span><span style="box-sizing: content-box;"> </span><span style="box-sizing: content-box;"> </span><span style="box-sizing: content-box;"> </span><span style="box-sizing: content-box;"> </span>Fasting<span style="box-sizing: content-box;"> </span>reference<span style="box-sizing: content-box;"> </span>interval </span></div><div id="tipNotes" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-family: CourierPrimeSans-Regular; font-size: 12px;"><span class="obxNote" style="box-sizing: content-box; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="box-sizing: content-box;"> </span> </span></div><div id="tipNotes" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-family: CourierPrimeSans-Regular; font-size: 12px;"><span class="obxNote" style="box-sizing: content-box; white-space-collapse: preserve;">For<span style="box-sizing: content-box;"> </span>someone<span style="box-sizing: content-box;"> </span>without<span style="box-sizing: content-box;"> </span>known<span style="box-sizing: content-box;"> </span>diabetes,<span style="box-sizing: content-box;"> </span>a<span style="box-sizing: content-box;"> </span>glucose<span style="box-sizing: content-box;"> </span>value </span> <span class="showmore notes_control" gaa="lab_test" gal="notes_show_more" style="box-sizing: content-box; cursor: default; font-size: 11px; text-wrap: nowrap;">... <span class="text" style="box-sizing: content-box; color: #35792a; cursor: pointer; display: inline; text-decoration-line: underline;">Show More</span></span></div><div id="tipNotes" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-family: CourierPrimeSans-Regular; font-size: 12px;"></div><div id="tipNotes" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-family: CourierPrimeSans-Regular; font-size: 12px;"></div><div id="tipNotes" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-family: CourierPrimeSans-Regular; font-size: 12px;"></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="graphgrouping" style="box-sizing: content-box;"></div></div><div class="labRow abnormalRow" data-id="1023125000100" data-type="result" style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: content-box; color: #666666; cursor: default; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; padding: 0px;"><a name="analyteId-1023125000100" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #007a34; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: underline;"></a><div class="rightdiv currentview moose " id="currentview001" style="box-sizing: content-box; display: inline-block; float: left; height: 129px; margin-left: 5px; padding: 0px; width: 582.031px;"><div style="box-sizing: content-box;"><div id="labRowTable" style="box-sizing: content-box; color: #232325; margin-left: -5px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 10px 20px 50px; position: relative;"><div class="lab" style="box-sizing: content-box; color: #d32f2f; font-weight: bold; min-width: 45%; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 237.156px;"><span class="analyteBlockBegin abnormalText" style="box-sizing: content-box;"></span><span class="abnormalText analyteBlock" style="box-sizing: content-box;"><span class="displayReportName" style="box-sizing: content-box;">UREA NITROGEN (BUN)</span> <span class="loincCodeGroup" style="box-sizing: content-box;"><span style="box-sizing: content-box;"><a class="loincAnchor" data-hasqtip="317" href="https://myquest.questdiagnostics.com/api/getLabDetail/OUlwlUsVyOdBL1YEFIPVIg==?reportStatus=null#" id="loincCode-25000100-3094-0-0-1" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #007a34; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 500; text-decoration-line: none;"></a></span></span><span class="testInfo patientView" id="tipMoreInfo tipMultipleInfo" style="box-sizing: content-box; color: #666666; display: inline;"><div class="test-info" data-hasqtip="394" gaa="lab_test" gal="test_info" id="test-info-0" style="box-sizing: content-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; width: 15px;"><img src="https://ii.questdiagnostics.com/ii-content-service/img/test-info-dark-green.svg" style="border: none; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></div></span></span></div><div class=" analyteValue value " id="numeric" style="background: rgb(211, 47, 47); box-sizing: content-box; color: white; display: inline-block; float: right; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; margin-right: 7px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 21px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px 8px 2px; position: absolute; right: 10px; text-align: center; top: 10px; vertical-align: top; width: 100px;"><span style="box-sizing: content-box;">28 H</span></div><div class="unitContainer basic" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 11px; min-width: 45%; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px 5px 2px 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 263.516px;"><span class="desired" style="box-sizing: content-box; display: inline-block;">Reference Range:</span> <span class="unit" style="box-sizing: content-box;">7-25</span> <span class="subUnit" style="box-sizing: content-box;">mg/dL</span></div><div class="showinsighticon addonanalyte" style="box-sizing: content-box; float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-top: 6px; width: 10px;"></div><div class="statuswrapper" style="box-sizing: content-box; display: inline; float: right; margin-top: 5px;"></div><div class="noprint" style="box-sizing: content-box;"></div></div></div></div><div class="graphgrouping" style="box-sizing: content-box;"></div></div><div class="labRow abnormalRow" data-id="1023125000200" data-type="result" style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: content-box; color: #666666; cursor: default; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; padding: 0px;"><a name="analyteId-1023125000200" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #007a34; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: underline;"></a><div class=" clear leftdiv currentview moose " id="currentview002" style="box-sizing: content-box; clear: both; display: inline-block; float: left; height: 71px; margin-left: 5px; padding: 0px; width: 582.031px;"><div style="box-sizing: content-box;"><div id="labRowTable" style="box-sizing: content-box; color: #232325; margin-left: -5px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 10px 20px 50px; position: relative;"><div class="lab" style="box-sizing: content-box; color: #d32f2f; font-weight: bold; min-width: 45%; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 237.156px;"><span class="analyteBlockBegin abnormalText" style="box-sizing: content-box;"></span><span class="abnormalText analyteBlock" style="box-sizing: content-box;"><span class="displayReportName" style="box-sizing: content-box;">CREATININE</span> <span class="loincCodeGroup" style="box-sizing: content-box;"><span style="box-sizing: content-box;"><a class="loincAnchor" data-hasqtip="318" href="https://myquest.questdiagnostics.com/api/getLabDetail/OUlwlUsVyOdBL1YEFIPVIg==?reportStatus=null#" id="loincCode-25000200-2160-0-0-2" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #007a34; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 500; text-decoration-line: none;"></a></span></span><span class="testInfo patientView" id="tipMoreInfo tipMultipleInfo" style="box-sizing: content-box; color: #666666; display: inline;"><div class="test-info" data-hasqtip="398" gaa="lab_test" gal="test_info" id="test-info-0" style="box-sizing: content-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; width: 15px;"><img src="https://ii.questdiagnostics.com/ii-content-service/img/test-info-dark-green.svg" style="border: none; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></div></span></span></div><div class=" analyteValue value " id="numeric" style="background: rgb(211, 47, 47); box-sizing: content-box; color: white; display: inline-block; float: right; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; margin-right: 7px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 21px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px 8px 2px; position: absolute; right: 10px; text-align: center; top: 10px; vertical-align: top; width: 100px;"><span style="box-sizing: content-box;">1.14 H</span></div><div class="unitContainer basic" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 11px; min-width: 45%; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px 5px 2px 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 263.516px;"><span class="desired" style="box-sizing: content-box; display: inline-block;">Reference Range:</span> <span class="unit" style="box-sizing: content-box;">0.60-1.00</span> <span class="subUnit" style="box-sizing: content-box;">mg/dL</span></div><div class="showinsighticon addonanalyte" style="box-sizing: content-box; float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-top: 6px; width: 10px;"></div><div class="statuswrapper" style="box-sizing: content-box; display: inline; float: right; margin-top: 5px;"></div><div class="noprint" style="box-sizing: content-box;"></div></div></div></div><div class="graphgrouping" style="box-sizing: content-box;"></div></div><div class="labRow abnormalRow" data-id="1023186031867" data-type="result" style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: content-box; color: #666666; cursor: default; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; padding: 0px;"><a name="analyteId-1023186031867" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #007a34; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: underline;"></a><div class="rightdiv currentview moose " id="currentview003" style="box-sizing: content-box; display: inline-block; float: left; height: 71px; margin-left: 5px; padding: 0px; width: 582.031px;"><div style="box-sizing: content-box;"><div id="labRowTable" style="box-sizing: content-box; color: #232325; margin-left: -5px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 10px 20px 50px; position: relative;"><div class="lab" style="box-sizing: content-box; color: #d32f2f; font-weight: bold; min-width: 45%; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 237.156px;"><span class="analyteBlockBegin abnormalText" style="box-sizing: content-box;"></span><span class="abnormalText analyteBlock" style="box-sizing: content-box;"><span class="displayReportName" style="box-sizing: content-box;">EGFR</span><span class="loincCodeGroup" style="box-sizing: content-box;"><span style="box-sizing: content-box;"><a class="loincAnchor" data-hasqtip="319" href="https://myquest.questdiagnostics.com/api/getLabDetail/OUlwlUsVyOdBL1YEFIPVIg==?reportStatus=null#" id="loincCode-86031867-98979-8-0-3" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #007a34; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 500; text-decoration-line: none;"></a></span></span><span class="testInfo patientView" id="tipMoreInfo tipMultipleInfo" style="box-sizing: content-box; color: #666666; display: inline;"></span></span></div><div class=" analyteValue value " id="numeric" style="background: rgb(211, 47, 47); box-sizing: content-box; color: white; display: inline-block; float: right; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; margin-right: 7px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 21px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px 8px 2px; position: absolute; right: 10px; text-align: center; top: 10px; vertical-align: top; width: 100px;"><span style="box-sizing: content-box;">50 L</span></div><div class="unitContainer basic" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 11px; min-width: 45%; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px 5px 2px 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 263.516px;"><span class="desired" style="box-sizing: content-box; display: inline-block;">Reference Range:</span> <span class="unit" style="box-sizing: content-box;">> OR = 60</span> <span class="subUnit" style="box-sizing: content-box;">mL/min/1.73m2</span></div><div class="showinsighticon addonanalyte" style="box-sizing: content-box; float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-top: 6px; width: 10px;"></div><div class="statuswrapper" style="box-sizing: content-box; display: inline; float: right; margin-top: 5px;"></div><div class="noprint" style="box-sizing: content-box;"></div></div></div></div><div class="graphgrouping" style="box-sizing: content-box;"></div></div><div class="labRow abnormalRow" data-id="1023125000300" data-type="result" style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: content-box; color: #666666; cursor: default; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; padding: 0px;"><a name="analyteId-1023125000300" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #007a34; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: underline;"></a><div class=" clear leftdiv currentview moose " id="currentview004" style="box-sizing: content-box; clear: both; display: inline-block; float: left; height: 71px; margin-left: 5px; padding: 0px; width: 582.031px;"><div style="box-sizing: content-box;"><div id="labRowTable" style="box-sizing: content-box; color: #232325; margin-left: -5px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 10px 20px 50px; position: relative;"><div class="lab" style="box-sizing: content-box; color: #d32f2f; font-weight: bold; min-width: 45%; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 237.156px;"><span class="analyteBlockBegin abnormalText" style="box-sizing: content-box;"></span><span class="abnormalText analyteBlock" style="box-sizing: content-box;"><span class="displayReportName" style="box-sizing: content-box;">BUN/CREATININE RATIO</span> <span class="loincCodeGroup" style="box-sizing: content-box;"><span style="box-sizing: content-box;"><a class="loincAnchor" data-hasqtip="320" href="https://myquest.questdiagnostics.com/api/getLabDetail/OUlwlUsVyOdBL1YEFIPVIg==?reportStatus=null#" id="loincCode-25000300-3097-3-0-4" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #007a34; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 500; text-decoration-line: none;"></a></span></span><span class="testInfo patientView" id="tipMoreInfo tipMultipleInfo" style="box-sizing: content-box; color: #666666; display: inline;"><div class="test-info" data-hasqtip="406" gaa="lab_test" gal="test_info" id="test-info-0" style="box-sizing: content-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; width: 15px;"><img src="https://ii.questdiagnostics.com/ii-content-service/img/test-info-dark-green.svg" style="border: none; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></div></span></span></div><div class=" analyteValue value " id="numeric" style="background: rgb(211, 47, 47); box-sizing: content-box; color: white; display: inline-block; float: right; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; margin-right: 7px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 21px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px 8px 2px; position: absolute; right: 10px; text-align: center; top: 10px; vertical-align: top; width: 100px;"><span style="box-sizing: content-box;">25 H</span></div><div class="unitContainer basic" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 11px; min-width: 45%; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px 5px 2px 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 263.516px;"><span class="desired" style="box-sizing: content-box; display: inline-block;">Reference Range:</span> <span class="unit" style="box-sizing: content-box;">6-22</span> <span class="subUnit" style="box-sizing: content-box;">(calc)</span></div><div class="showinsighticon addonanalyte" style="box-sizing: content-box; float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-top: 6px; width: 10px;"></div><div class="statuswrapper" style="box-sizing: content-box; display: inline; float: right; margin-top: 5px;"></div><div class="noprint" style="box-sizing: content-box;"></div></div></div></div><div class="graphgrouping" style="box-sizing: content-box;"></div></div><div class="labRow " data-id="1023125000400" data-type="result" style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: content-box; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; padding: 0px;"><a name="analyteId-1023125000400" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #007a34; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: underline;"></a><div class="rightdiv currentview moose " id="currentview005" style="box-sizing: content-box; display: inline-block; float: left; height: 71px; margin-left: 5px; width: 582.031px;"><div style="box-sizing: content-box;"><div id="labRowTable" style="box-sizing: content-box; color: #232325; margin-left: -5px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 10px 20px 50px; position: relative;"><div class="lab" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-weight: bold; min-width: 45%; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 237.156px;"><span class="analyteBlockBegin noAbnormalIndicator" style="box-sizing: content-box;"></span><span class=" analyteBlock" style="box-sizing: content-box;"><span class="displayReportName" style="box-sizing: content-box;">SODIUM</span> <span class="loincCodeGroup" style="box-sizing: content-box;"><span style="box-sizing: content-box;"><a class="loincAnchor" data-hasqtip="321" href="https://myquest.questdiagnostics.com/api/getLabDetail/OUlwlUsVyOdBL1YEFIPVIg==?reportStatus=null#" id="loincCode-25000400-2951-2-0-5" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #007a34; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 500; text-decoration-line: none;"></a></span></span><span class="testInfo patientView" id="tipMoreInfo tipMultipleInfo" style="box-sizing: content-box; color: #666666; display: inline;"><div class="test-info" data-hasqtip="410" gaa="lab_test" gal="test_info" id="test-info-0" style="box-sizing: content-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; width: 15px;"><img src="https://ii.questdiagnostics.com/ii-content-service/img/test-info-dark-green.svg" style="border: none; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></div></span></span></div><div class=" analyteValue value " id="numeric" style="background: rgb(47, 177, 53); box-sizing: content-box; color: white; display: inline-block; float: right; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; margin-right: 7px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 21px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px 8px 2px; position: absolute; right: 10px; text-align: center; top: 10px; vertical-align: top; width: 100px;"><span style="box-sizing: content-box;">138</span></div><div class="unitContainer basic" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 11px; min-width: 45%; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px 5px 2px 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 263.516px;"><span class="desired" style="box-sizing: content-box; display: inline-block;">Reference Range:</span> <span class="unit" style="box-sizing: content-box;">135-146</span> <span class="subUnit" style="box-sizing: content-box;">mmol/L</span></div><div class="showinsighticon addonanalyte" style="box-sizing: content-box; float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-top: 6px; width: 10px;"></div><div class="statuswrapper" style="box-sizing: content-box; display: inline; float: right; margin-top: 5px;"></div><div class="noprint" style="box-sizing: content-box;"></div></div></div></div><div class="graphgrouping" style="box-sizing: content-box;"></div></div><div class="labRow " data-id="1023125000500" data-type="result" style="background-color: white; 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right: 10px; text-align: center; top: 10px; vertical-align: top; width: 100px;"><span style="box-sizing: content-box;">4.0</span></div><div class="unitContainer basic" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 11px; min-width: 45%; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px 5px 2px 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 263.516px;"><span class="desired" style="box-sizing: content-box; display: inline-block;">Reference Range:</span> <span class="unit" style="box-sizing: content-box;">3.5-5.3</span> <span class="subUnit" style="box-sizing: content-box;">mmol/L</span></div><div class="showinsighticon addonanalyte" style="box-sizing: content-box; float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-top: 6px; width: 10px;"></div><div class="statuswrapper" style="box-sizing: content-box; display: inline; float: right; margin-top: 5px;"></div><div class="noprint" style="box-sizing: content-box;"></div></div></div></div><div class="graphgrouping" style="box-sizing: content-box;"></div></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="labRow " data-id="1023125000600" data-type="result" style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: content-box; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div>mxtodis123http://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795332554006054086.post-56009260152219483442024-02-18T07:13:00.000-05:002024-02-18T07:13:38.520-05:00Sunday chuckle<p><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ready for a Sunday morning laugh? Painting people is not my strong point. In fact, it's pretty sad if you ask me. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">From this...</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB1KpEWpwC4XXAWMrMgwH4UQ6tqO6Z01sPsaLfTMxUi8CSpOE7RagvuTVTfWeRoTSR507GQ2kUkOTJRF3nIPzm06I9NmoAjCyD5Ga-XOX_bDxF03kpMVW2-fPL-Ne8c3ScmeuC9OdqjQOpMZ4PJGlAY4GNeLJrORD2ijsGfTGPqFFVCvOdcceROaQ6hhGj" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB1KpEWpwC4XXAWMrMgwH4UQ6tqO6Z01sPsaLfTMxUi8CSpOE7RagvuTVTfWeRoTSR507GQ2kUkOTJRF3nIPzm06I9NmoAjCyD5Ga-XOX_bDxF03kpMVW2-fPL-Ne8c3ScmeuC9OdqjQOpMZ4PJGlAY4GNeLJrORD2ijsGfTGPqFFVCvOdcceROaQ6hhGj=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Came this...</span></b><p></p><p><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQd6Bl5cYjHQN5XPyjScXCfMcZ6ziN6Rn4xWez9sfSgVwqu0gxqAhCvrETQH2XLluyZxBLEI0W-yRi0zFjD2yJItjjYp2Gl3_EsNHHChSuz2w6s7T_9XpHFlpvhcjqkzCUWZB_ADwLoOBxFcfAhXAy8JdkD71FFKiQBY39BlO270cQV9hopFzHfRhbTYG9" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQd6Bl5cYjHQN5XPyjScXCfMcZ6ziN6Rn4xWez9sfSgVwqu0gxqAhCvrETQH2XLluyZxBLEI0W-yRi0zFjD2yJItjjYp2Gl3_EsNHHChSuz2w6s7T_9XpHFlpvhcjqkzCUWZB_ADwLoOBxFcfAhXAy8JdkD71FFKiQBY39BlO270cQV9hopFzHfRhbTYG9=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />It was so bad I didn't even finish it. 😀</span></b><p></p>mxtodis123http://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795332554006054086.post-78637327457503276802024-02-17T10:38:00.001-05:002024-02-17T13:45:38.698-05:00Bored With Food?<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <b><span style="font-size: medium;">The other night we ordered out from our favorite Dominican restaurant. I usually order the roast chicken but decided on something different so I ordered the ribs they are famous for. I wasn't happy. It wasn't that the ribs didn't taste good, they were delicious. I am just bored with food at the present time. I mentioned this to Ralph and he got all upset thinking I was ill. But, no, it's not that I don't want to eat. I want something different. A different restaurant, maybe. Not the same one we have been using for years. </span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>And the food at the center? I once loved it, but now I'd prefer a Lean Cuisine. Totally boring. For example, last Monday we had Italian chicken, gondulas and rice, and mixed veggies. Next time they make Italian chicken, they will have it with the same sides. This goes on month after month after month. Every meal is always the same. In the above example why not make Italian chicken, mashed taters, and string beans once in awhile, or maybe with a nice pasta. Why not alternate the sides? That would make a big difference. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>And sometimes they don't even make it pretty. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-KiP4k02UG9AFYVg9bgeZlzj-Xj8Jy_HYiS4x9mriB-LFC2IZ2cuBM-pP6lda5SRqbiTmO0w8mw3F_qEpNx-g0VomRzaeE_9L9lhQcoxazb-jnwKJE5mSOjc6DURiqwz0jFqXKIEXbkwzK85Y6fwnTz9wIe6DlhEEPpkmcvsB1puWmdCtSA1ngThJfnlZ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-KiP4k02UG9AFYVg9bgeZlzj-Xj8Jy_HYiS4x9mriB-LFC2IZ2cuBM-pP6lda5SRqbiTmO0w8mw3F_qEpNx-g0VomRzaeE_9L9lhQcoxazb-jnwKJE5mSOjc6DURiqwz0jFqXKIEXbkwzK85Y6fwnTz9wIe6DlhEEPpkmcvsB1puWmdCtSA1ngThJfnlZ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Not very appealing, is it? Everything the same color. It is supposed to be stir fried chicken with brown rice. </b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh80T6Xn0pCX1i76mAZSYcLK6CvYty8-KqvnHRPKLmrLikoteliyzegFmZFn7INNYncrCQjFp0uAddcDzPuDSKCr03mvf3e7RbMDxaORiEGok96HPYftOUg-kuVjaG0uHASPm_6qSL3x5wSSTGxiUTSMXPOhZflifH0qOKIpnyQBH3ToR0Bc_sdbGVbD1gU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh80T6Xn0pCX1i76mAZSYcLK6CvYty8-KqvnHRPKLmrLikoteliyzegFmZFn7INNYncrCQjFp0uAddcDzPuDSKCr03mvf3e7RbMDxaORiEGok96HPYftOUg-kuVjaG0uHASPm_6qSL3x5wSSTGxiUTSMXPOhZflifH0qOKIpnyQBH3ToR0Bc_sdbGVbD1gU=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>This is supposed to be chili with cheese. I won't even say what it looks like. </b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>And we are supposed to eat that slop. I don't know what happened. Same cooks, but the food has gotten terrible. No love put into it. It's become nothing more than a paycheck to them.<br /><br /></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_Hx8jS_qx8yQE_aEDt1i1v3rCRESqAuMs28JBk0OK_2XA1JWG0wgtkDTZJWth2D0F4traMgjPjDfiHpdbNacu4ynJpuHHZWUyM2BkQEsS0ufYLcgtKnsoey94_Rm9XeNapRmu_lX1Yse8qJzQJnOMiaej2iBkjSe_Ojzt8zGS7dyYDCCYXeD1iRrsf5ci" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_Hx8jS_qx8yQE_aEDt1i1v3rCRESqAuMs28JBk0OK_2XA1JWG0wgtkDTZJWth2D0F4traMgjPjDfiHpdbNacu4ynJpuHHZWUyM2BkQEsS0ufYLcgtKnsoey94_Rm9XeNapRmu_lX1Yse8qJzQJnOMiaej2iBkjSe_Ojzt8zGS7dyYDCCYXeD1iRrsf5ci=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div>So last night I made something completely diffent for myself. A bean dish with homemade potato salad and tossed baby lettuce with olive oil and Balsamic vinegar. </b></span><b style="color: #050505; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </b><div><b style="color: #050505; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="color: #050505; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Ingredients in the bean dish are: a combination of navy, lima, pinto and kidney beans, crumbled bacon, tomato sauce, garlic, mustard, chili powder, black pepper and a little apple cider vinegar.</b><div><p></p></div></div>mxtodis123http://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795332554006054086.post-46984241551005392422024-02-16T08:30:00.001-05:002024-02-16T08:30:13.279-05:00As Friday Rolls Around<p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As I sit here listening to the 40 mph winds out there I am thinking that I really don't want to go out today. It's only my coloring class, and unlike jewelry, this one can basically handle itself. Got a few hours left to make up my mind. I've been missing a lot lately, but I find as I get older, I can't take the cold, windy, or snowy weather as I did in my youth. Heck, I don't even like going out in the rain, especially a cold rain. I love rain, but not trying to balance and umbrella, a purse, and a cane. Especially now that I have shoulder issues. </span></b></p><p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>On Monday they took some pictures of my jewelry class. It's become very important to the center and is bringing in new people. I never expected it to grow like this when I started it, but I am glad to be able to give back in a small way to the center for all they have done for me. (That's me in pink. I am letting my hair grow.)</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4eO_zzqWyvjHoQGxx7NQ5TySjHJaFsIidQX9jX4cKHw_ZaFguGNQXuvGJtlvSswKWsbkF3BO2lpbWXpJTh5ta0z87kM1Gs1WF-_vChdRnOYV2qaeAshsyBn1n6TjPfto68_S0lQR_E22d84D6O4GyIQrpyzjuBYty59dPOnp0HkydclEgvwBTvaz4FQ7n" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4eO_zzqWyvjHoQGxx7NQ5TySjHJaFsIidQX9jX4cKHw_ZaFguGNQXuvGJtlvSswKWsbkF3BO2lpbWXpJTh5ta0z87kM1Gs1WF-_vChdRnOYV2qaeAshsyBn1n6TjPfto68_S0lQR_E22d84D6O4GyIQrpyzjuBYty59dPOnp0HkydclEgvwBTvaz4FQ7n=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqwj1HGSlp1favFkClRwI6oM1A4p-2I2Mz0OJfLU6636LNvuGAzjowM27If26mKPE5XcGlPgsGNxjeQFiI0zSRXlqt0muNzrXbJI6tXTDngEXISPqLiHvcpUVcfqGWXz7U7SG7CJkkkGUFwMFlpr_DJdpcTGVIFyge9upu2EPXyQon-uUR7Kdd0LLSoljS" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It's Cold Out There<p> <b style="color: #050505; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It was a miserable day out there yesterday. Didn't get much snow, but the sidewalks were a slushy mess. Party and Bingo were both canceled. Still a few people braved the weather to go in. Just a few. Since I got older, the snow is no longer my friend. Oh, it's pretty to look at, the first day, but after that it turns into a slippery, gray mess of slush. Not my cup of tea. </b></p><p><b style="color: #050505; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Won't be heading out today either. By afternoon yesterday the sun was shining and snow and slush were melting. (strange storm) However, during the night the temps went down, the wind revved up, and now everything that melted is ice. They are having Shepherd's Pie today at the center, one of my favorites, but it's not worth risking an injury to get there. </b></p><p><b style="color: #050505; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Can't complain about this winter though. Up til now it's been pretty good. A few cold days here and there, but just last week I was wearing a spring jacket to the center. </b></p><p><b style="color: #050505; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Had some cabbage and carrots I bought over the weekend so I threw a cabbage soup together. Great for dinner on a nasty day.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzOI-9HSowBpqlQ1zMrvMR1TXZmJjMb4-2gNtg54MmtcAovEtnPX_mi2qctyWqOCA1yiD1lY_wX2IOu841L6JKQSHA4bKBgzO_sSRN1sQw1uYsNgf15F8ozC7Dcc-SAGzwsHiE6p8hBfj_ObdopJlLh52aNGuiCAPHrooB2xQs5WSUyGyPDJpXeQe9mY78" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzOI-9HSowBpqlQ1zMrvMR1TXZmJjMb4-2gNtg54MmtcAovEtnPX_mi2qctyWqOCA1yiD1lY_wX2IOu841L6JKQSHA4bKBgzO_sSRN1sQw1uYsNgf15F8ozC7Dcc-SAGzwsHiE6p8hBfj_ObdopJlLh52aNGuiCAPHrooB2xQs5WSUyGyPDJpXeQe9mY78=w298-h400" width="298" /></a></div><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505;"><div><br /></div><div style="font-size: 15px;"><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Ground beef, carrots, celery, cabbage, onions, peppers, kidney beans, garlic powder, cumin, chili, onion powder, beef broth, diced tomatoes, salt and pepper. </span></b></span><p></p>mxtodis123http://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795332554006054086.post-36904709945657826412024-02-13T09:01:00.000-05:002024-02-13T09:01:07.114-05:00No Party for Me<p dir="rtl" style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>So, my dream of arriving to the party and finding no seat will not be happening after all. Mother Nature had other plans. Snow is falling, and the winds are blowing. I'm surprised they haven't canceled, although they still might. City schools are closed, and students will be on remote learning, but the Valentine's Party for senior citizens is still on. To be fair, I do realize it is the choice of each person whether they or not they trek through the falling snow to get there, but, when you dangle Bingo as an incentive there are some who are just not able to stay away. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Perhaps I am biased, I don't know. Bingo is just not my thing. Actually, I don't dislike it, but I am not obsessed like the Bingo players in my center. They could play Bingo 7 days a week and do little else. And since it is NOT offered that much in my center, only Monday and Friday, they go elsewhere to play elsewhere. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Biased or not, I just don't feel that Bingo during our party hours is the way to go. First of all, we get a nice crowd for parties so you don't have to offer Bingo to bring people in. Secondly, that hour is usually the time people are arriving and greeting each other, especially those that come a distance to see old friends they don't often get to see. From 11-12 we usually set out our snacks, wander about from table to table greeting everyone, then sit and just socialize while stuffing our faces with candy, cookies, and chips. At 12, lunch is served, and at 1, the DJ starts and the dancing begins. And I'm not alone. Several of my friends, all who play Bingo, believe Bingo is taking away from the party fun. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Here are some pictures I took at the festivities on Sunday. I do have a wonderful video but can't figure how to get it off my phone and onto hee.</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgddCK8HcYLeB31WotbV2LVlBHTlHfXLa2HgL7WYVAkITRV7biEDadp7f2rpihMaeu8z5c3zlPrLLEuq3VE8hmZ22mTi_3K7FVD63lV_6hhUWqVYsQKfig_nhKdlk-UdMUEs2KQnFrj8XetPSoiDYt9ORrJ3HRHPHCu6oXNxTwXwOSUkz84VP1ld5rWpUYZ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgddCK8HcYLeB31WotbV2LVlBHTlHfXLa2HgL7WYVAkITRV7biEDadp7f2rpihMaeu8z5c3zlPrLLEuq3VE8hmZ22mTi_3K7FVD63lV_6hhUWqVYsQKfig_nhKdlk-UdMUEs2KQnFrj8XetPSoiDYt9ORrJ3HRHPHCu6oXNxTwXwOSUkz84VP1ld5rWpUYZ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhU4GlsmbrFjlDhVyobLnL74z9Hfex8E-rQgg3rn2sttw1Li9uL53H77oJTS2Dt6gMnpTsJamAo6exvcDJcJ7A4PPCzP1YG5hJKi5-XfowmwwgHBcURG3CmnyE1VAOqdjkAO75MXmAJY_aGEX61RrxQm5Rn7Gu3ZD67_A6hCkuTEsQZHebddneTNAGUxuiS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhU4GlsmbrFjlDhVyobLnL74z9Hfex8E-rQgg3rn2sttw1Li9uL53H77oJTS2Dt6gMnpTsJamAo6exvcDJcJ7A4PPCzP1YG5hJKi5-XfowmwwgHBcURG3CmnyE1VAOqdjkAO75MXmAJY_aGEX61RrxQm5Rn7Gu3ZD67_A6hCkuTEsQZHebddneTNAGUxuiS=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHYPf0VBKqvezd2s88_-UYeJbwhHRqca5dsABW3nD4EYbasZm367oYaycSdVgROfQJ8_ULMvsUjHlnCO-E3rnJtc3nQSBrXlLJs6fxgkxI72klUFnjkkiUce4JCbo-i4baVviEsHOPF7C4DRv33Tf0LrzomvaiCEgZ3kENEhg_ObAffBAnO7fQlHtaR09l" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHYPf0VBKqvezd2s88_-UYeJbwhHRqca5dsABW3nD4EYbasZm367oYaycSdVgROfQJ8_ULMvsUjHlnCO-E3rnJtc3nQSBrXlLJs6fxgkxI72klUFnjkkiUce4JCbo-i4baVviEsHOPF7C4DRv33Tf0LrzomvaiCEgZ3kENEhg_ObAffBAnO7fQlHtaR09l=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7ZE1Jouk-GisPd3NPi-Enqj1WjeKcTq7GrgxRlYv030WjG1lt8o0Tdr0k2xpHEtUfgGWX1_2IILB2Xg1gxetaBk7sL7QQ4yWpqkDzYjIomRpFbANQ1GjAGuvmXTIO9c8mrNU29m1s2w3N9HX3uxMK9NIxmsMMB4wsXc0DoaAFLF2JH9qy2RAWKHR7XWfv" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7ZE1Jouk-GisPd3NPi-Enqj1WjeKcTq7GrgxRlYv030WjG1lt8o0Tdr0k2xpHEtUfgGWX1_2IILB2Xg1gxetaBk7sL7QQ4yWpqkDzYjIomRpFbANQ1GjAGuvmXTIO9c8mrNU29m1s2w3N9HX3uxMK9NIxmsMMB4wsXc0DoaAFLF2JH9qy2RAWKHR7XWfv=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>mxtodis123http://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795332554006054086.post-26750977857017731542024-02-12T06:44:00.000-05:002024-02-12T06:44:01.165-05:00Weekend Over<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"><b>What a wild weekend it was! They went all out for Chinese New Year. Didn't make it to the parade yesterday because, frankly, I was too darn tired. Fireworks kept me up both Friday and Saturday. Not very much sleep to be had, although I did manage to catch a few winks. And when I did sleep, I dreamt. Hopefully, two of the more vivid dreams are not signs of things to come, prophecies.</b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>The first dream was about the center. Tomorrow we are having our annual Valentine's Day party. Tables are split up, 6 to a table, for those who paid for the party, they are reserved. The decorating committee takes pride in their work and it shows. The party basically starts at 11 and usually eat the snacks we bring in and socialize for the hour before we eat at noon. This party is going to be different, and I'll admit, I'm not too keen on it.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAkV0mVnbGtkiWXZa-ilt2QnvRGbGHUDCe4Qk1cumMPWeaqtbnV2zET8Sw0BL25xEt5wYu7fae_mImQuOW2NQJjISbkVte1ieAn-u_You7GNOl7u15IU77jc0QZf6cgIk2o0aQ_GjnH3kLqm4w23FQqUhR4pRNPdhC2pLl_O_nx2_dR3oGjCYOxMoYksy2" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAkV0mVnbGtkiWXZa-ilt2QnvRGbGHUDCe4Qk1cumMPWeaqtbnV2zET8Sw0BL25xEt5wYu7fae_mImQuOW2NQJjISbkVte1ieAn-u_You7GNOl7u15IU77jc0QZf6cgIk2o0aQ_GjnH3kLqm4w23FQqUhR4pRNPdhC2pLl_O_nx2_dR3oGjCYOxMoYksy2" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj592EolHzixouqNyrd36fVl583pEpKswzOsCMNah2AyFUDRE9CQIwi3rml7XDhsaQ12hYudZ63KOfFhmAnYht7X_lUVtvHp86pvGISQm9o1XzyXd5nnvsT2clgqIMmhf5O0rQS5aZ6DXXyQRShavgtNSeweIVb2-TCaFf91aPdAFtW9i1FUKgNklyvNYVX" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj592EolHzixouqNyrd36fVl583pEpKswzOsCMNah2AyFUDRE9CQIwi3rml7XDhsaQ12hYudZ63KOfFhmAnYht7X_lUVtvHp86pvGISQm9o1XzyXd5nnvsT2clgqIMmhf5O0rQS5aZ6DXXyQRShavgtNSeweIVb2-TCaFf91aPdAFtW9i1FUKgNklyvNYVX=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>(From a previous Valentine's party)</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>They want to have Bingo from 11-12. Now, I'm trying to picture how people are going to get all those Bingo cards on a table when we usually have trouble finding room for our snacks. Hmmm! Plus, there will be no socialization during that hour because one is not allowed to talk during Bingo. Heaven forbid. They'll all give you a piece of their mind. (I don't play). That, plus the fact that Bingo does bring people in and not all of them are going to be coming for the party, so where do they sit? </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Hence, my dream. I come to the center, all dressed and ready to party. I sign in and head over to my reserved table only to find a bunch of strangers sitting there with their Bingo cards. There is not a seat available in the place. I go back to the desk and am told to wait until the games are over, and then I'll get a seat. But, the people sitting there are planning to eat lunch, so there will be no place for me to sit. I say I am going home and leave. This scene plays not once, but several times before I am awoken by the sound of a blockbuster.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>(May not even go to the party tomorrow. They are forecasting a storm, and I don't go out on the snow anymore. )</b></span></p><p><b style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My second dream had to do with my apartment. Since our old super left, we have been blessed with the worst super ever. I have been waiting a year to get a new faucet piece for the kitchen and a drip fixed in the bathroom. He tells me he is coming, and then doesn't show. Last time was two weeks ago Saturday. Not even a phone call. I'm still waiting. Meanwhile, about six months ago I discovered that the pipe under my kitchen sink had a small leak and notified him. Still waiting on that one, too.</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="font-size: large;"></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbmPfMyyJ4DbuyHsjIzBWJ26EK3f5nqL0XoLYLIseThxTFOp9S1uJrWI2nGGYR6oD2wUVRH9OM_938XMQLc3kUXW7NH4dLZOyeHDdk4P07NCIkaRL9Q018M3EukwDCfjQa0ae_4TQQ-Sja8CHtBzBmJAXUD7pkEjbdHJ6Be7PYjjfB6pVbaXQOm0wXmVDh" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="206" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbmPfMyyJ4DbuyHsjIzBWJ26EK3f5nqL0XoLYLIseThxTFOp9S1uJrWI2nGGYR6oD2wUVRH9OM_938XMQLc3kUXW7NH4dLZOyeHDdk4P07NCIkaRL9Q018M3EukwDCfjQa0ae_4TQQ-Sja8CHtBzBmJAXUD7pkEjbdHJ6Be7PYjjfB6pVbaXQOm0wXmVDh=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></b></div><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>(When a pipe upstairs burst. My ceiling)</b></span></p></blockquote></blockquote><p><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So, in my dream I am doing my dishes and suddenly find myself standing in a puddle of water. Now you can see why either of these dreams have a possibility of coming true. </b></p><p><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Off to my jewelry class this morning. Not feeling much motivation because I am so darn tired, but I don't want to let everyone down. So it starts at 10, lunch at 12, and then I head home. I can take 2 1/2 hours.</b></p><p><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Have a wonderful start to the new week.</b></p><p><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </b></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p>mxtodis123http://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795332554006054086.post-10917672110486309892024-02-11T08:18:00.000-05:002024-02-11T08:18:41.469-05:00Daily Acceptance Prayer<p> </p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87c7RXVk6acF2kC7KusqfMJ3EPRBsn20kOVlKgcC0fwN9dyjzOBbm_J460qIRMJvzLALUOEXyneFGMGBiJR4z8Vx1qldbYngAzqN_VQlEKzkFce94EnsRTTBORMZi0xxApKnQ6ChWGDjY/s1600/392px-Easter_Lily_by_Boston_Public_Library.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: 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/></span></i></b></div><br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I accept myself completely.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I accept my strengths and my weaknesses,</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">my gifts and my shortcomings,</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">my good points and my faults.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I accept myself completely as a human being.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I accept that I am here to learn and grow,</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">and I accept that I am learning and growing.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I accept the personality I've developed, and</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I accept my power to heal and change.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I accept myself without condition or reservation.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I accept that the core of my being is goodness</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">and that my essence is love,</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">and I accept that I sometimes forget that.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I accept myself completely, and in this acceptance</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I find an ever-deepening inner strength.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">From this place of strength, I accept my life fully and</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I open to the lessons it offers me today.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I accept that within my mind are both fear and love,</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">and I accept my power to choose which I will experience as real.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I recognize that I experience only the results of my own choices.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I accept the times that I choose fear</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">as part of my learning and healing process, and</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I accept that I have the potential and power</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">in any moment to choose love instead.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I accept mistakes as a part of growth,</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">so I am always willing to forgive myself and</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">give myself another chance.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I accept that my life is the expression of my thought,</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">and I commit myself to aligning my thoughts</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">more and more each day with the Thought of Love.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I accept that I am an expression of this Love.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Love's hands and voice and heart on earth.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I accept my own life as a blessing and a gift.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">My heart is open to receive, and I am deeply grateful.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">May I always share the gifts that I receive</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">fully, freely, and with joy.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Author Unknown</span></b></div>mxtodis123http://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795332554006054086.post-86155523444466012142024-02-10T06:30:00.002-05:002024-02-10T06:30:59.048-05:00Chinese New Year<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiR3dyYAXtTLbjmvbKT7tC_5F0C3JqXrIVLwEG44P67aVaxELKKLKqCRDG6ePO3lGxcgctiE4cpjrriqK7hywyS2ugSUp71fHbyCnqX9KW5aaSz3sTxBbwmQWFWyAZ4cHNmurX7ymkItOkDbyVSTKmqIN7DNlYBIBLz7Pfj_l0ZU9KGRMvMGSYU6nbHFmKW" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1449" data-original-width="2048" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiR3dyYAXtTLbjmvbKT7tC_5F0C3JqXrIVLwEG44P67aVaxELKKLKqCRDG6ePO3lGxcgctiE4cpjrriqK7hywyS2ugSUp71fHbyCnqX9KW5aaSz3sTxBbwmQWFWyAZ4cHNmurX7ymkItOkDbyVSTKmqIN7DNlYBIBLz7Pfj_l0ZU9KGRMvMGSYU6nbHFmKW=w400-h283" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><p></p><p><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The arrival of the Chinese New Year is a time of renewal, reflection, and the rekindling of family bonds. It is an annual 15 day festival in China that begins with the new moon which occurs sometime between January 31 and February 20th. Festivities generally last until the full moon.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The origins of the Chinese New Year are steeped in legend. One of thse legends said that a thousand years ago a monster named Nlan (Year) would attack villagers at the geginning of each new year. The monster was afraid of loud noises, bright lights, and the color red. These things are what was used to chase the monster away.Today they are used every Chinese New Year in celebration of ushering out the old year and bringing in the new one, thus bringing luck and prosperity. Fireworks, firecrackers, red decorations and clothing is wornl Money is given out in colorful red envelopes to young people in celebration. In addition, Chinese New Year is a time to feast and to visit family members. </span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>I live one block from Brooklyn's Chinatown. It's going to be wild out here today and tonight. I think the parade will be on Sunday, but already there were fireworks up until 3:30 in the morning, and I'm sure tonight will be the same, if not worse. No sleep for me this weekend. I'll be finding silly string on the sidewalks for days. The streets are already decorated in reds and golds. Most of my friends are going out to dinner, but I have one friend who takes traditions seriously and has been running about all week.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>She has educated me on a lot of them. House must be clean, clean linens on the bed, all laundry done, bills must be paid. And cooking? Red envelopes with money for those of a certain age unmarried. My goodness. She has spent hundreds of dollars on food. Whole chicken which symbolizes prosperity; whole fish which symbolizes new beginnings and endings; pork belly for prosperity; a special soup with ingredients totally about a $100; vegetable dishes, dumplings, shrimp chips. Why, when I was heading to the center yesterday morning she hopped on the bus in my neighborhood with two lobsters in her bag. And when I asked how many she was having, she said 6 people. Wow. Seriously, I was wishing she invited me for dinner. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Not sure what I'll be having tonight. I always like traditions, even those not in my own culture, but if I do decide to do something, I won't be spending that much money for sure.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Happy Chinese New Year.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p>mxtodis123http://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795332554006054086.post-9868023133908807902024-02-09T06:25:00.000-05:002024-02-09T06:25:34.608-05:00Friday Roundup<p><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">A regular non eventful week. Seems there is a lot of them lately. Sometimes I wonder if that's something good or perhaps it has me stuck in a rut. Maybe I need some excitement. Not much at my age, but a little something to stir things up which is why I am anxiously awaiting the new center. There we will have an exercise rooms with state of the art machines, a dance room, a technology room, and art room, a health and wellness room, a pool table and a ping pong table. And many more classes to choose from. Frankly, I'm bored with watercolor and guoache painting. I have always liked working with acrylics but figured I would give the two a try. Just not into it anymore. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">On Tuesday we had our monthly council meeting. Still no news on the grand opening. Lately those meetings are boring me, too. Since we got a new director each meeting turns into a war of words with someone. I turn myself off at that point. I don't like confrontation.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Wednesday I chose to stay home. Not much sleep the night before so I spent the morning watching Murder She Wrote while dozing off and on in my chair. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> Lunch at the center yesterday was macaroni and cheese, brocolli, and carrots. This is one of my favorite lunches that they serve, and I end up eating it all. I love mac and cheese, but don't make it at home because hubby won't eat it, and it's just too much to make it for one. I wasn't very hungry when I got home, but about 5 pm my tummy started to rumble. I thought maybe a sandwich, but my body had a bit of a chill so I decided some easy, hot, and spicy.</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgILDRS3STMCrkUR8nviUZeCCI6elTqv3_GGHwfi6Fm2w9w_bl_BzRRkepa4U0s-DL68W6eRWxpAD4Q6phqYLg8lmGtVB0rLnnSzkfGrTfvS79ylxj1c-mnRq-7JmkE-ELTHLOrPX9QbGGEkruycvBk7Op_sI4AeznQ3e106QAYOcrbxMANzPqVOiPPEcCZ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgILDRS3STMCrkUR8nviUZeCCI6elTqv3_GGHwfi6Fm2w9w_bl_BzRRkepa4U0s-DL68W6eRWxpAD4Q6phqYLg8lmGtVB0rLnnSzkfGrTfvS79ylxj1c-mnRq-7JmkE-ELTHLOrPX9QbGGEkruycvBk7Op_sI4AeznQ3e106QAYOcrbxMANzPqVOiPPEcCZ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505;"><div style="font-size: 15px;"><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>Healthy dinner last night. Stir fried veggies in chili sauce (nice and spicy) served over brown rice with sliced tomato on the side. Blueberries for dessert. </b></span></span><div><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>Have a wonderful weekend.</b></span></span><p></p><div><br /></div></div>mxtodis123http://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795332554006054086.post-15255998965781539782024-02-08T06:39:00.001-05:002024-02-08T06:39:37.005-05:00Signs<p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH6i0fC24ar-0_MdOBJSWebiy0uQOukox652uu885LcDvi1I9Rj4v83SE6JbDGkZpsPzeIExNtvVPCDdWWWdLcJoTEbSjrRqerFuoiDV0E0vMVuFluBVzjvGPv4OQ0WFoqnqz6leuTXLLhXk7kKvfK4Dpoe9N-omnMqcCw68pQvzYBk6a0lh4r7UUJzXgU/s1080/angel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH6i0fC24ar-0_MdOBJSWebiy0uQOukox652uu885LcDvi1I9Rj4v83SE6JbDGkZpsPzeIExNtvVPCDdWWWdLcJoTEbSjrRqerFuoiDV0E0vMVuFluBVzjvGPv4OQ0WFoqnqz6leuTXLLhXk7kKvfK4Dpoe9N-omnMqcCw68pQvzYBk6a0lh4r7UUJzXgU/w300-h400/angel.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" class="placeholder" id="e7227064f6be8" src="https://www.blogger.com/img/transparent.gif" style="background-color: #d8d8d8; background-image: url('https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/i/materialiconsextended/insert_photo/v6/grey600-24dp/1x/baseline_insert_photo_grey600_24dp.png'); background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; opacity: 0.6;" /><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Christmas. 2024. In April it will be 4 years since my son Anthony passed away. When he first passed, his brother and I were both receiving signs that he was still around us. For example, I'd be watching television and something would drop from the counter in the kitchen. Another time my son was visiting and as we were sitting around chatting, the new memorial vase I had purchased rolled off the chair I had put it on. </span></b></span></div></div></div><p></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">But, there has been nothing lately......until I went to set up my little tree this year. <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505;">A strange thing happened when I went to untangle my lights. I always just toss them in with the idea that I'll untangle them the following year. Then I ask myself the question "Why didn't I untangle them before putting them away?"</span></span></b></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>This year they were especially tangled and as I got closer to the center of the tangle I discovered the following Angel necklace was wrapped tightly around. Took me forever to get it out. The thing is, I am the only one who handles the tree and decorations, and I have NEVER seen this necklace before. I have no idea where it came from. Very strange and has me wondering if this was a message that my Angel is watching over me. Or is it a message from Anthony.</b></span></span><div><br /></div><p></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUrvU8rjazZ7izIKBjNeUYC1XckHU81fxG3vWVB9irYQNTC2okHcIPOCb1w3Zl6gjbz9RrHGtgZKvzLjRFcg-RMlf9tOTl1XSk5PDeqxRszZvMB5gMCuC3rcJNNdMK776MzlvHhQfdazLCzSVWt1sqLFWCsEVzfh-rP5-wt1fv8Exy16atLKl9EvQCgVwS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUrvU8rjazZ7izIKBjNeUYC1XckHU81fxG3vWVB9irYQNTC2okHcIPOCb1w3Zl6gjbz9RrHGtgZKvzLjRFcg-RMlf9tOTl1XSk5PDeqxRszZvMB5gMCuC3rcJNNdMK776MzlvHhQfdazLCzSVWt1sqLFWCsEVzfh-rP5-wt1fv8Exy16atLKl9EvQCgVwS=w312-h640" width="312" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>My son and I went to visit Anthony's grave on a very cloudy day. While we were there the sunburst through the clouds with rays landing on my son's grave. The clouds are still in the sky but the sun is blinding. We couldn't even look in that direction. The same thing happened at another visit. Unfortunately I didn't get a picture.</b></span></div>mxtodis123http://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.com4