Our Dear Friend, Dr. Allen Ball, Has Passed Away

Thank all of you for your prayers in the past.

Our friend,

Dr. Allen Ball

went home yesterday morning.

He is no longer in any pain 

or suffering on any level.

He was a man that did 
so many good things in his life.

He will be long remembered 

by the medical community

and those that love him.

Please keep his wife and family 

in your prayers.

His wife, Carol, is shown here with Allen 

right after he got the cancer diagnosis.

Rest in peace, Allen.

We will miss you always and forever.

New Word Wednesday

Now - before I start this I want you to 

remember something-

I do NOT SWEAR on my blog-

I just don't.

I don't like to offend anyone
SO-if you are 

EASILY OFFENDED

you might want to move to another blog today.

However,

I think MOST OF YOU will see

the humor in this.

My son was about 3-1/2 and he was standing

outside with the neighbor

(who he called GRUMP-PA for obvious reasons)

when a rescue squad went by.
Apparently, GRUMPpa said-
There goes that damn ambulance.

Here is your 

NEW WORD for WEDNESDAY.

DAMBULANCE!

It is composed of TWO WORDS

Damn & Ambulance.

Mama's Boy thought that was the 

REAL NAME of this!

He would say...

Look, Mama!

Here comes the DAMBULANCE!

He was a REAL HIT in church school!

It took us TWO YEARS to convince him

that it was JUST an

AMBULANCE!

So--YOU can choose whether (or not) 

you would like

to incorporate this 

NEW WORD

into your vocabulary this week.

You all have a great day.

I am going out to try and eradicate some

DAMDELIONS!

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It's Time! Another PICK YOUR FAVORITE---PLAYHOUSE FOR GIRLS

I think most of you know that we built a playhouse

for our grandkids when we built this house-

using leftover materials.

I won't post that one here though.

Instead pick one YOU love-

Ready to play along?

You are building this house for a favorite child

OR for

your INNER CHILD!

#1

Purple & Green Must Be Seen

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#2

Pink Victorian

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 Looking for something a little bigger 

in a Victorian place?

How about-

#3

Victorian Mansion

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#4

Gaze At That Gazebo

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#5

The Little House That Grew

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#6

Sweetly Stoned

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#7

Blue & Green Can Be Seen

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You know the routine!

Pick ONE house---JUST ONE--

I'll bring the tea and cookies

and you can pour!

Which place shall we play in?

I have a special guest that said she would 

read us a story!

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Here is what MyHero does 

when I put MY FAIRY COSTUME on

and want to read HIM

a bedtime story.

Pffffffttttttttttttttt-

Happy Tuesday-

I am off to see "my boys" at the VA

and I'll be counting votes when I get home!

A Quick Sunday Prayer Update- Krista AND a BATHING BEAUTY

Whoo Hooo!

This beautiful young lady, Krista,

is at home with her sweet family!

She says that she knows that she got better

because of the prayers and good thoughts

that went up for her.

The original post for prayer is here.

Debby @ Cozy Blanket

is her mother-in-law and she says

THANK YOU, too!

Some BIG NEWS coming up in 

a day or so---

Stay tuned!

Meanwhile-back at the pool----

Little Miss Bright Eyes!

Wish I looked that cute in a suit...

So does MyHero!

I Come To You With A Heavy Heart Asking For Prayer For Beth Marie

One of the bloggers I discovered early in my 

blogging life was 

Beth Marie

Her blog is 

Day by Day with Beth Marie.

I emailed Beth Marie quite often

outside of the confines of 

commenting on her blog.

In the past few weeks I have not had

any response to my emails to her

and I have been 

anxious and worried about her.

Yesterday her good friend, 

Carol, @ Rambling On

did an update on her health situation.

Beth Marie and I talked because

she was dealing with same type of cancer

that a friend of ours dealt with.

He has had recovery with some

permanent side effects.

However, it has not been a 

good journey for Beth.

She has fought the good fight with

radiation and chemo

and has suffered a lot of pain and anxiety.

At this point she is in hospice

and is looking towards

GOING HOME.

Please pray that her passage is a peaceful one.

Please pray that they are able to control her pain

and give her and her family 

peace and comfort.

I have shed tears for her 

just knowing her as a blogger-

I can't imagine what her family and

close friends are going through.

Please pray for a peaceful journey for her..

or- if you don't pray-

please send good wishes and kind thoughts.

Thank you!

I love you, Beth Marie, and I know
you won't read this but I think God
will let you know!

I will be gone today with
the grandgirls

so bear with me-
I will be back Sunday.

Finish It Up Friday- Five From RIDING WITH NANA

Last weekend I had all three girls sleep over.

On Saturday morning, Ria had to go to dance.

That meant I was left with 

Thing One & Thing Two.

Thing One 

CANNOT KEEP HER HANDS OFF MY CAMERA!

We are riding along and she is taking selfies

and giving her sister

DIRECTIONS.

SweetCheeks!  Smile for the Camera

OK

Sweet Cheeks- Make a FISH FACE.

OK

SweetCheeks-Do it again-Another smile.

NO!

Come on, SweetCheeks-

I'm taking your picture anyway!

I SAID NO- Lulu!

I'm not going to even look at you!

Okay- SweetCheeks.  Just one more 

and I'll leave you alone!

Show us what you feel like 

when you have to ride 

in the car when PAPA is driving!

And now you know why

I DO NOT RIDE WITH PAPA!

That is EXACTLY how I feel!

And while they were doing this:

Our dancer was doing this-

praying before performing-

Happy Friday!

Hope you have a great weekend!

The Tale of TUXIE The Tuxedo Cat And A Prayer Update on Krista

We went away a couple of weekends ago.

Just before we left I looked out the front door

and there was a beautiful tuxedo cat

sitting on our porch.

He looks EXACTLY like the tuxedo cat

we had 15 years ago.

It is just plain EERIE!

Anyway, We can't have a cat right now

so we stopped by our shelter,

which is a no-kill shelter, 

on our way out of town.

CLOSED

They had a number posted for Animal Control.

"Leave the cat on your porch we will pick him up".

We are gone for 2-1/2 days.

We come home and

my heart sinks to my feet- 

TUXIE

is now sitting by the 

BACK DOOR.

On the front door is a note from animal control

that says-

THE CAT RAN AWAY!

Okay-

We go get cat food, litter, 

a litter box and a scooper.

We set the cat up in our heated garage.

We call the shelter again and they have a posting

that someone has lost a tuxedo cat

SIX WEEKS AGO.

We make arrangements with the lady to 

pick her cat up....if it is her cat.

She arrives and she is OVERJOYED

and picks Tuxie up and

TAKES HIM HOME.

He does not look any happier to see her 

then he is to see us.

We give her the food, the litter and the scooper.

Two hours later she calls.

It is NOT her cat.

Helllllllllllllloooooooooo-

I could pick my cat out in a room full of cats.

Anyway,

She has decided to 

KEEP HIM.

We are thrilled because she is a nice lady

and you can tell she was lonesome for her kitty.

Long story short

already too late, isn't it

TUXIE has a new home!

I swear-the strangest things happen to me.

Now-if I could only find a home for this one-

If you'd like him I will arrange 

transportation.

You will have to put your own collar on him

and litter train him though.

His name is Squirrely but you can feel

free to change that if you'd like.

Update on Krista!

She is out of ICU--still not able to come home

but getting better.  Debby and her family

thank you for the prayers for all of them.

NEW WORD WEDNESDAY-#4

The new word today applies

to my 

HOME STATE of PENNSYLVANIA

The word today is about a city.

It is 

PHILLYDELPHFREEYA

The word is pronounced

PHILLY DELPH FREE YA

(just like it's spelled, of course)

My daughter, Miss T, came home

with this one.

She said she was studying about 

PHILLYDELPHFREEYA.

Me:You mean Philadelphia!

Miss T:- NO, Mom!

It's PHILLYDELPHFREEYA.

It's the City of Philly where they got free.

Me:  Who got free?

Miss T:I dunno-They didn't tell us that part yet.

Now- HERE'S what is funny about that!
MyHero corrected her!

He said, No, MissT....it is  NOT PHILLYDELPHFREEYA
It IS PHILADEL-THIA!
And, that, after 35 years of corrections,
is STILL how he pronounces it.

I would submit it to the state for a 
City Name Change
but I am not sure which
pronunciation I should send in.

Okay- I am prepared.
They are BOTH going to be mad at me today!

IS BOSCH THE BEST? OR-Isn't it? Only The Consumer Knows For Sure!

This is NOT my usual post

but I want to put this out there.

When we redid this house a few years ago

I wanted a top-of-the-line double oven.

We researched and bought a Bosch

from a local dealer that I am NOT going to mention.

We have had Bosch dishwashers 

in our last two houses

and they are workhorses.

We thought the oven would be as 

good or better-right?

Anyway,

the Bosch oven was delivered, 

 unpacked in the truck,

and brought in and set into place.

I was in OVEN HEAVEN!!!!

It did everything except stir the batter for me!

A year or so  went by and the oven would shut off

while it was baking.

I would go down, flip the breaker off,

and it would reset itself.

I called the dealer-

must be a fluke-a power surge at your house.

Odd-nothing else needed resetting.

Long story short-

Within 3 years they had put in a new mother board.

Within 4 years they had put in 

a second mother board

and a new harness.

Each time meant at least 30-40 DAYS

without a working oven.

Within  6 years the thing would not work,

and the broke the door off trying to fix it.

AND-AFTER 5 YEARS they no longer

make the parts for them.

No problem- We have a 7 year warranty.

WHAT can you do to fix this thing?

HOW are you going to fix it?

Answer:Your unit is already 8 years old and

OUT OF WARRANTY!

REALLY?

How can that be?

Hmmmm...Seems the dealer gave us the 

FLOOR MODEL-

which was already two years old.

OUT OF WARRANTY-OUT OF LUCK.

We are talking a $3,000+ oven here, folks!

MY SPLURGE in this house!

I was beginning to lose my sense of humor..

Guess what?

When you can't get satisfaction locally

you go to the 

HEAD HONCHO-

in GERMANY!

Yes- Yes- it's true.

MyHero really WAS MyHero.

He went to the top of the chain

AND

-although I did not have a working oven 

for almost a year-

we got a 

BRAND NEW STATE OF THE ART BOSCH DOUBLE OVEN

FREE OF CHARGE!

(although we had to pay to have the 

cabinet re-sized because this one is 2" taller-

but they threw in a couple of extras 

that made it worth it)

I am NOT getting paid for this 

but I do like to give credit where credit is due.

I WOULD BUY ANOTHER BOSCH OVEN!

I guess, just like a car,

you can get a lemon of an oven.

It does make you wonder if it was handled roughly

in the delivery...

and why it was UNBOXED before being

brought in.

(was there really a box at all?)

Here is my old baby-sitting in the garage

waiting to be picked up

by a local church group-

one of the men there is sure he can fix it.

Hope he can!.

Live and learn...

AND a local company that I 

sent at least 15 people to 

to buy their appliances will NEVER get another 

referral from me.

So- at the end of the day-

WHO SEZ 

there aren't good companies that will

honor their product out there?

With a BOSCH

you, too, can bake these-

or you can buy them from

Stauffers-like I did.

With an oven like that I should

be baking every minute....right?

MyHero thinks I am...shhhhhhh....

See you this afternoon when I am done

cooling my heels over at

THE VA!

PLEASE PLEASE PRAY for this young woman

I am sure a lot of you know 

DEBBY @ COZY BLANKET
She is a wonderful woman,
a mother and a grandmother
that gives so much to everyone.

She is asking for prayer for
her beautiful daughter-in-law,
KRISTA
seen here with Debby's son and two grandgirls.

Here is what Debby said last week on her blog.

My daughter-in-law  had been having headaches 

for two days when this was taken. 

She went to the ER on Tuesday.  Then she went back

 on Wed. and was admitted overnight .  The next day she was

 transferred to a hospital in Columbus by squad. She is now

 in ICU with a torn carotid artery.  They are still doing 

testing.  Her headaches have not gone away.  She is on blood

 thinners and being carefully watched.  She did have a couple

 of mini strokes.  I think her prognosis is good but we have 

no idea when she will be home.

I spent the night with the grandgirls.
  
They are so sensitive and miss her a lot. 

They did face time and we all were crying.  

Our DIL looked really bad. 

I contacted Debby yesterday 

and her DIL is still in ICU,

and not doing well.

Please pray that this 

young, beautiful mother

is restored to health and her family.

Please pray for those two little girls, too, 

that are missing their mom,

and Debby's son that is missing his

wife and worried sick.

Pray for Debby's peace of mind, too.

Thanks so much!

Debby and I both thank you for your prayers.

For those of you that don't pray

please send your good wishes and love.

I am at the dentist in the morning

and will be around later in the day.

LOOK WHO is here visiting for the weekend!

I have the unexpected pleasure of

THREE SISTERS

that showed up 

after school yesterday

and are

staying with us for the weekend.

Plus TOMORROW night we will be adding

ONE MORE SUSPECT

to the fold

to spend the night!

That ought to be entertaining!

Plus- we are helping my sister-in-law move...

SO---as you can imagine

I am a BUSY GAL this weekend.

I'll be around on Monday 

if I can still walk!

Have a great weekend 

and

STAY OUT OF TROUBLE...

oh- wait---

it is ME that is supposed to

STAY OUT OF TROUBLE!

I think that is what my mother said to me

EVERY DAY OF LIFE

when I left the house.

PRACTICING TO BE A LAWYER AND A DENTIST

How does a 

FOUR YEAR OLD 

get so smart?

Mom:  What's the matter with CharlesInCharge?

Big Boy E:  HUH?  What?

Mom: Why is CharlesInCharge crying?

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Big Boy E:  HUH?  I dunno.

Mom:( looking around) 

Did you hit him with the golf club?

Big Boy E: You mean the one with the green handle and the purple head on it?

Mom:  Yes!  That's what I mean.  

          Did you hit him with that?

Big Boy E:  No! I didn't hit him with that, Mom!

Mom:  Well, did you hit him with

 another one then?

Big Boy E: What do you mean?  What one?

Mom (looking around and pointing).  

Did you hit him with that one?

Big Boy E:  Which one?

Mom: (pointing directly at  one)

Did you hit him with that one?

Big Boy E: (pointing)

You mean that one? 

The one with the silver handle 

and the green head?

Mom:  Yes!  That one!  

Did you hit him with that one?

Big Boy E:.  Yes! Yes I did ! 

 I hit him with that one!

Mom:  Ethan!!!!  WHAT DO YOU SAY?

Big Boy E:  Sorry, Chaw-lie

And that, my friends, is how Big Boy E

passed his entrance exam to law school

at AGE FOUR!

Hope you have a GREAT Friday!

If you are wondering where I was 

and why I didn't visit yesterday

I will tell you this.

I spent my morning like this:

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My poor dentist could not get 

me numb enough to be able to

deaden a "hot" tooth.

That means I get to go back on 

MONDAY morning for

 SURGICAL STRENGTH

Novocaine (or whatever it is called).

Whoo Hooo-

Doesn't that just sound like a good way

to spend a morning?

Anyway, I spent the rest of my day

yesterday licking my lips wounds.

Now the only bonus?

This is my dentist!

Yeah- see what I mean?

That would be 

Dr. Robert Wagner

Yes-that is his real name.

You can click on his name for 

an appointment for yourself.

No charge for the free advertising,

Bobby!

You're welcome!

Look at that-He has nice teeth, too...hmmmm..

Did you ever wonder who does

the dentist's teeth?

Maybe that would be one to put on the list.

(oh-he is gonna kill me)

Maybe I should have waited until

AFTER my appointment

to do this post, huh?

Anyway-Have a great Friday!