Illinois ladies facing bc
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Karen...glad you are back. I was starting to wonder about you. Is it zap who is in the San Francisco area right now???? Wonderful to go somewhere and do things a bit differently.
I'm going to Marion today....will spend a good part of the day there. Picking up my haring aids and a side trip to Sams. Nice break for mid-week...I did work on Saturday though to make up for it. So....gave me a short week-end but it is ok.
Will be another beauty of a day here. In the 80's again, though it will bring rain for a couple of days here....and a dip in temps for a couple of days as well. We are fairly filled out now with our leaves and bushes....hard to see the other houses around us. The way I like it.
Have a beautiful day.
Love and peace,
Jackie
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Jackie, Can't believe your roses are out so soon, and so lovely!
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Hi all! Yes, Jackie, I was in San Fransisco and fell in love with it. I tend to fall in love with a lot of places...I think it was Sarasota last time. My favorite part was the Muir Redwoods. I thought I was in heaven and maybe I was. I need to get a new picture of myself on this thread...so I will look through my pictures from California. I went with my daughter as my DH is not well enough to travel. Those steep hills would have worn him out (they wore me out).
Cateyz2 (not sure I got this name right and going back means interupting this post, so please pardon me if I have your name wrong. About your husband.....maybe I am oversimplifying things but try a sit-down talk and just tell him how much you need to rely on him. That is, afterall, what most of us promised each other. These are the hard times and you need him. I thought about your post while waiting in the airport. This infant was crying so hard and the poor mother looked exhausted. Her husband was sitting with the screaming baby and she told him that the baby needs to be "walked" and gently bounced and that he needed to get up and walk around the airport to quiet the baby. He gave her the look and it was unpleasant. In a very calm voice she told him that this was a baby and baby's need things and that he must take his turn to provide and nurture that baby. He got up and did what she told him to do (I realize it i sad that he was so reluctant) like it had never occurred to him that this is what he must do now with this new challenge in their lives. I was so blessed as my family was so supportive, and so maybe I just am oversimplifying things. I really hope he rallies because you do need him and we all have it within us to step up to the plate. Blessings to you!
Susan
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But judgment may heal over time. One of the blessings of growing older is the discovery that many of the things I once believed to be my shortcomings have turned out in the long run to be my strengths, and other things of which I was unduly proud have revealed themselves in the end to be among my shortcomings. Things that I have hidden from others for years turn out to be the anchor and enrichment of my middle age. What a blessing it is to outlive your self-judgments and harvest your failures. Rachel Naomi Remen
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" I Left My Heart in San Francisco " and many other places. It is a beautiful thing when you can travel and call each place you arrive at almost home because it presents so many things that touch you. Zap, you would be one of those types of people that would help others find deep enjoyment in travel because of how you relate to where you are and what you are seeing.
I hope you all have a most fantastic day. I'm sure I will. I'm among the people who hear now. It is turning into quite the experience and I'm loving it.
Hope you all have a gorgeous day.
Peace and love,
Jackie
ETA: doxie....I wish my avatar was my roses but they aren't. It is just a picture I found that I loved so I used it.
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Quiet group today. Hope that means that everyone is doing well.
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Yep, I am doing well! It's my baby's 27th b-day today too. Both my kids (and DIL) are coming into town (Peoria) next weekend for Mother's day. We're doing the Race for the Cure, shopping, and celebrating her birthday as well as my son's, which is on the 11th, and my husband's who's b-day is on the 18th. I am so excited!
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Still working.
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Zap~ Ahhhh.., Muir Woods.., one of the MOST BEAUTIFUL sights to travel!!! That is where G_d found me and helped me back. I was LOST in Miuir Woods and I have no idea how I found my way out other than a "divine intervention." I will always hold Muir Woods near to my heart for my experience there was life-changing!
Jackie~ the roses are BEAUTIFUL!!! And so are you!!!KJ~ I am so excited for you to be spending time with the kids and doing the "race for the cure!!!" I'll be doing the "Sole Burner" the same weekend in WI and I am forever grateful for the funds raised for breast cancer!!!
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Hi my IL friends! Hope everyone is doing well and ready for the weekend! THe rain has got to go....I do like looking out and seeing everything so green though! THe gardens are starting to bloom at my house. I am getting ready to put in an organic vegetable garden. I have never grown vegetables before so cross your fingers! I am recovering from my oophrectomy ok. I had it done two weeks ago today. Not back to exercise yet but I plan to start walking this weekend. I have been busy getting stuff done and our big news is we are hhaving a daughter! Not what you think especially since I just had an oophrectomy.....we are getting a foreign exchange student in August for the year. She is 16 and from Italy. I just started emailing with her. She is a pretty, smart young woman. Can't wait until she arrives. My son can't wait to have a big sister too. What are all of you fine ladies doing this weekend? We have not had a get together in a while. I never head into the city for doctors anymore so I don't see any of you downtown girls. If anyone wants to plan a west side lunch, let me know. I need to do it this month before school gets out!
KJ your avatar is so pretty! So appreciative that you are doing Race For The Cure. A BIG THANK YOU on behalf of all of us BC gals! I will do the Strides walk again in October.
Doxie - I love your avatar. What kind of dog do you have? She's a cutie! My puppy is getting so big now! She's over 30 pounds! She's full of personality. She has been missing our morning runs with me recovering from surgery. She doesn't even get tired on a 5 mile run.....oh to have that much energy!
Have a FAB weekend ladies! Rain rain go away!!!
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Time is not measured by the years that you live But by the deeds you do and the joy that you give-- And each day as it comes brings a chance to each one To love to the fullest, leaving nothing undone That would brighten the life or lighten the load Of some weary traveler lost on Life's Road-- So what does it matter how long we may live If as long as we live we unselfishly give.
Helen Steiner Rice
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mdg We need to plan a lunch near the Oakbrook area. I promised Chgomini I would do this last month but got busy. My problem is I never know when I'm going to work so I don't know if I can make it. If we could plan on a Saturday or Sunday, maybe even dinner then I know I could.
I'll contact you later. Off to get ready for work.
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mdg
Thanks. When are we going to see your best running buddy? My dog is a long hair dachshund. That picture was taken when she was about a year old. She's nearing 8 now. She is a sprinter, not long distance runner. I learned the hard way, having to carry her home. In her defense, she has chronic back pain due to congenital intervertebral disc disease. She was a sweetheart during chemo and after surgery, staying by my side.
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My, my, my......rain started here just as I got off work yesterday. I got soaked just getting into my car to come home. Forecast ( double my ), is for it go continue today and Sat. and Sun. as well. Not going to be much fun but I think at some point it will change to off and on showers which to me would be better than the rather steady downpour...though not heavy like yesterday....that we are having right now.
C-Square....intrigued by your Muir woods experience. "Divine" help --- yes it is that and almost more in a way. We are all full of 'wisdoms' that we are not aware of but if we listen to the 'inner' voice....that wisdom is allowed to come forth and "save" us and ever after is a bit of amazement. It will color your life....give you a whole different perspective and along the way a much more deeper respect for the you that is inside. Always reminds me of that quote about how much you REALLY are.....so much more than our daily and sometimes busy life allows us to feel. How totally ALIVE we get to be when we are touching that divine spark inside and finding our way through stressful situations.
Kj....all the birthdays ... what fun and of course being together and celebrating along with the walk. I would be excited and filled with great anticipation too. It will be wonderful.....and the weather will be wonderful then.
mdg....what a delight...adding to the family for a while. What a great learning experience for everyone. I too am hoping for respite from the rain. Other part that is not so well is that the temps. plummeted too. Still Spring is here though pretty unseasonable for many. Snow ( this time of yr. ) is closer to us than I would like, though it won't reach here. It is in some of the mid to western parts of Missouri and I think it just usually doesn't happen in May. Anyway....I'm doing a go-away rain dance as well.
Lago...how long has this job lasted. Wow !!!! Is it going to turn into permanent???Sometimes working is good. You'll be ready for a break though huh !!!! If I recall you had some travel time to deal with as well. Hope the weather is not making it un-pleasant.
Hi to all and hope you have a fantastic Friday.
Peace and love,
Jackie
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Mdg and all. Would love to do lunch somewhere in the western burbs with you all ! Best before the end of May as I will be doing exchange surgery around then.
I'm also getting my garden ready to plant. I am hoping for a lot more rain this year! You will have fun and learn a lot this first year. My daughter and her family recently moved in next door so I am excited to be sharing this hobby and the workload (as well as the produce!) with her
Blessings to all for a great weekend.
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Hi ladies - just wanted to chime in on a lunch plan - I would love to join all of you when you meet, so keep us posted. Just finished day 3 of rads and so far, so good. That is the good news.
The bad news - broke my left arm last Friday. I fell down some stairs at a neighbors house and put my arm out to brace the fall - I was so worried about falling on my right arm since I just had SN surgery a month ago. Well, that arm broke with the fall - a hairline fracture of the radius and I have 4 staples in the back of my head where I hit the brick wall of the house. It's been that kind of year. When I went back to the ER to get the staples removed Wednesday, a "lady" backed into my car when I was backing out from my parking space. She claimed was lighting a cigarette and didn't see me. Good excuse, huh? And she wouldn't even get out of her car to look at the damage! Her car looked like it had been through a few accidents, so I don't think it phased her one bit. I am waiting for this black cloud to quit following me!
Hope you all have a lovely, rain-free weekend. I am staying put so nothing else happens!
Peg
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Peg u poor thing, u broke u arm---OMG--u'r like Zippy with that damn cloud--And u'r head stapled and rads--Oh geeze STAY IN U'R HOME as much as possible in one area. U'r arm must be casted somehow--well u can't do much around the house (wink) so just take care of u'rself. Well try to.
Leaha u'r dgtr living right next door is perfect--u'll have fun gardening and sharing and with her family this year. A great pick me upper. Do u have a pool? If not u should get one just so u can sit around and relax in nice water when u'r done.
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Ouch. Broken arm and stapled head?! Oh my. Sorry you have all this extra trouble. Pray you heal quickly. B
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OMG Peki enough is enough. Hope the sun shines on you very soon!
Jackie I've only been at this gig for 1.5 weeks. Will finish up next Wednesday. I was working at another place for a few days before. The one with the commute ended back in early January. I actually ended the job a week early. The owner was nice but the creative director wasn't a very good communicator nor did he give good direction. He mentioned he was having trouble finding good freelancers. hmmmm maybe he's the issue not the freelancers.
The place I'm working at now is great. The husband wife team are really nice. It's a political communications firm. The tend to do stuff for Decomcrat side. Been working on some direct mail and lots of animated banners. She's been really easy to work with.
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Oops....I'm caught somewhere back in January. I really don't keep up too well, but glad you are enjoying your work Lago.....this job your are doing now sounds like it would be quite enjoyable. Certainly helps though when you have positive feelings and energies going on.
Raining here this morning....one of our showers I think . Due to have them over this complete week-end. This sounds like just a nice steady rain which is not quite my description of a shower. To me a shower doesn't necessarily rain hard....just appears, drops some water and moves on. This does not have the sound or feel --- sigh !!!!
A word about the quote....I might have used it before, and I know I certainly read it before. I am in love with the way it is stated which seems a bit old fashioned to me. I hope you will enjoy it too.
Love and peace,
Jackie
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The place to take the test of a man is not the forum or field, not the marketplace
or the amen corner, but at his own fireside. There he lays aside his mask
and you may judge whether he is imp or angel, king or cur, hero or humbug.
I care not what the world says of him, whether it crown him with bays
or pelt him with eggs; I care never a copper what his reputation or religion may be;
if his babes dread his homecoming and his better half has to swallow her heart
every time she asks him for a five dollar bill, he's a fraud of the first water,
even though he prays night and morn until he is black in the face,
and howls hallelujah until he shakes the eternal hills. But if his children rush
to the front gate meet him, and love's own sunshine illumines the face
of his wife when she hears his footsteps, you may take it for granted
that he is true gold, for his home's a heaven and the humbug
never got that close to the great white throne of God.
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(((( Peg ))))) Do hope you have a nice quiet week-end. That lady who hit your car......she has a good reason to quit smoking now, if you ask me. I quit smoking a long time ago, but you know I think the majority of brands are now somewhere well over $5.00 -- closer to $6.00 a pack. When I smoked, cigarettes were well under $5.00 for a whole carton of them. Times have really changed.
If everyone is having rain and the weather map makes it look like it, then staying in will be a lot easier for everyone.
Peace and love,
Jackie
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My DH still smokes. I won't walk next to him when he smokes. I believe smokes are $11 in Chicago!
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Lago: Wow--it's been a long time since I had to deal with a smoker. I made my DH promise to stop smoking and he did--the day we got married. It's been 33 years. They were $5/pack then.
Thanks for all the well wishes this coming weekend. I am also walking with some gals from BCO I have met on other threads. I am very excited.
Peg: Sorry to hear about your arm--ouch!
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Introspection enables one to be free from the influence of negativity. Introspection means the desire to be good. Introspection brings the ability to look within and see the true self in the mirror of the heart, thus enabling one to activate the inner spirituality. Then all effort made will be towards activating this inherent goodness. And slowly one finds that the behaviour associated with negative traits are no more expressed, as they begin to lose their hold. When I am able to introspect and look within, I can find the goodness that is there within me. Because of this, I naturally am free from expectations from others that they should recognise my goodness or consider me good. Instead I find myself content with what I am and continue to bring out the best from within me. I continue to learn from all situations and experience progress.
Brahma Kumaris
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Ick -- raining here today...one of those showers that just keep going. Hopefully it will let up and we can enjoy some of the day. May be one or two showers tomorrow, but then afternoon sun and higher temps. It will be most welcome.
Peace and love,
Jackie
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We spend most of our time in a kind of horizontal thinking. We move along the surface of things going from one quick base to another, often with a frenzy that wears us out. We collect data, things, people, ideas, "profound experiences," never penetrating any of them. . . But there are other times. There are times when we stop. We sit still. We lose ourselves in a pile of leaves or its memory. We listen and breezes from a whole other world begin to whisper.
James Carroll
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Morning....maybe a shower or two, but hopefully some sun this afternoon. I will sure be happy and it will give me the perfect opportunity to stop for just a bit and smell the 'roses' and hear some whispers from the breezes. Hope everyone has a reason today.
Have a marvelous Monday.
Love and peace
Jackie
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Good morning. Best Cinco de Mayo/bday ever yesterday. Picked up dd at airport from her semester in Africa. I'm in heaven.
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Adey I don't blame u. I bet u'r DD has alot to talk about.
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