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Hi to both of you. I'm still poking in from time to time. Now that school is back in session, I have found a few other things to keep me busy. I'm not here at the forums as much, either. Connie, sounds as if you have as well.

Are your home improvements one of those 'stimulus' ideas to keep people working. LOL Except for the bend in the middle this could be my stairway (even the same paint colors). So my question is: Were people and their furniture must smaller one hundred years ago? Fifty years ago this house was 4 1-or 2-room apartments. Things like couches and refrigerators had to go up those stairs. I don't know how...

I have two organizing kinds of things to get done in the next weeks. I am in the processing of getting my husband's family genealogy into a group on Facebook. Through Facebook I have 'met' a whole family of his cousins in Tulsa - a little strange cause they all came from South Dakota, but this other family didn't really know that. I also plan my family's reunion each fall for the following summer. That will be more difficult this time because many of us have given up camping which is what we have always done in the past. I need to find a place with a motel and campground.

I will continue to drop in once in a while, but in the meantime know that I'm thinking of you. GrannyH

Our new roof is a necessity...it has been leaking and my husband got some money when his dad passed away and so that is what we are using to fix the stairs and roof. We are going to use the rest of it to go on a vacation next year. He wants to go to Alaska and it is too late this year.

I figure people a hundred years ago didn't have a lot of anything. How many clothes could you have had back then? It was a bear getting our bed up those stairs! I think hubby said it goes with the house when we get ready to sell it! There was a wardrobe upstairs and it isn't anything great to look at, but functional. When we moved in and it was there I thought how nice, they knew there were no closets and left it here for us! Only after having a horrible time getting our kind sized 4 post bed up those stairs did we realize they had to have built the wardrobe upstairs.

The new roof already has hit problems! Part of the roof of the house has old old wooden shingles and the only thing under that is 2x4's. The guy said $1000 more for the cost of adding plywood to the roof. They have only tore off one side. Hopefully no more nasty surprises are in store!

I did have a not so happy thing happen to me last night! Morty was outside and didn't want to come in. It was time for bed so I went outside bare footed and had to chase him around the yard and was really mad and had him by the collar and was draging him in and stomping in and impalied my foot on a roofing nail! My hubby had to yank it out as it was in all the way. Monday I will be at the dr for a teatnus shot!

Here's 2 photos of the roof:



Old shingles



After ripping shingles off

Well, I went to the dr today and I have an infection in my foot and got a teatnus shot. Boy that hurt! Got a weeks worth of antibiodics too. I hope my week looks up from here!

Hi GrannyH!

The reunion sounds like a lot of fun! And, what a great idea to search for a place with both a motel and campground--best of both worlds. How many people will be attending the reunion?

Are you still having "Granny Daycare" after school? I think you had talked about cooking with the grandchildren for an activity. I'll have some fun Halloween type of cooking activities/recipes posted on Cooking for Kids soon. I'll post a link here when I do.

I'm glad you have a few minutes of time to yourself after such a busy summer!

Have a great day!

Ouch! Connie, I'm so sorry about your foot! How is it feeling today?

I don't know how I missed that in your earlier post--I'm so sorry!

I hope your foot feels better soon, and hope that Morty comes in faster next time. Dogs, while so cute, wonderful, etc., can be soooo stubborn at times, can't they?

How are the visits with the Mom going? And, how are you and your husband coping with everything?

Brandii, just quick response to your questions.

My parents died three weeks apart 25 years ago, and I have been organizing this reunion every year since then. They had 8 children, and 9 grandchildren. We are waiting for great-grandchildren 12 and 13. I think there are 12 in-laws in two generations. This summer's reunion (the 25th) was the largest we've had with only my nephew in Iraq not being able to attend. We change locations every few years, and that's the hard part - and the part I'm preparing to do now.

I don't do 'day care' during the school year, except for sick days and school holidays. What I do after potty training and before 1st grade is 'Grandma Days'. Lunch and afternoon with only one kid - Wednesday for the 5 year old granddaughter and Friday for the 3 year old grandson. The 3 year old still takes a nap, so he's easy. The 5 year old would like to shop every day, so she's harder. And she's here today, (we're looking for on-line dress-up games) so it's time for me to give her that attention I promised.

Hey guys. Well, the punctured part of my foot is feeling way better as I broke the middle toe on that foot Tuesday night. I went in Wednesday morning for xrays and they got back to me today. I rammed my foot into this antique box I have in my kitchen. I was taking the cat to the door right before bed and it was dark. You got to bet I won't be walking around in the dark anymore! I have an appointment with the orthopedist on Monday morning. For now I am taking painkillers and antiinflamitories. I think the worst case scenario is a walking cast as my toe is bent and worse with weight on it.

The last few days have been nice not to have to chase Mary Jayne around and I think even Morty must know I am hurt because he has been more docile than usual!

Hi Connie!

My goodness! You have had the worst luck with your foot and now toe! I'm so sorry, and hope you are feeling better soon.

Has the pain gotten any better?

I'm glad you are going to the doctor tomorrow. Isn't it funny how dogs can pick up on things?

When I cracked a bone in my foot a while back, I came back from the doctor with one of those lovely walking boots.

My dog went nuts! As soon as I sat down and put my foot up, he barked and growled at the boot, and was not a happy camper. It took longer to settle him down than it took to see the doctor, get xrays, etc.

How is Mary Jayne doing? I'm sure it did help not having to chase her around with your foot--that makes me hurt just thinking about it.

Let us know how it goes tomorrow at the doctor!

Ok, so can I say WAAHHHHH!!! I got 2 big ole shots in my foot and he set my toe. I didn't watch but my hubby did and he was making horrible faces! I have to keep my toes buddy taped for 3 weeks...go back to see him in 3 weeks....I have to wear this shoe that is rigid so that my foot doesn't roll. It is just beautiful too lol.

Mary Jayne is doing good. The past few nights she cried because she wanted to go home with mommy so I think that is good. To me it means that they are bonding I guess. Still makes me sad to think of her gone, but my foot problems have made me not think about her so much!!

OUCH OUCH OUCH!!! Connie, I'm so sorry about your toe, or should I say the 're-setting' of your toe. That hurts just thinking about it!

Wow--that does sound like great progress with Mary Jayne. It sounds like her Mom has come pretty far? What do you think? Is she more capable/willing/wanting (trying to think of the right word here) to be Mary Jayne's mom?

I'm so glad you have been able to be on good terms with her so that your relationship with Mary Jayne can remain strong. I bet that will come in handy, especially after the new baby arrives in December.

I hope your foot and toe feels better soon!