Small Talk: The Prayer Closet

[crazycatlady58]

1 hour ago, BetyBee said:

My sister passed away last night, surrounded by family. Now I face the first day ever of life without my wonderful, big sister. 💔

May her memory be eternal. 

[ozziemom]

@BetyBee sorry to hear about your sister. It’s especially tough to lose someone who has been around your whole life. 

[Scarlett45]

2 hours ago, BetyBee said:

My sister passed away last night, surrounded by family. Now I face the first day ever of life without my wonderful, big sister. 💔

I am so very sorry! You have our support and comfort during this time. 

[Turquoise]

@BetyBee I'm so very sorry for your loss

[CouchTater]

@BetyBee, I'm so sorry to hear about your big sister.  

[andromeda331]

Your sister sounds like a wonderful person. I'm so sorry for your loss @BetyBee.

[kaleidoscope]

BETYBEE, sending love and kitty purrs ♥

 

[Ijustwantsomechips]

@BetyBee ai’m so sorry about your sister. You and your family are in my prayers. 

[Love2dance]

So very sorry for your loss, @BetyBee. May your beautiful memories of your sister bring you comfort. 

[CalicoKitty]

I'm so sorry for your loss @BetyBee.

 

Besides watching for updates on Josh's case here, I am also following the Kristin Smart case in CA.  She was a college student at Cal Poly who disappeared in 1996.  It so happens the family lived around the corner from my old house, and I know her mother because we taught in the same school district.  Anyway, I just read that the judge recently threw out some "unusual requests" from the defense, and, after a long hearing (many weeks),  the case is going to trial.  Both the guy they suspect and his father are being charged.  Apparently, his dad hid her body under his deck or in his yard somewhere.  The parents just want their daughter's body back.  This will be interesting to see if they plead, or go to trial.  This has been going on for so long (since 1996), I really hope her family can finally get some closure.

I certainly hope Josh's case doesn't go on and on--especially for Mrs. Rehber's sake.

 

[SunnyBeBe]

BetyBee, I’m so sorry about the loss of your sister.  Please accept my condolences.  Sending you wishes for comfort and prayers for your pain.  I saw this video and liked the song.  I thought I’d share.

 

[realityfan26]

@BetyBee I am sorry to hear about your big sister. 

[BetyBee]

Thanks to all for all of your kind words (and beautiful music) regarding the loss of my dear big sister. Today was my first day in a world without her. I made it through with the help of a lot of kind people and my family. One day at a time. My niece (her daughter) took her cat, btw. 💔

[CalicoKitty]

My brother's books of devotions are now available on Amazon in either ebook or soft cover.  PM me if you want author's name or the names of the books.  This has been quite a project, and I am so proud of him.

 

[jcbrown]

@BetyBee I'm so so sorry for your loss. I'm glad her kitty found a home. Pixie and Lucy send you purrs.

[ChiCricket]

16 hours ago, BetyBee said:

My sister passed away last night, surrounded by family. Now I face the first day ever of life without my wonderful, big sister. 💔

I'm so sorry.😢

[GeeGolly]

So, so sorry for your loss @BetyBee.

[Liddy52]

@BetyBee, I am so sorry about the loss of your sister. 

[iwantcookies]

On 10/2/2021 at 7:38 AM, BetyBee said:

My sister passed away last night, surrounded by family. Now I face the first day ever of life without my wonderful, big sister. 💔

My condolences. I’m very sorry for your loss.

[Mindthinkr]

It’s Sunday so here’s what I’m grateful for. I went out to buy some thongs. I have slacks that would look bad with a pantyline. I found this pack of three all cotton ones, but they didn’t have a price. I didn’t think they could be too much so I took them to the register with a few other items. Imagine my surprise when they rang up for 53 cents! They are comfortable. Wow. I wish they had more. 

[Jeeves]

@Mindthinkr - I think you win at bargain-buying for the day. Nice find! And here I thought I'd scored a deal with my six-dollar 40 pound bag of pine pellets that I bought today at Tractor Supply. 🤣 (Hope this isn't TMI. They are very useful for toilet purposes when one is car camping. If you are curious, they're discussed in this video starting at about 10:30. There are biogels and the like that serve the purpose, but they are costly, and cat litter is useful, but I think these pellets are going to be the real deal. And, forty pounds for six dollars. Yay.)

[Nysha]

On 10/2/2021 at 4:38 AM, BetyBee said:

My sister passed away last night, surrounded by family. Now I face the first day ever of life without my wonderful, big sister. 💔

@BetyBee, I'm so sorry. You're in my thoughts tonight.

[iwantcookies]

I was going to buy a coat, but other people see it as ugly. I will keep looking. I need a cute coat.

[Olliesmom]

@BetyBee I’m so sorry for your loss. May your dear sister Rest In Peace.

[Scarlett45]

I took some days off from work to celebrate my birthday- this year has been hard for all of us in various ways but I am happy to be alive, and able to spend the day with my favorite person (my Mom).
 

I realized when we went to bed last night we didn’t get a photo yesterday but that’s ok. Saturday I had dinner with a few friends and got flowers/gift cards and too much cheesecake. 
 

Today I’m having brunch with a friend and going to do some shopping- I want a Halloween throw blanket. 
 

I like being 36 so far. 🤩

I share photos of Cosmo in the pets thread but I wanted to show you guys that he is ready for our favorite month. 

[andromeda331]

38 minutes ago, Scarlett45 said:

I took some days off from work to celebrate my birthday- this year has been hard for all of us in various ways but I am happy to be alive, and able to spend the day with my favorite person (my Mom).
 

I realized when we went to bed last night we didn’t get a photo yesterday but that’s ok. Saturday I had dinner with a few friends and got flowers/gift cards and too much cheesecake. 
 

Today I’m having brunch with a friend anc going to do some shopping- I want a Halloween throw blanket. 
 

I like being 36 so far. 🤩

I share photos of Cosmo in the pets thread but I wanted to show you guys that he is ready for our favorite month. 

Cosmo is adorable.

[MargeGunderson]

Happy belated birthday! May 36 be your best year yet.

[Suzn]

1 hour ago, Scarlett45 said:

I took some days off from work to celebrate my birthday- this year has been hard for all of us in various ways but I am happy to be alive, and able to spend the day with my favorite person (my Mom).
 

I realized when we went to bed last night we didn’t get a photo yesterday but that’s ok. Saturday I had dinner with a few friends and got flowers/gift cards and too much cheesecake. 
 

Today I’m having brunch with a friend anc going to do some shopping- I want a Halloween throw blanket. 
 

I like being 36 so far. 🤩

I share photos of Cosmo in the pets thread but I wanted to show you guys that he is ready for our favorite month. 

Happy Birthday!  And thanks for a picture of sweet Cosmo!

[Jeeves]

Happy belated birthday - and continued celebrations - @Scarlett45! And thanks for sharing the Cosmo picture. I love that sweet face so much. ❤️

[Kbo]

2 hours ago, Scarlett45 said:

I took some days off from work to celebrate my birthday- this year has been hard for all of us in various ways but I am happy to be alive, and able to spend the day with my favorite person (my Mom).
 

I realized when we went to bed last night we didn’t get a photo yesterday but that’s ok. Saturday I had dinner with a few friends and got flowers/gift cards and too much cheesecake. 
 

Today I’m having brunch with a friend and going to do some shopping- I want a Halloween throw blanket. 
 

I like being 36 so far. 🤩

I share photos of Cosmo in the pets thread but I wanted to show you guys that he is ready for our favorite month. 

That’s the face of a dog living his best life ❤️

[CouchTater]

Happy Belated Birthday @scarlett45!

And Hi Cosmo!  What a cutie!!

[ozziemom]

Happy belated birthday @Scarlett45, Cosmo is adorable. Thanks for sharing! How is your mom doing? Back at work? 

[iwantcookies]

Is Twitter working for anyone? It seems Facebook, Instagram are down. Twitter is down for me too

[Mindthinkr]

5 minutes ago, iwantcookies said:

Is Twitter working for anyone? It seems Facebook, Instagram are down. Twitter is down for me too

Maybe your internet is down. 
 

[iwantcookies]

Nope my internet works.

https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/4/22708989/instagram-facebook-outage-messenger-whatsapp-error

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/04/technology/facebook-down.html

[kaleidoscope]

My facebook has been down for over an hour.

[zoomama]

facebook and instagram are worldwide shut down. dont know details. 

[ChiCricket]

2 hours ago, iwantcookies said:

Is Twitter working for anyone? It seems Facebook, Instagram are down. Twitter is down for me too

From Twitter rn, which is still working for me (knock on wood!)😁

I thought it was my Wi-Fi🙄

[Jeeves]

Just saw this bumper sticker on a minivan in the Costco parking lot. Thought about the Duggars, Bateses, Rodruigii, etc.  

 

Edited October 4, 2021 by Jeeves
Plurals are haaard

[Love2dance]

Awww, thanks, @Scarlett45. Cosmos is so adorable. Happy birthday wishes to you. So glad you are having a nice week of celebration! 🎂🎉🎊

[Porkchop]

Looking for your advice! I had a very small heart attack in 2014 and because of that I now have to take a low-dose aspirin every day. And because of that, I have developed what looks like bruises on my arms. Big ugly sometimes bloody bruises, because just turning over in bed at night sometimes causes the bruised skin to slough off, so I end up with a bloody sheet or pillowcase. Is there any way to alleviate this condition? 

 

On a lighter note, did you know it's only a 4 hour flight to the Azores from Boston? Five friends went a few years back, and we loved it. Great climate, black sand beaches, wonderful food, fine people, nine beautiful islands. I'm hoping to go again, or maybe go to Madeira this time? 

[Mindthinkr]

5 minutes ago, Porkchop said:

Looking for your advice! I had a very small heart attack in 2014 and because of that I now have to take a low-dose aspirin every day. And because of that, I have developed what looks like bruises on my arms. Big ugly sometimes bloody bruises, because just turning over in bed at night sometimes causes the bruised skin to slough off, so I end up with a bloody sheet or pillowcase. Is there any way to alleviate this condition? 

 

On a lighter note, did you know it's only a 4 hour flight to the Azores from Boston? Five friends went a few years back, and we loved it. Great climate, black sand beaches, wonderful food, fine people, nine beautiful islands. I'm hoping to go again, or maybe go to Madeira this time? 

   I know a few people who complain about the bruising and marks on their arms. When going out they always don long sleeves. Your Heath is more important than vanity. Take what your MD prescribes. I hope this didn’t come off as mean, but we’d hate to lose you over something as silly as your not wanting to take the low dose aspirin. Some people have to take blood thinners. It has much more of an effect. Please do what your Dr recommends lest something happen and you’d have to take stronger drugs. 
   A trip to the Azores sounds wonderful and I’m surprised it’s such a short flight time. 

[emmawoodhouse]

I can trace the Portuguese lineage of my family to the Azores. But man, that would be a helluva flight from Cali. 

[marypat57]

@Porkchop:  I totally agree with @Mindthinkr.  Your health is more important than vanity, and we’d hate to lose you.

I take Eliquis for my afib.  It has caused me to bruise also, but I don’t have the skin sloughing off.  I do have to be careful when do get a cut and use antibiotic ointment right away.

It is annoying, but when weighed against a heart attack or stroke, I can live with it.

You may want to talk to your doctor on your next visit.  Maybe there is another way to treat you.

[crazycatlady58]

51 minutes ago, Porkchop said:

Looking for your advice! I had a very small heart attack in 2014 and because of that I now have to take a low-dose aspirin every day. And because of that, I have developed what looks like bruises on my arms. Big ugly sometimes bloody bruises, because just turning over in bed at night sometimes causes the bruised skin to slough off, so I end up with a bloody sheet or pillowcase. Is there any way to alleviate this condition? 

 

On a lighter note, did you know it's only a 4 hour flight to the Azores from Boston? Five friends went a few years back, and we loved it. Great climate, black sand beaches, wonderful food, fine people, nine beautiful islands. I'm hoping to go again, or maybe go to Madeira this time? 

Tell your Dr. your problem when you see him/ her. Maybe you can take the aspirin every other day but please do not change anything till you talk with your Dr.

Is anyone else having internet problems? I know Facebook was down today and I don't know if my internet problems are widespread or just my carrier. 

[ginger90]

1 hour ago, Porkchop said:

Looking for your advice! I had a very small heart attack in 2014 and because of that I now have to take a low-dose aspirin every day. And because of that, I have developed what looks like bruises on my arms. Big ugly sometimes bloody bruises, because just turning over in bed at night sometimes causes the bruised skin to slough off, so I end up with a bloody sheet or pillowcase. Is there any way to alleviate this condition? 

 

 

I’d consult your cardiologist. Let them know what’s been happening.
Sometimes the benefits outweigh the risks, and sometimes they don’t.

[CalicoKitty]

I have a question for the librarians here:  Can you just walk into a library and donate a book?  My brother would like to donate a copy of his books, and he does have the special library number (I don't know what it is called).  He wants to gift the books to them, but doesn't know if there is a special procedure he need to follow.  Thanks.

[Zella]

1 hour ago, CalicoKitty said:

I have a question for the librarians here:  Can you just walk into a library and donate a book?  My brother would like to donate a copy of his books, and he does have the special library number (I don't know what it is called).  He wants to gift the books to them, but doesn't know if there is a special procedure he need to follow.  Thanks.

My suggestion would be to call and ask them what their policy is on donating a book to add to the collection. (But he'll want to specify that part because some of them, like mine, also may accept donations for resale.) My library makes an effort to add local authors, but the person who handles our cataloging for the system we belong to won't add some books that are self-published but will add others. I think it might be dependent on whether it has an ISBN, but I don't actually know since it's not part of anything I do. But someone at his library will certainly know what their policies are!

In normal non-pandemic times, we also like doing programming with local authors, and it might be something they'd be open to in the future for him if he asks. 

[CalicoKitty]

1 minute ago, Zella said:

My suggestion would be to call and ask them what their policy is on donating a book to add to the collection. (But he'll want to specify that part because some of them, like mine, also may accept donations for resale.) My library makes an effort to add local authors, but the person who handles our cataloging for the system we belong to won't add some books that are self-published but will add others. I think it might be dependent on whether it has an ISBN, but I don't actually know since it's not part of anything I do. But someone at his library will certainly know what their policies are!

In normal non-pandemic times, we also like doing programming with local authors, and it might be something they'd be open to in the future for him if he asks. 

Thanks @Zella.  He does have an ISBN number, and whatever number is needed for libraries.  I'll tell him what you suggested.

[Zella]

17 minutes ago, CalicoKitty said:

Thanks @Zella.  He does have an ISBN number, and whatever number is needed for libraries.  I'll tell him what you suggested.

Good deal! I really should ask what dictates what is added to ours. If our cataloguer is in a good mood tomorrow, I'll try to ask her. LOL