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9:54 PM Friday

never would have thought of applesauce with fish. Homemade applesauce?

I took my mother to the doctor today. I'm exhausted.

Good news about G-boy.

Yes, homemade applesauce.. If you do not peel red apples, your sauce will be pink----you just have to run it thru a sieve when it is done cooking to remove the cooked peeling. Applesauce cuts the grease you would have with fried foods. I know it is better with say pork chops, but as it was homemade, Rod was pleased.

My mom has a Drs. appt. next Tuesday...she will not ask me to take her as it is a Tuesday---so I am off the hook this one time...but I completely understand your exhaustion.

9 ish pm PST Fri 23
I have some apples to sauce too.And some avocados to deal with.
Sweet dreams all.

11:04 pm CST Fri 23

What could I do with avocados Tina....I love them.

Swseet dreams everyone. Keep warm !

11:35 pm PST
Avocados can be halved, peeled and frozen. It is best to freeze on a plate of something to keep them from sticking together when bagged.. Then defrost when you're ready to use. I've got a half dozen gifted to me to do tomorrow.
Sweet dreams and safe travels tomorrow.

7:22 a.m. Canada time.

I haven't had avocado's in forever....we don't even see them in the stores anymore.

I will have to try the applesauce/fish combo. Homemade foods are the best...yummy.

I am not sure what today holds. Have a good one though.

8:36 PST 2/24
Good morning. I've been up so long that I'm thinking of napping. But I think I'll get something done first.
Have a super Saturday.

12:34pm central 2-24

We are at Val's. Lunch has been eaten &the 6Hulshof's are napping Papas & I are resting.

I wish you all a great day.

12:24 pst
I am glad you arrived safely. Enjoy those grandchildren.

4:32 Eastern PM Hope you're having a blast Junie.

Johnny eats applesauce with pork chops but I don't eat it. I've tasted it but it's just not something I eat. I do love avocados but I didn't know they can be frozen. I usually eat 1/2, put the other in the frig with olive oil drizzled over it, and eat it the next day. I had an egg, tomato, and avocado sandwich last night for dinner.

Your sandwich sounds good, Sheri.
I am clocking out early tonight. Sweet dreams all.

2:06 am central time.

I tried to go to sleep, honest I did ! ! But here I am, still awake. This not sleeping is getting old really fast !

Goodnight all !

Good morning. I finally slept last night. It has been a rough couple of days.
I hope everyone has a lovely Sunday.

Glad you got a good nights sleep Tina.

I'm going to see Annie with Shelley and Aubry today. Will be a good day.

10 ish am Sunday 25
Lovely, Sheri. Have a lot of fun!

8:15 pm here.

My washer broke down. I tore it apart to find the transmission leaking oil...so I had to go buy a new one. I took the cheapest top load I could find~ $500. To my dismay it is a HE washer. I have no clue how long a washer with electronic sensors will last.

Anyone else have these new ones?

5 PST
I have no clue. My washer here is about 30 years old and I love it. But I'll need a new one someday.
I am tired. It has been a busy day. Doing things not done often enough. Like scrubbing my base boards. Ugh. I'm going to feel that tomorrow. I feel it already.
But I am glad I slept well last night. What a godsend.

7:20 pm cs t.

My washer is 23 years old. I pray every time I wash that it will still work.
It's matching dryer is 14 yrs. old. I am a time bomb waiting to happen.

I cannot use HE washers. They are too low to the ground and my back cannot tolerate using one. They do wash well though. And as a note, my oldest CD packs it full and the clothes come out clean and w/o stains. And yes you can buy stands to raise them up, but that is $200.00 extra dollars. As long as there is top loader washers to buy, Carol will be buying them.

Party is over, house is straightened up. It was a good time.

9:17 PM Sunday 2/25

I forgot to time stamp my earlier post. Sorry.

The play was ok but last waaaay too long - 3 hours. Like I said, waaay too long.

I have an HE washer because that's all I could find but it's a top loader. We've had it close to 3 years I'd say and I just use an HE detergent and so far so good. Seriously couldn't even find a washer that wasn't HE but didn't have a problem finding a top loader. If I could have fixed my older washer I would have because they don't last long anymore.

9:23 pm pst
I am sorry it was too long, Sheri. I hope it went well.
Safe travels tomorrow, Carol. I hope you had fun.
Sweet dreams everyone.

Tina, the baseboard cleaning should have been handed to Jonni. Be careful with your back.

The new washer is a top load as well. In fact, it is the exact same size and set up as a normal washer....except it is an automatic sensor fill up ad locks the lid while washing. I liked the older style better but not one appliance store carried any. My old washer was 14 years old.

Today I have a science fair to attend at GG's school.

& am Monday, 26
Good morning.
I am good today. Not sore like I thought I would be.
It's going to be a good Monday.

2/26/18 9:42am
Good morning all !!
I am at my desk working, as I still work out of my home, so really nice to not have to get up and drive somewhere. Or get all dolled up for an office. Very blessed to be able to walk down the hall to my office and be at work! We also built a home since I last was talking with everyone. Last summer was our first here, same zone as before, 6B. I planted quite a lot as far as annuals last year because I really love flowers and color, but this year, I am going to really go minimal. I would love to hear from any of you guys on what is some good perennials that flower. I did put in some hydrangea's, but they never bloomed last year, hoping to see them bloom this year. Do any of you buy from those on line nurseries?
Well, have a great day, sun shining here and that is wonderful as we have gotten about 6 inches of rain in the last week.

God bless!

I'll take some of your rain, Mary. Living in SoCal most of my plantings over the years have died off.
I have bought from on line sources in the past. And have had good luck.

2/26/18 12:23 pm cst.

I am home and have had lunch.

I have been told that one cannot use regular detergent with HE washers. It has to be HE detergent. Something to do with the amount of sudsing ? I really do not remember for sure what I was told.

Washing clothes as I sit here.

1:31 PM 2/26/2018 Mary, I'm in NC so our climates are so different but I have bought plants online and they've done well. I bought a few peonies a while back which have done well here and sent one to PA and from what I hear it's done great there. Here my hydrangeas have to be shaded even the ones that say they don't or they burn up. Hopefully yours will blooms this year. If you want specific flowers how about cone flowers that reseed and stay pretty for a long time.

Sunny, my washer has the automatic lock and water sensor thing too and I dislike them both. I have found out though, that if you disable the lid lock the warranty is voided.

I will look at cone flowers. i like the flowers that last all summer.

i go to CA about 4 times a year and maybe more. My corporate office is in Redlands. Where are you and how far from Redlands? By the way, I love love love all the flowers and trees in CA. There are so many different kinds of each that I had never seen before in my whole life until I went to CA for the first time about 4 years ago. The Eucalyptus tree is really pretty and I took pics of absolutely HUGE Mandevilla bushes. Around here when I buy one for the patio, it gets about 2 foot hi, but wow in CA they are huge!

one other thing, I think it was last year that for the first time, in the spring the mountains had green on them. All the other times they were brown because no grass from the heat. But last spring, flew over the mountains coming in and there was green everywhere. I wasn't there my next visit a few months later, but it was pretty while it lasted. I was born and raised in Texas and like most Texans I am pretty proud of my state, but if I had gone to CA in my early years, i would have probably moved there. I really like it there.

Well back to work!

Yes, I live near enough to Redlands that my older daughter who lives there came to help me clean house today.
Last year was a drought breaking year but this year, not so much.

4;30
Welcome home, Carol. I missed you post earlier.

7:22pm

Thanks so much, Tina. I am glad to be back.

Sweet dreams all.

6:20am

Oops, I forgot to say goodnight. Sorry guys.

I am in the local hospital. I brought momma in for a test. Lucky her (not) gets to be the first case.

But as a result, I may even get to go to ceramics yet today.

8:25 am here.

I hope you get to ceramics.

The sun is shining today...it is a welcome sight.

We need a new coffeehouse...tag, you're it

9:43am 2/27/18
One of the ladies in my corp office just sent me a picture of the mountains (you can see them out the window in the office). There is snow below 3000 ft., so she sent me a picture. My boss said it snowed in Beaumont where he lives and he hates the cold. Praying for some relief for your beautiful state this year regarding the fires. I hope that the snows help.

You know, i feel the same way about my new washer that has the same features. I am not sure it cleans as well as the old washer I had and sometimes you open the lid and the top sheet or blanket is on top of everything else like a tent...not real sure about that washer. My whites just don't look as clean as they used to either.

well, it is 47 degrees here this morning, cold and about to start raining again. The clouds are moving in. We really have had a light winter, just real cloudy, which I really get tired of. Will be glad for the "open the windows and doors" weather to get here. I don't mind winter so much if it was just sunny more.

My favorite time of year is spring (of course) and then summer. Fall is next and poor old winter is last. Even though by the time it gets here I am ready for a snow and look forward to fires in the fireplace, but it gets old after a couple of months and by this time, I'm complaining...sorry folks.

What is your favorite time of year?

Back to work and have a great day all!