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That's so interesting, Marie. All my experiences like that have come through animals, too. For example, my friend had a young healthy Great Dane. She and her dog lived in another state and I hadn't talked to her in months. Then one night I dreamed about her dog running through a field of...

I had that one all day yesterday because we had a dead opossum in the middle of the road right in front of our house. I didn't get close enough to know if it's stinkin' to high heaven, though. Last evening the vultures came and took care of the problem, bless their hearts.

Pets. I love my dog so much I was tempted to make her the first entry in this diary, but I was afraid my family might see it ;). She's so old now that she's tons of work. My son was here yesterday and saw how I spent the morning cleaning the recliner upholstery only to have her go in it again...

I'm feeling very grateful for my friends this morning. I just found out that one of my best friends, who has been declining in a nursing home this past year has gone "unresponsive" and is in hospice care. Along with the sadness, I'm trying to keep in mind all the fun we had together, going to...

No, I was flat on my back with my foot up for display and the machine was behind me. Next time we're going to have a little talk before I get hooked up. I know there are wrist cuffs, less accurate, but still okay. As Ken Anderson says the reading is going to be off if you're writhing in...

They rearrange our Kroger all the time, too, Krystal. They've told me it has been proven to make us spend more money, but it's still a pain in the neck for the customers and the clerks. As for grumpy employees, I think it all traces back to the manager, what he/she will tolerate and values...

That is hilarious, Marie! I've had enough of those ER events to "get" it all. By the way, I've had a broken femur twice and those pains weren't half as bad as the killer blood pressure machine they used on me a few weeks ago when I went in with my sprained ankle. They left me alone with it...

It was interesting, Marie Miller! It's in keeping with what I'm grateful for right now. The Kindness of Strangers. I've been on the receiving end of so much of that lately since a sprained ankle has me temporarily in a wheel chair. Just yesterday I was rolling through Kroger and so many...

Wow Marie you must be a true expert on the subject. I should check out much more non-fiction than I do.

Reading. I've enjoyed books even before I could read. My older brother would read to me as he read to himself. My family didn't have much money, but we rode the bus to town once a month and our mother would always take us to the library for a while so we could all get books. We read books...

Oh, yes, indoor plumbing is something I think of anytime one of us is sick. Imagine having the flu or even a sprained ankle and having to make that trip in the night! Wow! I just looked that up and it's scary to think it could happen to any of us if some company did too much digging. It...

Water. Oh how grateful I am to live in an area with plenty of water. I use it for coffee in the morning and tea in the afternoon and big glasses of it at every meal. I love long showers and the ability to do as many loads of laundry as I want to during the week. I recently watched a YouTube...

Wow. I just read this thread and it has served as a big warning. I truly am a tech moron. I just got my first cell phone a few months ago when the cable man cut my landlines and it takes me ten minutes to make a phone call. I'm sticking with my little 1998 Neon, even though the girls at the...

I think I've been complaining too much lately, so I'm starting this diary to remind myself of all the good things I have. I'll start with what is always at the top of my list, my family: my kind, loving, son, my helpful, funny, good hearted husband, my brother who has always been there for me...

It makes me grumpy, too. I started learning to recognize AI generated stuff around Christmas time and it really made me sad. I was reading "heartwarming" stories that had endings that were just too perfect. I keep moving my definition of "old" up by ten years according to my own birthdays.

Stripped some beds, washed some sheets, put them back on. Cleaned up five dog accidents. Poor little thing is 16 (80 in human years) and has a bit of incontinence. I've read this is pretty common in small female dogs who have been spayed. So it's my fault. It's a nice day so I opened all the...

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No matter how nice the inside might be, that first step up into it would be very wobbly for me.

It's a great idea. It's not only good for the young people to learn a trade, it helps older people who are often looking for skilled workers. We could use a plumber, electrician, roofer, painter, fence builder and more. I would love to have our back porch screened in.

Jigsaw puzzles!