tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87324762024-03-12T23:32:31.989-04:00Karen's Mostly Daily RamblingsMy Original BlogKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479983304664006993noreply@blogger.comBlogger716125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732476.post-46324517328089578902023-03-14T16:27:00.001-04:002023-03-14T16:27:26.703-04:00I've Missed Blogging<p> I''ve missed writing here. I wanted to look up a picture on here from years ago, and I couldn't access my blog. That was a jolt for me to realize that my inactivity may have caused me to lose YEARS of posts. A lot has happened these past years . All is well here, and I am grateful. Here's to writing again. Let's hope I can be consistent and not lose my blog! </p><p><br /></p>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479983304664006993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732476.post-89462178705139817882017-05-11T10:24:00.000-04:002017-05-11T10:24:17.333-04:00A Rainy DayHappy Thursday! I planted my little garden yesterday, so I'm thankful for the rain today. I had old seeds that I wanted to try to plant first, before buying plants this year. We'll see what comes up. Our azaleas bloomed beautifully this year. This one is huge! I put a chair next to it so you could see how big it is. Most of the blooms are gone now, though. <br />
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When Jerry was cutting the grass he saw this under another azalea. Can you find it? He was so tiny and cute!<br />
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I'm going to get some work done now and probably enjoy this rainy day with a book later. Hope all of you have a great day :)<br />
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Comment Reply: Karen, My mom didn't make this, a lady at her church makes them. I only took a picture of the front, it is actually a card that opens so you can put to and from inside if you want. I think it's a wonderful idea to make these for others, as I know how much I appreciated mine. <br />
<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479983304664006993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732476.post-37474847187554824972017-05-09T19:53:00.000-04:002018-01-24T15:32:04.825-05:00Happy Tuesday!I'm just getting around to sharing things from my hospitalization. I'm going to share these pictures, but then move on because it's now May, I'm feeling 100% better, and ready to put this chapter behind me.<br />
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I mentioned in my last post that I felt the Lord's presence with me throughout, and here's one instance. To give you some background for this picture, I had not told anyone what was going on because I didn't think it was a big deal, and I didn't want to worry anyone. The only ones who knew were Jerry and Andy. Well, I did tell my sister, but that's because she texted me while I was in the ER the first time and I couldn't exactly have a text conversation at that time, but nobody else knew. So the second time when I came home but had to go right back, on the way to the ER, Jerry stopped to get the mail. I don't know why he did, but at the time it seemed perfectly normal to me too! Anyway, in the mailbox was a card and gift from my mom. Here is what it was.<br />
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There was also a time when, at 3 in the morning, I had gotten up and wheeled my IV pole to the window to look out. In my view were flags blowing in the wind, and the helicopter pad off to one side. I was listening to music in my earphones at the time, and I began praying because exhaustion, blood loss and worry had all caught up with me. Suddenly, I felt the most intense peace I can ever imagine wash over me. I can still recall how that felt. I was, and am, so very thankful for that moment.<br />
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Then, when I was about to go into the operating room, the nurse asked if I needed anything. I normally don't share my faith with people because I'm shy about that, but I was feeling scared and brave all at the same time, so I said, "If you pray, could you please pray for me?" She said, "Not only do I pray, but you and I are going to pray right here, right now!" She said the most beautiful prayer, asking for peace for me, for guidance for the surgeon's hands, for wisdom for them to find and stop the bleeding, and all sorts of other things, and then we thanked God for his presence with us there.<br />
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Lastly, before I was discharged, the nutritionist had come in to discuss my restricted diet when I went home, and then the nurse came in to remove my IVs. My Bible was on the table and we began talking about faith, family, the Lord, and all kinds of things. It was a wonderful discussion, and I won't forget feeling His presence with me there. I am so very, very grateful and humbled by His goodness to me.<br />
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Lastly, I'm going to share these pictures. Jerry and I both added to the dry erase boards in my rooms at both hospitals, even though I don't think you're supposed to! I had stared at the first one for many hours, and I kept thinking it needed something, so Jerry got the marker and added his touch to it! I like to think it's an angel coming to the ER!<br />
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Then, in the second hospital, there was a space that asked what would keep me highly satisfied. At this point, I hadn't eaten in five days, and was about to be taken down to surgery. I was by myself, so my IV pole and I wheeled on over to the board and I added EXACTLY what would keep me highly satisfied! <br />
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Here are the last pictures. This is my left and right arm, respectively. There were also IVs in the tops of both hands. The one in the left hand is in the side of my wrist, which was EXTREMELY painful, and the nurse said was a last resort, because by this point my veins weren't cooperating very well.<br />
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So, that's it. I'm feeling 100% better and ready to begin exercising, gardening and living life, and put this chapter behind me. Happy Tuesday, y'all! <br />
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479983304664006993noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732476.post-22461028396882352192017-04-13T19:02:00.000-04:002017-04-13T19:02:29.170-04:00Back Again!Hi, all! I can't believe so many months have gone by since I posted last. The blogging break was nice, though. Each new year I choose a word to try to define the upcoming year, something to work on and actively implement into my life. Some words in the past have been compassion, hospitality and humility. Each year I pray over my choices before deciding. This year I prayerfully chose the word, Brave. Let me tell you, I had NO IDEA what the Lord would have in mind for me in the first three months of my new word! <br />
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In January I drove to Delaware by myself, in a Nor'easter, to be with my dad who was having back surgery. The drive itself was scary, not having driven there in a few years, but there were times when the visibility was nil, and going across the Bay Bridge was nothing I'd want to do again. There was complete fog, and everyone was just pretty much driving blindly. I could only see the hood of my vehicle, and we all crept along the bridge at about 20-30 mph. That trip was basically a 3-hour prayer for me, as I prayed the ENTIRE way. Then I had to find my way to the hospital, where I had never gone before. But it all ended very well. Dad was and is doing great, and my sister flew from Florida to overlap my stay to be with him after I went home, so seeing her was a bonus, too. My brother picked her up from the airport, so I was able to see him also. <br />
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This next brave adventure might be a little TMI, and I apologize in advance, but it was quite the adventure. On 03/01 I had my standard routine colonoscopy which I have been having since 2009. If you look back in my posts, I have written about it before. Anyway, as usual, there were polyps that needed to be removed. There was one large one that the doctor removed part of, and scheduled me to come back to have complete removal of the rest of it, as it was large and needed to be done in stages. I planned this second procedure for the third week in April, after our trip to Florida, which we had been planning since February. <br />
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Back in February I bought plane tickets for all of us to go visit my sister in Florida for a week, like I did last April. Our trip was supposed to be 04/05 through 04/12, and all of us were going; Jerry, myself, Tom, Lucy and Andy. We have never had a total family vacation before, and we were going to celebrate that and the fact that Jerry and I had our 35th anniversary on 02/20. <br />
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But on 03/26 I started bleeding. Jerry took me to the emergency room where it just became worse. It was thought that it might be from the polyp site. Folks, this wasn't just a little bleeding, either. In the course of four hours in the emergency room I lost a little over a gallon of blood (they measured), and my hemoglobin dropped from 13 to 8. They got me ready for a blood transfusion and were waiting for an ICU bed which was not available yet. But, praise God, I am apparently really healthy otherwise, and despite the massive blood loss, my heart stayed strong and my blood pressure never changed, so they decided to wait on the transfusion and hold off on the ICU bed. <br />
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By the next morning the bleeding was slowing down and then came to a stop. The doctor scheduled me for a sigmoidoscopy to put clips in the area to stop it from happening again. I had the sigmoidoscopy and clipping and shortly afterwards went home. I was only home for three hours when the bleeding started again. And again, it was not just a little bleeding. Back to the emergency room. This time it was determined that I would need surgery to excise the whole area to stop the bleeding, but I had to be transferred to another hospital to have it done by a surgeon who specializes in this sort of thing, and he did not practice at my local hospital.<br />
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I was transferred to the other hospital and the following morning, 03/31, had the surgery. It went well, and they kept me another day to observe, and on 04/01 I was able to come home. I am getting stronger every day, and as of yesterday I was cleared to eat real food again! The emphasis had to be on healing the surgical site for the first couple of weeks, so I couldn't really have foods that would help boost my blood back up, like greens and iron-rich foods, only soft, bland, liquid things. <br />
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It is great being home. That was a scary week, for myself and my family. I honestly was afraid I might die. God was my constant companion throughout it all, and although I told Him that I wanted His will to be done and not mine, and though I was still trying very hard to be brave and not afraid, it wasn't always so. <br />
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I realize that I have written a novel here, and if you all are still reading up to this point, I'm surprised! In my next post I want to share the things that God did for me and show you the upside of my medical adventure. Oh, yeah, and in the middle of my medical adventure I had two cookie orders to get out, and I firmly believe the Lord helped me with those! I had the cookies done and packaged before the first episode, and the day I came home from the clipping I labeled the boxes and took them to the post office. One hour later I was back in the ER. But the cookies got out in time!<br />
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So, until next time, it's good to be back - home, and here on the blog. Happy Thursday to all of you!<br />
<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479983304664006993noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732476.post-77317653815368658622016-12-25T14:37:00.002-05:002016-12-25T14:38:26.749-05:00Merry Christmas!Merry Christmas to everyone! May your day be filled with joy.<br />
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479983304664006993noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732476.post-65721058777912587132016-12-19T15:53:00.000-05:002016-12-19T15:53:03.408-05:00Almost ChristmasChristmas is close now. I love seeing all the Christmas lights around the neighborhood at night time. Sometime before Christmas I want to ride around and see lots of them, before they're gone. I STILL haven't put all the decorations that I want in the house. I need to make time for that, or I might as well wait until next year! This Christmas will be quiet. We will be going to Tom's for our family Christmas, but not until January. With Andy being in retail management now, he can't take time off around the holidays. Well, it just prolongs the Christmas season for us! <br />
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I have been busy with a rush cookie order this weekend. I received the order on Friday (it was a last-minute, kind-of-emergency order), and I shipped it out this morning. Here are some of the cookies. <br />
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On a sad note, my former supervisor (and friend) passed away last week. You might remember that I posted about the company that I worked for that was run by mother and daughter. It was the daughter (Norma) who passed away. I worked for them for 21 years, and I never met Levonne, the mother! We talked almost daily, either Levonne and I, or Norma and I. I did meet Norma a couple of times. We gave Buddy, our parrot, to them and he had such a good home with them. Jerry and I are going to the viewing tomorrow and I will be meeting Levonne for the first time. I know her voice so well that I know I won't have any trouble recognizing her. Here is Norma's obituary. Prayers for the family would be appreciated. Even though they retired in July, I will miss her very much. </div>
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Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479983304664006993noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732476.post-60054765622491829702016-12-10T15:36:00.001-05:002016-12-10T15:38:37.223-05:00Well, hello there! I know I haven't posted much - as in, not at all! Let me catch you up since my last post in September. September?! How did that happen?! Anyway.....<br />
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In October the boys and I participated in the 5K that we do together every year. This is the first year it rained. Actually, it didn't just rain, it POURED! We didn't bring umbrellas because the weather forecast just called for a few sprinkles in the morning and when we started the 5K it was just cloudy. Then it got cloudier and darker, and the sky opened up. I had my phone in one hand and my iPod in the other, and no pockets to put either. Our shoes were sloshing when we were done, but we really had a good time, as usual. This time they had auto cameras at the finish line to take your picture as you crossed it. It got everyone's picture but mine - I got a fairly nice picture of one shoe......!<br />
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Just as well. Some poundage has crept back and this is not the year I want to remind myself of that, in Spandex, especially.<br />
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Then in November I had a cookie order. Here they are ready to be packed and shipped.<br />
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Then came Thanksgiving. Tom, Lucy and Wrex came here and it was the five of us for dinner. We ate too much, laughed too much, and had a wonderful time. I was too busy cooking and eating and forgot to get pictures.<br />
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That pretty much brings you up to date. Now I am getting ready to decorate the inside of the house for Christmas and put the tree up. We put the outside lights up and changed the flag out front the other day. I love seeing the lights on at night.<br />
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I hope everyone has had a very good day today. Happy Saturday!<br />
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Hi there! I'm still kickin'! It has been a busy summer which has
flown by. We grew a garden, I worked a lot, we dog-sat Wrex for three
weeks (which we LOVED!), Andy bought a car, and I gained a little weight
back (boo...hiss...), but generally we had a great summer. Now fall is
quickly approaching, which is my favorite season. I'll post pictures
soon, but the main reason I'm checking in is to tell you that my blog
will be located back at it's former home, at
Karensramblings.blogspot.com by the beginning of October. I plan to
dual post on both sites until then, so I don't have to back up anything
else, and to give you a chance to update your bookmarks. My domain
contract is nearing renewal, and I can't justify keeping it because I
really didn't use it as much as I thought it would, so I'm going back to
my former blogspot blog. So, I'll see you there...or here...until
October 1st, anyway! I'll leave you with these. Happy Wednesday!<br />
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Today I have worked, exercised (a necessary evil), worked on my other blog, and fixed spice-rubbed pork chops for dinner. I'll be grocery shopping tonight when I pick Andy up from work. And that's my day in a nutshell.<br />
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I hope your day was wonderful. Have a lovely rest-of-Thursday!<br />
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This morning it was 32 degrees outside. We had a light dusting of snow during the night which painted everything white again. I loved it! The first bird sang at 6:30 exactly, and it was a cardinal. He woke all the other birds up. <br />
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So far today I have worked, done a little cleaning (note the word little), and worked on a post for my other blog. The rest of the day will be spent doing the same things over again!<br />
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Please note that the picture of the cardinal above was not taken by me. Bundled up and holding a steaming first cup of coffee in my hands doesn't leave me room to hold a camera!<br />
Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479983304664006993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732476.post-53843101785249821222014-02-10T21:17:00.000-05:002014-02-10T21:17:50.999-05:00Back outside!This morning it was 32 degrees but felt like 27 with the wind chill. It was nice being out on the porch, though. I haven't been out as often. For several days my day started very early and I didn't have time for a leisurely cup of coffee out there. I chose to have my devotional time with the Lord and my first cup indoors instead, at the same time. <br />
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Yesterday out there it was 27 degrees and felt like 24. And I noted that the first bird sang at 6:48. Within a minute I think every bird in the neighborhood was singing. <br />
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I hope everyone had a wonderful Monday. I wrote a post for my other blog, watched an episode of Numbers on Netflix and found out that we may get some snow Wednesday. It was a good day. Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479983304664006993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732476.post-40178584076903062792014-02-02T15:13:00.000-05:002014-02-02T15:13:19.188-05:00Happy Groundhog Day!...and Happy Sunday! It was 42 degrees out on the deck this morning. It felt like summer compared to the last few mornings. All of the snow has melted now, but I am hoping for more! According to the famous groundhog, we are in for six more weeks of winter. I'm okay with that. <br />
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We are not football fans here, so TV won't be on today. It is shaping up to be a quiet, relaxing Sunday. Hope you have a lovely, peaceful and relaxing Sunday afternoon. Well, if you're not rupturing something important getting angry because the team you're rooting for in the Super Bowl isn't winning! <i>Try</i> to have a lovely day, anyway!Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479983304664006993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732476.post-16919130593513140632014-01-25T08:35:00.002-05:002014-01-25T08:35:27.536-05:00Another Beautiful Sunrise The Lord gave us another gorgeous sunrise this morning. On Tuesday, my last post with pictures of the sunrise, we had a few inches of snow. Today we may get some, but it is supposed to be no more than a dusting. <br />
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I haven't had coffee out on the porch since Tuesday morning because on Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night while it was snowing the wind sifted snow through the screens on the porch like powdered sugar through a sieve. Just about everything out there was covered in a fine, powdery layer. Most of that is gone now and I think tomorrow I will have to get back out there. I miss greeting the day that way. <br />
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I hope everyone has a wonderful Saturday and stays warm! <br />
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Please ignore my outdoor flag with the leaves on it! I'll admit that I forgot about it until I saw these pictures yesterday! I have now hung my snowman flag up in anticipation of the snow today, which just started about a half hour ago and is very beautiful. <br />
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Happy Tuesday and/or snow day, depending on where you are!<br />
Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479983304664006993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732476.post-1000847428352978412014-01-15T13:04:00.000-05:002014-01-15T13:04:34.767-05:00Foggy MorningIt was 39 degrees and very, very foggy outside this morning. It was difficult to see the street behind us, or the end of our own driveway. The first bird sang at 6:48. That must have been the neighborhood wake-up bird, because by 7:00 many birds were singing. Despite the fog and the dampness, it was a nice way to start the morning. <br />
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Happy Wednesday!Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479983304664006993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732476.post-30763619208543610552014-01-11T20:27:00.002-05:002014-01-11T20:27:31.341-05:00Happy Birthday!<br />
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Happy Birthday to my favorite brother. Okay, so he's my only brother, but still. According to him, he is 27. Again. They say that memory is the first to go...<br />
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Happy Birthday, Mike! I hope your day was great. Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479983304664006993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732476.post-6488021298501475722014-01-10T14:22:00.001-05:002014-01-10T14:22:33.653-05:00Full ConfessionIt was 32 degrees outside this morning and just starting to rain. Not too bad out there. <br />
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I have been busy the last few days, just working and writing, but also...I didn't take the Christmas tree down until yesterday afternoon. There. I said it. Actually, I'm not all that embarrassed about it - I enjoyed it this year. And if the truth be known, there have been years when it has stayed up longer, but that was just out of sheer laziness, not because I was actually enjoying the thing! <br />
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This weekend I'll finish gathering up the Christmas items as I find them. I didn't notice the mistletoe ball still hanging until it bopped Jerry in the head as he walked under it. Then there's the star still hanging over the kitchen sink. But the snowmen get to stay. I figure snowmen are winter, right? <br />
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Have a lovely weekend, everyone. Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479983304664006993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732476.post-80522762054778085412014-01-07T07:55:00.000-05:002014-01-07T07:55:32.263-05:00Brrrr!This morning it was 6 degrees with a wind chill of -7. It was only a one-cup morning out there today! <br />
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Today I hope to get some posts written and some cleaning done. Happy Tuesday, everyone. Stay warm!Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479983304664006993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732476.post-7424021464135827542014-01-05T11:00:00.000-05:002014-01-05T16:34:00.220-05:00Happy Sunday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The sun rose before I did this morning. It was 32 degrees on the porch. After yesterday's 10 degrees, this morning felt downright balmy out there! Lots of birds out this morning. I wonder if they know colder weather is supposed to be coming in the next few days? There was a pileated woodpecker in a tree in the back yard. I heard him before I saw him. It sounded like someone was hitting the tree with a hammer!<br />
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Today we will finish watching the last of the Lord of the Rings movies. Tom has been here with us this week and we have been making our way through the movies in the evenings. Looking forward to an afternoon of movie watching with the family.<br />
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Have a lovely Sunday and enjoy those around you. Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479983304664006993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732476.post-23657829590028504352014-01-04T12:18:00.001-05:002014-01-04T12:19:13.877-05:00Baby, It's Cold Outside!I know, I know...compared to folks in other parts of the country, this winter has actually been pretty mild. This morning it was 10 degrees when my cup of coffee and I greeted the morning outside. Brisk! <br />
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Have a lovely Saturday, and make someone smile today. Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479983304664006993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732476.post-74125477413372598912014-01-03T14:56:00.000-05:002014-01-03T15:52:31.777-05:00Cold and SnowyEvery morning I like to take my first cup of coffee out on the porch - no matter what the weather is. It's my time to say good morning to the Lord and watch the sun come up. This morning everything was white with snow and beautiful. The temperature was 17 according to the thermometer, but with the wind chill it felt like 1. Sometimes I have my second cup of coffee out there, but not this morning!<br />
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Happy Friday to everyone. You can read about my weekend plans <a href="http://karensramblings.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479983304664006993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732476.post-20408426796126404552014-01-01T09:41:00.000-05:002014-01-01T09:41:01.626-05:00A New Place!I am pleased to announce that I now have a new home on the web. I have
changed from Karen's Ramblings on Blogger to Karensramblings.com - my
own little corner of the internet! I'll still be posting here
occasionally, though. Please come visit me at <a href="http://karensramblings.com/" target="_blank">my new place</a>!Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479983304664006993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732476.post-40537917716165910842013-11-03T08:44:00.001-05:002013-11-03T11:02:50.754-05:00Happy Sunday!<br />
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I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend. The leaves are turning colors quickly now, and the backyard is really nice and colorful. Not too much going on here. I'm still working on my new blog but also will check in here periodically.<br />
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I wanted to share something that Andy is doing this weekend. It is the Extra Life gaming challenge for children's hospitals. I had never heard of it before but it's really nice. This is Andy's first year participating. You play games (video, board, phone, whatever) for 25 hours straight, or broken up into 2 segments, starting 11/02/2013. Andy is playing in two segments. He played 13 hours yesterday and has started today's 12 hours. <br />
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If anyone is interested, you can still donate through this page. He has chosen Johns Hopkins Children's Center as his children's hospital where the donations for him will go. There is also live streaming where you can watch players from around the world play games during this challenge. I may just do this myself next year! Who wouldn't like to play games for 25 hours and for a good cause, too?!<br />
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Happy Sunday to everyone. I hope the Lord blesses you this day and that you are a blessing to someone today. Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479983304664006993noreply@blogger.com0