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@shoelady60

Hi and a good morning to you. Hmm……I wonder if Jake was sending a message that it’s time for a new friend…….I’m sure there is one with your name.

Happy to read that your mom’s special day was wonderful and she enjoyed her cheesecake. And, a trip to Bermuda even better. Great place to lose some $$ or win some. But beginning of the hyper hurricane season…..not so sure. The other thing to watch for is crashing waves around Cape Hatteras. I hope they splurged on a veranda. Great way to order room service and to dine outside. Also, have your sis check out park and cruise that also includes shuttle service to the ship. Or, check on other parking venues where there is a shuttle.

Have a great weekend and enjoy the cool weather next week. Great hearing from you.

@sheba2011

It was a rather long and tiring day. I was up early to do one load of laundry for hubby and included myself as well. He needed clothing for today and I arrived at the Rehab hours before his late afternoon appointment. I did meet the Occupational therapist who mentioned that he has a long road ahead and that returning home is no longer an option. That advice I took with a grain of salt. Hubby has a determined spirit and he will return to our home here in Fl..He also mentioned t hat he will be able to walk up the 3 steps to our home. I do not doubt it. But going North may have to wait a bit and that is OK. The Rehab drove him to his appointment and then we waited over an hour to be seen. Xrays were taken and then we met with the doctor. He didn’t like what he saw and will be trying other methods first. He does not wish to perform surgery at th is time. It will be a wait and see. He did give hubby a cortisone shot in the knee and by the time I left some of that swelling did go down. We will need to make an appointment within 4- 6wks…After the appointment hubby returned to rehab and I drove to a Dim Sum place. The restaurant was quite large and at 5 pm most tables were filled. I ordered spareribs, bokchoy, and congee (porridge) with pork. I was surprised that the food was still piping hot by the time I reached the Rehab which took 45 min. due to heavy traffic on the Interstate . Hubby ate everything. I smiled on the inside watching him. His appetite has grown in the past couple of weeks. I surmise it was the medication that made him sleep all day. Thanks to the Head Nurse, he found the culprit . I ate the porridge and I do have one container untouched which I will bring to hubby tomorrow. I p roceeded to fall asleep soon after in the chair I was using. I awoke way after 10pm. Neither hubby or his roommate awakened me. Hmm…I wonder if the nursing staff would have let me be. That’s a good question.

I hope you had a great day even though things were not that easy for you. I hope you see the butterfly soon and have that special chitchat. I know he can hear you and is with you. Take care and enjoy your plantings tomorrow.

Peace Out Peeps enjoy your evening. ✨✨

@shoelady60,

Good evening I want you to know I did have a slice of cheesecake in honor of your mother’s
birthday I had strawberry and it was great. 😘💕I almost licked my computer screen.

Enjoy your evening and give your mother a gentle hug for me from OZ. 😘💕

I purchased the dried leaves from Amazon……………..

@Sheba🌸🌸🌸🌸💮💮💮💮💮💮
🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Hello Sheba, such beautiful flowers they brightened my day thank you.
I hope May is a better month for you, and the weather becomes warmer and pleasant.

As I read your post, my mind went to, oh yeah it’s Friday!
I recently found out about Soursop Tea, (Graviola) made from the leaves. I understand the fruit is very beneficial for our health. I will put a couple of YouTube videos on here for you. When you have some free time please take a look.
I hope you and your husband along with Poppy have a wonderful weekend.
See you in Trivia and Take Care Sheba. 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

@taci

So kind of you to wish mom a happy birthday. We enjoyed our day together and had a wonderful dinner. On to 94!!!!

@oodiebom

Hi Oodie, thank you very much for the birthday shout out to mom. We had a great day. You must have had a premonition – mom and sis are doing a cruise the last week of August to Bermuda. They are driving and leaving from Baltimore. Wishing you and hubs good luck today at the appointment. Please know I think of you both every day.💕

@sheba2011

Good afternoon to you. Another on/off rain day here.🌧 And looks like rain each day for the next week.

We had a lovely time with mom yesterday. Good food and when the waitress heard it was mom’s 93rd birthday, she treated her to her favorite dessert – cheesecake with blueberries and white chocolate.🍰 Their cheesecake is at least five inches high – huge, huge! She also had her one glass of white with dinner.🍷 When we toasted mom, I silently toasted your dad, also.😌💗

I hope you feel better quickly. The sneezing season is here in the ‘burgh.🤧 We will be back into the 50’s for highs next week. Crazy weather, we will probably go from 50 to 90 in one day. Most of my hockey favorites are hanging in there.🏒 Will be glad to get to the second round and not so many games on all at once.

I have been seeing chocolate labs all over the place lately. Must be Jake sending me a message to send you and Poppy lots of hugs and love.🤗💖

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@kittengirl,

Good morning in California Kitten I hope this day is going well for you. 😎✨🌹

@shoelady60,

Good day in the ‘burgh. ✨🌹😎I hope a good time was had by all for your mother’s birthday.
I hope you are resting I was deep in thought with family and memories of my dad I was looking
at a lot of pictures.

This month has been a hard one. Things will work out for me.✨✨

Hey enjoy this day with your family and I hope your Hockey Teams are winning. 😎