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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 24, 2019 1:14:06 GMT
I use the Sakura Micron Pigment pens. I have labels that are 30 years old and the inks are still bright, even though the fabrics have faded. I like the variety of nib sizes to give some dimension to my letters. Sakura Micron pens
This is the one I teach my students to use. Writes clear and legible as well.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 23, 2019 17:17:39 GMT
I'm in. Love this idea
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 23, 2019 6:10:58 GMT
The mice used to build nests in my car when we lived in the country. We had to keep mouse traps in it. We still do now that we are in town cause where we park our cars is an area of mice and other critters.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 23, 2019 6:04:30 GMT
Oh I am so sorry. Its never a good time to lose a loved pet, but now is exceptional terrible for you two. {{{hugs}}}
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 22, 2019 23:37:17 GMT
I was a teenager and living overseas. A friend called my mother in the morning to tell her about it and we all felt so removed from it all cause of being so far away. But, it was really startling to realize that a PRESIDENT was shot. I believe the bases (on Guam) went on lock down and everything just kind of came to a stand still. All attention was on what was happening in Dallas
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 21, 2019 23:08:42 GMT
Wonder how far the turkey followed the mail truck. So cute to see him running after the mail truck after each stop.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 21, 2019 18:04:41 GMT
I had corrective lenses put in when I had my cataract surgery and went with the mono. At one time I wore mono contacts for years so knew it would work for me. Also, my eyes were naturally mono - left eye is so much worse than the right eye so the left eye was only being used for reading (or was it far sightedness, don't remember) Leaning to do the mono thing was a breeze for me and it was great. At one time I was just wearing one contact in fact. Of course as I got older I could no longer wear contacts or do mono due to changes in vision due to age.
I love not having to wear glasses - though the correction on one of the eyes was a little off and need a little help on farsightedness. I only notice it when trying to read the words on television as my chair is a little too far from the television.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 21, 2019 7:17:31 GMT
I was diagnosed with Glaucoma in my 40's. It is not necessarily an age thing. I used the drops twice a day for yeas and had visual field tests every year. Ten yeas ago I moved to a town with a major medical center and went to a eye doctor there. They have the up to date machinery and technology to do more than just visual fields. Turns out I did not have glaucoma at all. But, just wanted to let you know that if you follow the doctor's instructions, keep up with your yearly eye exams with the visual fields, etc. you should be OK. The drops lower the blood pressure in the eye which causes damage. So just be sure to keep on your drops. Don't forget to refrigerate the drops also. I did not know about refrigerating the drops! What does that do? The drops I used needed to be refrigerated to keep their potency
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 21, 2019 3:27:33 GMT
I was diagnosed with Glaucoma in my 40's. It is not necessarily an age thing. I used the drops twice a day for yeas and had visual field tests every year. Ten yeas ago I moved to a town with a major medical center and went to a eye doctor there. They have the up to date machinery and technology to do more than just visual fields. Turns out I did not have glaucoma at all. But, just wanted to let you know that if you follow the doctor's instructions, keep up with your yearly eye exams with the visual fields, etc. you should be OK. The drops lower the blood pressure in the eye which causes damage. So just be sure to keep on your drops. Don't forget to refrigerate the drops also.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 20, 2019 5:45:24 GMT
Wish mine would get on the ball and send me their lists!
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 20, 2019 5:42:16 GMT
Home Ec teacher here also was raised in the 50's and taught home management by mother in the 50's. But never heard about the work a woman did in a home being called Labor Income. I missed a few others as well. Never knew about using the left side of the chair to sit and get up. Did not get a score as the internet glitched and it was not ever finished calculating.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 20, 2019 5:27:32 GMT
We don't drink much wine and with a cat we do not have plants out where she can destroy them. But I do love giving hostess gifts and will give something out of my craft room. I always have projects that I make just for the fun of it and it is great to have homes for them in mind.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 19, 2019 23:54:02 GMT
In addition to two kinds of Chex mix, I add cheerios, goldfish pecans and peanuts. It takes a box of each of the cereals, bag of goldfish, a bottle of peanuts and bag of half pecans. I melt one and half sticks of butter add salt, garlic powder, and worchestershire sauce. Pour it all over the cereal stuff, roast in the oven and stir every eight minutes until no longer shiny.
Just finished eating up a batch last week. I LOVE it but am supposed to go easy on salt so I limit how often I make it.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 18, 2019 21:49:55 GMT
Add some diced pimiento and green peppers, adds more favor and more color
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 18, 2019 21:30:31 GMT
It doesn't matter if the artwork comes home when it is not sold. What matters is the child's feelings when their artwork is not sold. I am sure there would be many pieces not sold for various reasons.
To me this smacks of coercing the parents/grandparents into forking over $25 per child to keep from hurting the child's feelings.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 18, 2019 1:05:56 GMT
We don't need prelit with our set up. Every year when the season is over we pull up the gigantic leaf bag that is under our tree and secure it at the top. Every ornament and every light is still on the tree. Hubby tucks the light cord into the bag and carries the whole thing up into the attic where it is set in a corner until the next Christmas. So at the proper time he goes up into the attic brings down the tree, pulls the leaf bag down, fluffs the branches and plugs in the lights and within minutes we have our tree set up.
All the ornaments are non-breakable. A lot of them are those pretty handmade beaded kind. Some are hand painted and so on. Every one has a history and meaning to the family. We don't do tinsel and it is not a huge tree, but it suits us.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 16, 2019 17:33:20 GMT
I also remind him at every meal that I’m doing this out of love. That we want him here for the long haul. This stood out to me. Someone doing this to me would make me dig my heels in and resist. Many moons ago when I quit smoking I discovered that the more my husband preached about quitting the harder it was for me to do so. To have someone preach at me every meal would be a big turn off. Just serve up the food, no sermon on how healthy it is or how you are doing this for love of him. If questions are asked or one of them brings it up be nonchalant about it. This is probably a real sore point for your husband. He is an adult, he knows what you are doing and he has to decide on his own how he will react. There will be lots and lots of resistance as it is, just don't make it a war.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 16, 2019 7:01:07 GMT
Yes it would bother me. If they cannot hire enough people to deal with customers in the store and curbside assistance, they should not offer the curbside assistance!
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 16, 2019 6:56:00 GMT
It is so hard to lose a mother. It has been about eight years since I lost my mother. I refuse to count the days or years since she died. Instead I celebrate her life on her birthday. There will always be a part of my soul that is with her and yearns for her. But, there will come a time when one cam remember the good times more than the sadness that she is gone.
I pray for you to find peace with her passing and that there are people and family around you that will comfort you.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 15, 2019 21:09:40 GMT
So what did he do on Tuesday during the day? He was "off" during the daytime was he not? The Bible study could have been prepared at that time or perhaps on Monday. Perhaps the committee needs to look at his schedule and find out just how he is managing his time and what he is being called upon to do. Add up the hours he is expected to be places and decide if perhaps an assistant pastor is needed.
There are a lot of things involved in being the pastor of a church and a lot of prep time needed for those times. Bible study to be meaningful needs at least a couple of hours prep. Sometimes a pastor is called out unexpectedly, like for a death or a family in crisis.
But no, I don't think you are out of line in your thinking. The only thing that would make me think differently is if he was hired on a part time basis and is holding down another job to help ends meet.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 15, 2019 18:20:09 GMT
I consider anything I post on FB to be fair game to anyone wanting to do this. So -I make sure not to post things I don't want to be "stolen" . Actually, I consider anything I put on the internet can be copied and used in ways I would not like. that is the nature of the internet. You have to protect your images to keep them from being copied if that is important to you.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 14, 2019 19:30:50 GMT
My husband's cancer is incurable. It has spread to the bones and there is nothing to do but slow it down. Yet I get these comments on how they will pray that he gets better and that they are praying for him to get rid of the cancer. I had to cut my sister in law short and explain that he is not getting better and holding his own is all we can hope for. She was all upset and tried to assure me otherwise. I finally just let her have her say and let her have her fantasy. She thinks because she had cancer that she knows all about it.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 14, 2019 19:19:14 GMT
Oh how dare they expect children to behave! It sounds to me like they have become fed up with ill behaved children. Yes toddlers are wiggly and don't like sitting in their chair, but they need to learn to do so. You don't let children run around when eating at home do you? Food is meant to be eaten not played with. (I agree though, the sign could have been worded a better)
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 14, 2019 2:00:49 GMT
my daughters are pretty good at choosing gifts. One daughter gave me a car a few years back for Christmas. The other gave me a smart watch when they were just coming out and I loved it.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 14, 2019 1:58:35 GMT
When I make chili I do not add any kind of tomatoes. I use stew meat and cook the meat in broth and add all the usual spices to the broth but no tomatoes, tomato paste or sauce. Husband is used to chili that way that was cooked over fire all day long and never any beans.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 13, 2019 5:39:03 GMT
We fed one cat for months via syringe. Our vet told us if they don't eat for 24 hours then liver damage starts. Cats MUST eat or they get sick in other words. So we used a syringe to feed her baby food and water. It turned out that she had a tumor in her jaw that was keeping her from eating. Eventually, when it go so big, we had to make the decision to let her go. It was so hard.
I was determined that we would not have another cat that was not interested in people food or wet food. So this cat was treated to bits and pieces of people food from the very beginning so if she ever gets to the point that we need to tempt her to eat there are lots of possibilities.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 13, 2019 5:24:28 GMT
no alcohol for sure if he is worried about "mouthiness" For such a short time I would serve coffee, tea and sodas - ONLY What does your husband's mom and dad say? Perhaps they might expect more.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 12, 2019 21:38:14 GMT
I was 55 - doctor said get out of Houston so hubby moved me out of Houston. We hired movers to come in and pack and it amazed me how easy that made it. They had my entire house packed up in one afternoon. I did NOTHING to prepare, no cleaning and no getting rid of stuff. I just sat in my chair and answered questions. Never again will I move without movers. They are awesome. The next move we hired another company and it was the same, Awesome!
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 10, 2019 23:57:23 GMT
tomorrow - always want to add more m's diarrhea - will just give up trying to find the correct spelling and use spell check
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 10, 2019 18:33:31 GMT
mine is 51 years old. I keep it because it is a relic!
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