The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[MinnieM123]

Well, all I can say is that my parents bought Campbells soup all the time, and they both lived to their late 70s. My grandmother also loved their soups, and lived to 90.

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

Well, all I can say is that my parents bought Campbells soup all the time, and they both lived to their late 70s. My grandmother also loved their soups, and lived to 90.

Gonna start eating more soup

 

[betty rose]

The same temp and time your cake mix box says for cupcakes.

Thanks. The GKS will love those!

 

[betty rose]

It is ridiculously expensive. It is OK if the person living there is going to take full advanage of all the facilities and offerings. They have many social things, trips, a small branch of a bank, salon, swimming pool, private bus transportation all around the area and to churches. My MIL uses nothing and doesn't eat half of her meal a days. It is a waste. They should have hired the live in for half the cost and she could have stayed in her luxury condo that was paid for. Her buy in was $125,000.00 plus $3800 per month.

It's going to be a problem in the coming years, with more baby boomers retiring.

 

[betty rose]

Well lets see if this shifts it View attachment 112527

 

[betty rose]

Are you talking about Hold My Hand? I will be hearing a lot of it, as my DD 's dance company is using it for a dance. Good thing I like it !

Yes, it's a great new song! DD was in a dance team at school, I loved watching the practices. Brings back good memories!

 

[betty rose]

Gonna start eating more soup

@MR FERRET, you don't need to eat soup, remember that halo on your head. I thought you are going to live forever!

 

[betty rose]

Oh Dear. Sending you guys all the prayers, pixie dust and good karma your way. eek.

But if you need a good karma story if you remember back, my Dad had a heart attack, flat lined multiple times in route to the hospital and in the bay at the hospital ER and again in the ER. They finally brought him back, stablized his blood pressure and waited 'till the next morning to do the quad bypass and he came through with flying colors. You're Pop is about the same age but at least not coming to surgery after heart attacks and flat lining multiple times so he has that going for him too. I'm so impressed with how artistic these docs are these days recreating hearts. My Dad actually had more issues with the vein plucking in his legs than the heart surgery though if you remember is was very very very nasty for a few months after. Every surgery and the anesthesia and narcotics mess with his mind. Praying Pop comes through with flying colors. I have everything crossed.

My dad had open heart surgery too, in his older years. He made it through good too.

 

[betty rose]

I'm going kicking and screaming to my grave; I want to make as big a ruckus as I can until I take that last breath!!

Me too, I'm not one to give up or go quietly. Too stubborn for that!

 

[betty rose]

@betty rose is out in Colorado, so she might have to adjust for high altitude cooking times. My MIL lives in the Rockies and always has to adjust everything for high altitude cooking! I think that's kinda cool!

I find baking out here is very challenging. But, cooking eggs; those come out really well. I don't understand how altitude plays in, but it sure does.

 

[betty rose]

Me too!! (But as a side note, you and I also work a regular job 5 days a week, commute, etc., and that definitely saps some of our physical and creative energy, so it's hard for us to fit in the extra nice things that she does at her home and outdoors, too. Not that she has it easy by any means, with taking care of her family, and she does a great job.)

I remember those working days, stress in the job leaves little time or energy for anything else.

 

[betty rose]

I don't know if you have ever seen the old movie, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, where in the first scene Jimmy Durante is dying by the roadside and when he does, his leg stretches out and the "kicks a bucket", down the hill. My mother always said that was how she was going to go. She fought aging with every bit of her being, but, Pulmonary Fibrosis finally did her in at age 87. When she passed we were all there in the room and the very thing she did right after she passed was to kick her right leg straight out. Had there been a bucket there she would have kicked it. She always did have a good sense of humor.

Love that story! I'm going to tell the kids to have a bucket handy!

 

[betty rose]

Yes! I have seen that movie and it was in CINERAMA! When I was a young kid, my mother took us all to see it at this huge theater in Boston. It was quite the experience, and I loved the movie!! I've seen it repeated a few times on tv over the years, but there's nothing to compare to that first viewing in Cinerama in a big city theater. I'll never forget it!

I saw that movie the same way. Must have been the thing to do. I loved it as well, so funny! I loved Jonathan Winters when he tore up the gas station. (That reminds me of my friend, when gas ran out! ha)

 

[betty rose]

We do comfy clothes now for holidays too, everyone has more fun that way. For Christmas the pj's have to be Christmas themed though.

Ours too. Or at least red or green, or a combo.

 

[betty rose]

Oh my only the second time! You've been missing out on a ton of fun. It is one of my favorites.

When I was a kid I used to be afraid of Big Thunder Mountain, my mom would sit out with me while my dad and sister rode it. I finally got up enough courage to ride it and my mom finally got to ride it as well. When we got off of it for the first time we kind of looked at each other and we knew that we had been missing out because I'd been a chicken!

Being a "chicken" does have it's down side!

 

[betty rose]

I also like that he said that dogs (and I'm assuming he meant other animals too) will go to heaven. That's an idea I like!

I believe all animals will be in heaven.

 

[betty rose]

It is. I pipe icing on mine to be more decorative.

You did a great job. They look terrific!

 

[betty rose]

Should've gotten my flu shot at school.

Apparently, there's free ice cream involved.

We got our shot and got a 10% discount at the store.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

32 days until Halloween!

 

[betty rose]

Thank you all so very much for all the well-wishes, pixie dust, blessings, and prayers for my pop and all of my family, gang. It means more to me than y'all will ever know.
On a lighter note, both pop and mom were in very good spirits when we visited tonight. A lot of jokes and laughing, and when Father Izzy from our parish showed up, it got even more fun. He's a very casual and fun guy, along with taking his calling very seriously. We talked about the Popes visit, and how nice it was.
He did an anointing of the sick, we all prayed the Our Father, the Hail Mary, etc.. Really kind if a mini mass. It was very comforting.
We all talked and laughed some more, and then they ran our "party" (at one point there were a dozen family and one friend in the room...!) out, 'cause they wanted to take him down for some x-rays and then give him, as the one nurse put it, a "fancy bath"...!!!

Anyway gang, thank you all so very much, again.
Continue to keep him in your prayers, please...

Certainly. I'm happy that you had a wonderful evening. I will think of you and "pop", and the rest of your family today. And the coming days.