Good Day "36"

Good morning everyone!...I like being upstairs also and able to look over our neighborhood and not straight into the house next door. Itposed an problem somedays when the kids were living here and I had so much laundry and food items going upstairs and down, but not any more. It has taught me new techniques also. Such as, whenI go shopping...I come through the garage and put the frozen stuff in the freezer...then go down the other end and put away stuff in the pantry...if anything needs to stay downstairs it does...then I take what is let upstairs. Out of maybe five sacks of groceries yesterday, I had but one sack going upstairs. WE have an luandry shoot in our master bedroom that goes down on th eoutside wall and opens up just above my washer and dryer...so for the most part it's carting things upstairs that have been washed. These days it's an breeze for basically myself and maybe the linens we use daily.

An professional mover was hiring out young kids one summer and he hired my son and two of his freinds...and he showed us how to handle funiture going upstairs also...you get tarps...and you move it from one end to the other, esp if in boxes...and do very little "lifting" of anything. Such as an sofa..you kind of "roll it" into the house end gently end to end up the stairway...once it's in standing position..it can be turned so much easier... then two people trying to go around an corner...after turning it you simpy let it lay down again and slide it into position...sitting up, or on tarps or on rollers. Then unpack if if necessary. We often between hubby and I are moving furniture around this way these days or with an dolly in some cases...or outside in an wheel barrel. You know if your at the bottom of the stairs they lay down easier going up...and if coming down...slide easier going down the stairs...but this two people trying to carry things around corners and going upstiars and down  is out the door these days as to moving.

I went to the doctor appt yesterday and made another appt for in March for Lab tests so I can determine when to finsih off my teethand hoepfully save for that next summer. Make sure the diabetes stays away also. I don't relly think I ever had it...might of been inching that way...but at most was an possible "Pre-daibetic"..and my last lab test wer completely "Normal"..so I guessI stay off the BBQ's grilled meat next time around and/or not eat much of it perhaps.

I "rested" this morning later then ussual.. and it sure did feel good. Been four days non-stop here lately...so can finsih off my snowmen here soon and she asked me to wait until Thnkasgiving to bring them out..... so it gives me an bit more time to deal with it all. I guess I go for now..as I still have a check to get into the bank from my sister for her washer and dryer and will be over to her house later on this week when they get delivered. I had lent her soem chairs in the past and she don't need them any more so have to go and pick them up at the same time. Have an good day everyone and wasn't "Dancing with the Stars" last night action packed entertainment for the Veterans...I felt they all shined int he dancing routines last night...sorry to have to see two more eleimations left and I think she said they are into their final two weeks of competition left. Sometimes they just look like they couldn't be having an better time...even when disagreeing...I see an strong friendhsip amoung them all. I have to laugh at times also at some of their antics. Next

week they do an Micheal Jackson routine and tribute...they do not know what an "friend" he was to me through his church in ways...as the Benjamin Jackson family were buried where my ancestor was here but in the town of Mollala. Very few people know that this so called "Musician" famous for his fiddle playing in Portland's early days...also has an strange quirk to him in ways. I ran across an piece of hsi head stone one day out cleaning up the cemetary and

they have already done an "article" on most the people buried there, if they even still are. I often wodnered if Micheal had kind fo taken off in this guy's footsteps by way of legacy. Perhaps not. I do know the" moonwalking" dance he did as an kid my uncle was doing years before he was though...everytime he got drunk...and would make us laugh. I reember him doing that as an kid to the song. "A White Sprots coat and an pink Carnation" son of the 50's..he'd grab and flower in his hand and mooenwalk up to the ladies to give it to them.

As you know the "tribe of Benjamin" fell out of the Lord's graces and he took "Jersusalem" out of there hands and gave it back to the Isreal, supposedly from thier greediness ...where upon... they commenced with raping the other tribes women on the way to an yearly festival..passover maybe...the tribe of Benjamin eventually ended up in Greece. But I don't htinnk all people named "Benjamin" are rapists and certainly hope not. Anyway...something not mentioned if even known about this Benjaim Jackson...for some reason he decided to dis-inherit his family and give everything at the time of his death to his daughter in-law...and it seemed strange to me. I wonder why. This fact was never mention in the article about him though locally written. I keep thinking of Micheal's death and his wishes to dis-inherit his father...maybe he kept this legacy alive by doing that perhaps.  I don't know a lot about the rest of the family to really decide if there was anything not so good about them that he would have cause to do such..and it was not unusal for widowers sometimes to take to marrying thier younger family members if something happened to one of their sons also...in order to get the kids raised...and this was SO strong back east in areas where the Indian raids would leave orphans to be raised. It is one of the main reason's the Latter Day Saints church (Mormon's) took to more then one wife at one time. But I still have an lot of research work to do and I think Micheal read my mind beautifully when he was alive and seemed to step in an help me by something he did. Perhaps he died of heart problems..... because he was helping me surivive mine. Igreatly disagree with what's been said about my ancestor and even the books here say...the wagon train people often died from plain "exhaustion" more then anything else getting out to the west coast. Most of them traveled the 3,000 miles in 6 months or so...by foot daily...through Indian raids...blazing summer heat...lightening storms at night...lack of food in some cases..but always no "rest" and my own ancestor...whom I've come to understand was an reincarnation of me today...made it long enough to make it here, help his two daughters get married...and problaby built or helped to build 3 houses and died three years later...not to mention he had to hunt  food his food and raise and brood of kids....and I understand was an "preacher" also...though we have found no direct records to that other then back east of him..as an elder of an church and helped to form an church there with an son in-law whom was an rather well known preacher. One of his daughter's out here..her house was an Methodist Church...and hubby an Masonic Lodge member...that runs into our family also since the late 1700's. So anyway...while we enjoy Micheal's tribute...I'll be thnking of all the things this guy did that helped my life to be an easier one...and I do wish his kid's all the sucess and kindness and love the world can spare them. Wemostly grow up to loving our kids for the most part...I think he did his mother very much. Maybe she's alive now.. because my musician mother died early in life at 48 years old.  Legacies tend to live on... and I am not so sure we can ever change them at times. It would be nice if we could. Have an good day...I'm out of here for now.

Sorry for all the incoherency..they really took to underliing the posting in general for some reason today...and the text seems to get changed to relfect the interuptions it has...which don't show up until after the message has been posted. I had one post completely removed last night to Marjorie also. So this one is I guess 3 timeslonger.... Ha!

My hubby showed me last night as he went to Home Depoe to buy an new outside light bulb...his receipt..he said..take an look at this old receipt and the one I just got...almost 6 years to the same day and time on both reciepts..from the same place. Weird. He said the old bulb had 19,000 hours on it.  How he figured that one out I've no idea. But it was strange in ways.

Haven't seen anything of Abegail on the forums. It would be nice to see here now and again don't you think.

On the word association post Vince was talking about trolley busses. Do you remember how they used to battle with a long pole to put the contact arms back on the wires if they casme off?

My dad invented a system in Pretoria which made it easy. They attached cables to the arms and the other end of the cables was wound onto a drum with light spring loading and when the arms came off the wires all they had to do was pull them down with the cables, realign them and guide them back onto the wires. I don't know if they paid him anything for the invention or not but all trolley busses in Pretoria ended up with them.

I also remember trams in Johannesburg when I was a nipper. Now I have gone and given away my age!

Have a good day all. English weather here again today after a huge thunderstorm last evening which chased us off the bowling green pretty smartly.

C'mon then Abigail your POE Fan Club is asking for you.

Morning/afternoon to all POEsters...

Good morning!....well, my hubby convinced me that my son would not like an card table for Christmas no matter rather they needed one for extra guest or not...so taking New York and all that's happened there lately...and some people saying they have this attitude that nothing will ever happen to them there..which I don't figure having arleady survived 9/11.....I bought my son and made up for him an bright red "bug out" emergency backpack yesterday..yes, another over $100 spent....it has an "Red Cross" approved crank radio and flashlight...and UBS port cell phone charger on it...waterproof...Am/Fm/Noaa Alert weather Band...and can be powered three different ways....to match it...an roadside crankingred blinking emergency light that is also an flashlight...and is water proof and can also be powered by other ways also.....and an "auto" type chemical and regular "fire hydrant", rechargable ....and an adult heavy duty poncho(mustard yellow) that has grommets and can be converted into an an tarp if need be...and a small headlamp that takes only batteries, but has two ranges of light power for close up needs and far away...and two cans of soup...pop tops...and two paks of squeeze applesauce....and I tucked in some silverware.I still have the rope to add...batteries....it all fits in one big bag...that if he needed could be hauled out...despite the bulkiness...it's relativity light in weight. The Emergency items came from "Radio Shack" and "Target"....Radio Shack is selling this compartively emergency radio for "$25" less then other comparable radio's at Rei and on line and they have an thing going for an instant $10 rebate for every $50 purchase. As long as my son is in his truck..he has an Ham radio..but for his at home travels...this should suffice...and I hope it's better then him getting an card table. I might keep that and if they need to borrow it, no problem. I got my hubby an home fire hydrant and re-bought an smaller favorite cooler so far that the other one he's worn out.. but I think he should go get the new Blue-Ray video player himself and an" netflix" movie subscription for the rest of his present this year.Then I am done. Again, yesterday I paid cash for the gifts. Which is feeling kind of good right about now. I have an busy day tomarrow also...ah heck, they are all getting "busy" right now.

Before I leave...I found this receipe...if your like me the candied Yams... I really don't need. nor the pumpkin pie....so here....

Roasted Yams with Pancetta (Bacon/Ham) and Sage.....

3 pounds of butternut squash, kabocha or Hubbard squash...salt and pepper to taste....3 tablespoon olive oil divided, 4 ounces of thinly sliced pancetta, cut crosswise into small strips.....4 cloves of garlic, finely chopped, 12 fresh sage leaves, roughly chopped.

Preheat the oven 375 degrees..cut the squash into 1/2 in cubes, season them and drizzle over them 2 tablespoons of olive oil and toss..spread on an baking sheet and roast for 20 minutes, you might have to turn the pan several times until they get lightly browned.

Heat the remaining olive oil, add the pancetta, and cook until barely crisp..about 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and stir in the garlic and the sage...spoon over the roasted squash. At this time you can spoon into an oven-proof serving dish...and keep it at room temperature for 2 to 3 hours if need be..or cover and refrigerate and re-heat in an 400 degree oven for 10 mins.

(Receipe sounded good to me if I make the fresh Spring Greens salad with Chestnuts and pumpkin vinegrette) Might take the edge off off wanting Pie...and I could " bake apples" for dessert maybe instead. Menu...Leek soup...Roasted turkey...Roasted Squash with Pancetta and Sage....Weight Watcher's style Green beanand mushroom dressing...bit of gravy...Cranberries, fresh veggies with Ranch dip...and dinner rolls. Baked apples for desert with cinnamon tea and whipped cream dollop...still not completely "diet" but an lot better then what I could of made..heh? )

Have an good day everyone!...I think I'll go walking an bit.

Ah,,,shopping for realitives,,,pretty trick that !!

And to all,,,,a good night..

Richard..what ya mean "Good night"...I'm getting ready for the "X-Factor" show....especially since I've been dancing for the last two nights...wiht the stars....snow this weekend...it's coming down closer with every passing storm that comes through. I'm glad I'm done shopping...hubby still has the video player to get though...I paid off some more doctor bills this morning. It's going to be "tight" getting into next month on everything. I will tell you what I notice this year..very little stores are fully stocked unless they plan on dragging out more here soon. Big tickeet items...no problem...but sensible stuff there may be an shrotage of what's available. That's so your forced to buy those big ticket items for an gift. Last two times I've come in an turned on the TV set..it's people protesting in Europe...and Venice under water...and people striking also. Not an merry cheery Christmas spirit at all....maybe that's why we cook the "turkey" first.... First time in 50 years I've actually had to buy casserole dishes and cookie sheets....and can't eat this kind of stuff...not that I won't probably..heh? Where's that excerise bike of mine?...ah...see you all later on!