Happy Birthday, JJ !

TO

JJ

ALWAYS A

PRINCESS

Amanda Blair Zombeck

Happy Birthday Amanda

A SUPER BIG

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

TO

OUR BABY

AMANDA BLAIR ZOMBECK

Rough day here. AQO is not good. I'm inside. It's a hot one today also..
86*.. and I suppose rising. We didn't make it to church today ..
I got up with a headache and red swollen eyes.. allergies I believe.

Happy Birthday Bob

to

Bob Pata

who is... well, let's just say

old enough.

{{{hug&smile}}}

Wendell took me to dinner tonite at Kings. We both had broiled lemon pepper cod with cole slaw and a baked potato. It really was delicious.
It's a quiet evening. Seems the kids and grandkids are gone to the farm show.. too hot for us oldsters, and the AQI is high.. need to stay indoors with the AC.
As for me.. I'm going to run my spybot program. I've been on Facebook a lot today and just need to check to make sure everything is cool.
So... off to my bed.. hopefully we shall be in church tomorrow.. we'll see.. not sure with the AQI so high.

Facebook

I must be crazy. I have kept up my blog for a number of years, and now, with one invitation from my cousin Betsy, I have added my name to the internet group called facebook..
I can't believe I did that.. and I actually enjoyed it.. and want to just keep adding names.. it's so bloomin' addictive. Okay.. out comes the ol' timer. I'll set it for an hour and that is it for Facebook. This is gonna be a hard one to get through.. but if you read this and want to join.. be my guest.. hehehe.. the more the merrier!

Happy Birthday Wendell

Today is Wendell's birthday

I took him to lunch

wherever he wanted...

He chose Mama Rosa's Italian Restaurant

I had charbroiled chicken with a side of spaghetti

He had a fish sandwich.. huge!!!!

We went to the DQ for ice cream tonite too. He says he had a nice birthday..

Say WHAT?

Now THIS is unusual.. It's bright and sunny outside.. pretty white fluffy clouds floating gently by with a blue sky that is spectacular! BUT... there is also non stop clapping thunder out there too.. go figure?!

David and Joyce play with PS2

P3 got a turn too

2 pretty girls

The boys are such serious players.. Daniel

Even when we made zucchini bread.. Daniel took the
job quite seriously and did a fabulous job!

Annabelle all smiles

NEW CHIMNEY

They left the scaffold up so the man coming tomorrow could
put the flashing around the chimney at the roof. We don't
want a leaky chimney now, do we?

NEW CHIMNEY

THE OLD CHIMNEY WAS BLOCK

OLD CHIMNEY IS REMOVED

Standing in the need of prayer

Keith has a job interview Friday. Pray he is relaxed and does well.

Also, if you would remember Kristofer, grandson of a friend, who has cancer.. he's just a toddler. Pray he'll not need amputations and that a correct diagnosis would be made for his particular type of cancer. Remember the family too as this is such a stressful time for them all.

Another friend asks for prayer for Duane and Michael- employment related. Pray they will be able to handle whatever God wills for them.

Remember that we are commanded to pray for our leaders and those in high places. They need our prayers desperately and daily.

I have a suspicion that we are going to go from an extended spring right into fall. It's been a very moderate summer so far with only one day above 90. It's 68 right now and wet. Not raining, just nothing has dried out for the past few days.
We had a blistering thunder buster Tuesday evening that came out of nowhere seemingly, hit hard, caused a 7 hr power outage, and was gone in minutes. Office today was good but I was so very weary after. I wasn't sure I'd make it through. I got up today with a horrific backache which I assume is weather induced. It's still with me and makes it hard to walk by times. I finished up around 3pm and as I went to the front of the office to check out, I noticed a blinding pouring down rain... a pounding rain that made 6" rivers in the parking area- it looked like the pictures on tv of hurricanes. I wondered if and/or when my car would come whooshing down past me. I'd cracked my car windows this morning and realized everything was gonna be soaked- so I made a dash for it with papers safely in plastic and keys in my hand. I was totally drenched before I got 3' from the door. UGH. Soaked through and through.. and the rain had indeed wet the inside of the car- I literally could squeeze water out of my steering wheel cover. For evermore.
I got home where it looked like we'd had some rain, but not the downpour of the city. I struggled out of the car and got inside where things were dry. I got a snack to eat and then layed down for a 1' nap.. which ended up a 4 hour nap.. and I just woke up. I had a bite of chicken that was supper tonite.. and then realized I was now chilled to the bone and still damp from earlier in the day. I'm still having a bit of trouble ambulating.. not sure which is worse, but together it's just not pleasant.
Patients did well today. Only one got more than 1 stick (((boo))).. but then when I finally did get her going, it was a dandy. One patient had her usual infusion reaction, but safely completed the infusion. I suppose the day was status quo in reality.

The new chimney here is really looking beautiful. The guys are almost done. Tomorrow should do the trick I 'm sure. It looks a lot different without chimney blocks..and now bricked.
Pictures later.. before and after. I don't have the energy to retrieve the camera and upload tonite.

I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. As you make your requests, plead for God's mercy upon them, and give thanks. Pray this way for kings and all others who are in authority, so that we can live in peace and quietness, in godliness and dignity.
1 Timothy 2:1-2 NLT

It's been a warm and busy Saturday. After baking 2 cheesecakes, and a pan of brownies (not my old fashioned ones laced with metal I'll add).. it's sprinkling rain. That's okay.. we need a little rain to go with the sunshine.
I've got a potato salad started and it will be for a family picnic tomorrow evening here. It's a special salad in that the potatoes were grown in our garden. .. new potatoes for a delicious salad. It's supposed to be 90 tomorrow with some isolated thunderstorms. Let's hope they stay isolated from here while we picnic.
Not much else to report.. stay cool

Happy Anniversary to the Schneiders !

to a couple of my favorite people..

on their

anniversary

Rick and Sandi..

and I pray you'll share many more!!

Wendy has posted pictures on the Valentine blog. Asher is really growing fast.
It was a tiring day today. We hit Sam's Club for Wendell's drinks and one of my meds, then the local grocery. We'd gone to the library first and I got some history books on Butler County. Always interested in genealogy.. I've already done my 'speed read' with 2 of them. Very interesting.
Tomorrow is office day.. pray for us if you would. It's gonna be a long one.

pictures from Ken's party

Amanda and Dieter

It was a rainy day and just kept getting rainier..

A cart to take us to and from our cars

Candy and John Craig and Emily

Bill and Carol Imm..

Our Gang

Matt

Jane and Claudia

The roast..

Dave Leah looking really good

I have counted 19 family birthdays in August..
WOW!!!
Our family sure has grown on every side.

to our son in law Cory
whose birthday is
today!

Ken's party
Dieter's birthday today..

A big happy birthday to the birthday guys.. Ken Leah is tomorrow.. and Dieter's is today. The family has about 7 August birthdays.. and our Blair clan has almost the same.. hard to keep track.
The festivities were so wonderful today at Ken and Sandy's home. They are generous hosts. Unfortunately, the rain came down in buckets and I got soaked through and through.. We left for home at that point. It felt good to put dry clothes on. I did remember to take my camera out of the case and got some pictures, though not many .. it was just too wet and dark .. sigh...

See IMM FAMILY HISTORY 101 for details of reunion and plans for 2010