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Status: Married
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KANSAS CITY, Missouri
United States
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Unity School of Christianity
Internal Revenue Service, Kroger
Bowes Thriftway
Meiners Thriftway
Bowes Price Choppers, Cosentinos Food Service
Hometown(s):
Moberly,Mo
Cairo,Mo
Kansas City,Mo
Lee's Summit, Mo
Lone Jack, Mo
Kansas City,mo
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Born in Moberly, MO. and lived there for 5 years. Moved to Cairo, MO, just 5 miles to the north and started school in a renovated mule barn. The first and second grades were together and the third and fourth grades were together. Moved to Kansas City when I was in the fifth grade and went to Whittier School on Askew maybe. Moved to Lee's Summit for the remainder of grade and high school. Graduated, married and pregnant in 2 weeks, I didn't waste anytime growing up then. Will continue more later. DB

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grandkids, digital photography, sewing, redoing house decor, playing on pc, pop-up camping
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Today, we had Neighborhood Garage Sale

Well, I have not gotten to participate in the Neighborhood garage sale because I was always working and didn't feel I had enough time to take off for a garage sale.  I would rather spend my vacation time on a real vacation.  But since I've retired, I decided to give it a go this year and I drug stuff out of several corners of the basement and even went through trying on clothes.  Some fit and some don't.  Then I had to decide what I would wear and what I wouldn't ever wear.  I printed up sale tags with prices and got to work deciding how much would some one really pay for this and that.  I spent the better part of 2 weeks cleaning sorting and even throwing away. 

My sister brought some things over and said just take them and make them go away.  My neighbor brought over 4 real nice oak kitchen chairs and said she didn't have enough to have a sale herself, so would I mind if she sat them out.  I had a washer, coffee table, serger, halloween costumes, Christmas decorations, fall decorations, planters, scarves and clothes of all kinds.  We have lived here since 1992 and I had donated stuff to local shelters and centers, but this was a chance to make a little profit myself.

Today went well, I got up early and take my bath and got all dressed then made mistake of sitting down and leaning my head back on the sofa.  Well I was asleep in a flash.  An hour later, I wake up, look at the clock and it is time to open the doors.  There were 23 homes in our little neighborhood participating so we had quite a variety of items to look thru.  My husband and I sat out and visited and we met more of our own neighbors making the rounds themselves.  Yes, I went down the street and reinvested some of our profit in a driver(golf) and a case for my laptop.  You know money was made round to roll and i enjoy rolling it.

Today was the first time in a long time, I've just sat and done nothing for a day.  It makes me nervous, I keep thinking of all the things I need to do inside.  All the visitors nearly drove our dogs wild.  I am sure they are hoarse from barking. And we are dog-sitting my sisters 2 dogs also.  So we kept busy in the off time walking dogs, 2 at a time.  Ginger is a golden retreiver and Katie is a rat terrier.  Mini and Max, our dogs are dachschunds.  I have to feed Max separately, he is small and all the girls are more dominant.  Ginger is gentle, except around food.  Katie was named after our mother, she is a little snippy at times, just like our mother.  Mini is the queen and she feels displaced when all the dogs are here.  She gets her nose in a twit and acts put out, but she recovers nicely when they leave.

Tomorrow is supposed to be in the low 90s.  It was warm today and the humidity was high.  I don't expect as much traffic tomorrow, but we will see what happens.  We are on a cul-de-sac and there are only 2 of us on this end participating.  Everything we make is profit and we will start on Friday "Make us an offer"    Many folks have specific things they are looking to purchase.  Old records, 45s and costume jewelry, hunting and fishing equipment, tools of all sorts.  I have albums of my mothers and my husbands mothers, but I didn't have time to sort thru them.  Maybe that will be on my list of things to sell next year.

Anyway, we had a great day and plan to enjoy tomorrow and all the events it brings our way.

Added: July 24, 2008
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eJanice
eJanice says:
Thank you Diane! I am so happy you replied and yes I will take care of myself and keep in touch with you also! I have the drive and motivation to be really physically active, it's the bones and arteries as well as ticker that slow me down and remind me I'm in a whole different space than I use to be. I am so thankful to be able to do all the things I can, especially take a little walk with my Renji. I walk too fast when he's not with me puttering along bouncing down the sidewalk sniffing everything! I appreciate your kindness. Have a really good time at whatever you might be doing! Later!
Janice and Renji
Posted: June 19, 2008 8:05PM EDT
eJanice
eJanice says:
Hi kcmodb,
I read about your Mother's Day week-end, thank you for sharing! I am concerned about your high blood pressure though, that is a little too high and since I understand you're on a medication for it already, please have it checked out with the doctor. I have inherited high blood pressure aggravated by my bad habit through the years. It was under control from 1999 to2005 when I encountered different problems. I had been taking NSAIDS to help with my progressing arthritis for over 2 years and as I understand it that wasn't so good. I had a week filled with trips to the emergency room the last week of June and had been sent home again the night before my heart attack! I knew it was coming with the pressure and pain in my shoulders feeling like a volcano about to blow it's top upward through the neck and head. My doctor had noticed spots on my lung that had to be biopsied so I received a stint in my artery. Just before Labor Day I was building to experience another attack, but thanks to my previous experience, off to the hosital for another stint. I'm trying to make this long story short so to finish, my lung biopsy was cryptococcus pneaumonia, a fungal virus requiring 9 months of antibiotics. My arteries were closing off in December so I had to have a 4 way bypass and heart valve implant! Made it home by Christmas Eve 2006. I don't say all this to scare you, just to let you know I ended up with a damaged heart. I must say I reccommend "Doggie Friendship" as one of the VERY best blood pressure lowering medicines around! My little Renji, Daschund Mix has seen me through it all. I'm doing really good with my heart. Bless you and take good care!
eJanice and Renji
Posted: June 18, 2008 3:03PM EDT
kcmodb
kcmodb says:
Janice I hope you are taking better care of yourself now. I have trouble thinking I am immortal still, and want to act like I did when I was 29. My Dr says the only reason my chol is low, is because of medical miracles. I want him to keep looking for them. Since I have retired, I am a lot more physically active and hope that helps. But I have a good appetite and really like to cook and cook for others also. I donate to our local Hope House for abused women and children and feel a kinship for you and your problems. Please keep in touch Diane
Posted: June 18, 2008 5:44PM EDT
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