Another Monday, another freebie

Took Dad to dermatologist today about possible skin cancer on ear and nose. Doc just froze places on ear and one place on nose. Did a little biopsy on the place near end of nose. Back to nursing home through heat and humidity that made it hard to breathe.
Today's zip of Little Sailors is bright:

Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/2wdh3gyt5ug7pss/ws_LittleSailors_12.zip?dl=0

Another free zip of Little Sailors

Did I tell you your comments make me smile? They do and I thank you.

Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/eko7rwm6apbadbj/ws_LittleSailors_11.zip?dl=0

Rrecommendation & freebie

Did you know that between 1854 and 1929 thousands of abandoned, homeless and orphaned children were transported by trains to find new homes in the US and Canada? I'd like to recommend a novel by Christine Baker Kline that is well researched and addresses the so-called Orphan Trains. Kline does an excellent job of weaving together the story of a present day teenager in foster care with the story of an elderly woman, an Irish immigrant, who was an orphan train rider. They meet when the girl must do community service hours to avoid going to a juvenile detention center. The results of this meeting will warm your heart.
https://www.amazon.com/Orphan-Train-Christine-Baker-Kline/dp/1594137374/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1499486850&sr=1-9&keywords=orphan+train
And if you'd like to learn more about the Orphan trains go here:
http://orphantraindepot.org/history/

Yes, once again I ran into the next day before getting around to posting. Yesterday I had some chores to do for Dad and a list of calls to make. One call was to my brother. He is not doing any better and his son is trying to convince him to go to the Mayo Clinic - which ever one specializes in neurology (I forget which). It means a long trip which is difficult enough in my brother's condition but also lots of expense. However, his son and DIL have said they will pay for him to go. My nephew is in a financial position to do this with ease but of course Thom is uncomfortable with depending on their generosity. We talked about not only his health but also Dad's. I was able to tell him that Dad hasn't had another stroke recently and his mental state seems better. Yesterday I noticed that Dad's feet were badly swollen so I'm wondering how long it will be before he makes another trip to the ER for congestive heart failure. First time was March then again in May. Will this be every few months until his kidneys and/or heart just give out? I spoke with Thom about the need to go ahead with plans to sell Dad's house. I just can't see Thom ever getting to a point to come back and help me decide what to keep and what to sell so told him to send me a list of those things he knows he would like to have.

After that conversation I had the blues, as you might imagine. My brother is 8 years younger than me and it seems his health is on par with or worse than Dad's. While I have health issues of my own, right now my physial health is pretty good. My husband reminded me that there is no point getting upset about things I have no control over but I still feel disturbed. Anyway, we decided to take a brief trip out to the craft store so I could pick up another skein of yarn to finish the afghan I'm working on for Dad and get a frame for Tyler's graduation photo. From there we stopped in at Route 58 Deli for hot pastrami sandwiches, potato knish, egg cream for him and Dr. Brown's cream soda for me.

Once home time kind of got away from me, so I didn't get post in on Friday. Here is that zip of Little Sailors:

and link:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zsyicr2wvy1741q/ws_LittleSailors_10.zip?dl=0
I promise I will be back later today to post zip 11.

Happy Anniversary to us! Freebie

Today it is 21 years since I married my high school sweetheart. We plan to celebrate our anniversary next week due to doctor appointments etc. etc. Don't know yet where we will be going or for how long, just need a change of pace.

Sorry about missing post yesterday. We had our grand-daughter, Larkin most of the day. Took her to see Despicable Me 3 which was a cute movie. I love that Agnes character! After the movie, full of popcorn and cherry slushie, we came back to the house so hubby could get some lunch. He isn't into buttered popcorn. Can you imagine? Lol. Larkin and I didn't want any lunch just some playtime for her and nap for me. The child is a bundle of energy and very loving and clingy. I got a little sleep before Miss Bouncy Bouncy came in to wake me up because her Papa was busy cooking one of her favorite meals - liver and onions in gravy over rice. I can barely tolerate the smell.

Larkin did not pass first grade. She does well in math and science but is resistant to reading and language arts. Now words are my thing so I'm trying to convince her that learning to read is worthwhile. We worked through about half a pack of phonetic cards before she lost focus. But we came to an agreement. If she wants to stay over a night or two here and there this summer, she will work on reading with me. I also want to help her be more articulate. She can be when she wants to make a point, but because so little is expected of her at home, she doesn't bother most of the time. It was getting late by the time we took Larkin home and we were too tired to do much of anything except sit in front of the TV watching Criminal Minds and veg out. Although Spencer's mother has paranoid schizophrenia and Alzheimer's and is much worse off than my father, I could sure relate to his emotions about being caregiver.

Anyway, here is yesterday's zip:

Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6ub1hewvs681zfu/ws_LittleSailors_8.zip?dl=0

And one for today:

Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/xtzz84jny0s22sz/ws_LittleSailors_9.zip?dl=0

Happy Independence Day! Little Sailors freebie & more

I'm writing this late on 7/3 and already neighbors are lighting off rockets to celebrate the 4th of July. Tomorrow night the sky will be filled with fireworks and there will be popping noises all around. Happy Birthday USA! To celebrate, I'm giving you a little patriotic add-on to Little Sailors. Be sure you get all the zips.

Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/sl50lro4ebv40xs/ws_LittleSailors_7.zip?dl=0

Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ktxloq6o4r2pkcb/ws_LittleSailors_patriotic_1.zip?dl=0
Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/n789t2kwwkqwrlt/ws_LittleSailors_patriotic_2.zip?dl=0

Are you having a good holiday weekend? & freebie

Just past midnight here & I'll be going off to bed but thought I'd first go ahead and post for Monday. Are you doing anything fun this holiday weekend? We aren't. Felt a little better yesterday so went over to Dad's house to pick up the car keys, thought I'd try stating the car and if it is running okay, go ahead and bring it over here. We'd get it washed up and cleaned out and put a for sale sign on it. Since we live on a main street it should sell quickly. Found the key ring Dad uses for house and car keys. Wasn't surprised to find house key missing - know my brother has it with him because he thought he'd be back soon. No car keys! So I suppose he took those with him too and that isn't good since I have no idea when or if he'll be back. Collected some lotion Dad wanted and went over to see him. It was hot and humid out and he had cut off the AC in his room and was enjoying the heat. Couldn't stay long because the heat was bringing back my headache and nausea. Oh well. Sorted through some paperwork here and did some laundry. Played in PhotoShop and another day is gone.

Today's zip of Little Sailors:

Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ppawmtyjm391as9/ws_LittleSailors_6.zip?dl=0

There will be a post on Independence Day. In fact, there will be a patriotic add-on to Little Sailors, so be sure to check in.

Flu? and freebie

Have been feeling bad since yesterday - headache, nausea, achy. Sort of flu like so once I got to sleep this morning, I slept as long as possible.

But I do have another zip of Little Sailors for you:

Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/no1cbteb8gm4jcg/ws_LittleSailors_5.zip?dl=0
See you again on Monday.