A great shot of you KMerry!

neat picture

Great Picture, you look so happy

Nice memory huh??

Yes, it was and Delia is right I mispoke, he was the Leader of the Opposition in Australia. He is the Ambassador to America.

I love a fancy doo!!

Me too Tracii, so few to go to these days.

Thank you Delia, I try, but it gets harder the older I get.

It was Katharine -- truly a night to remember

The good news Doug visited with him less than two weeks ago so he feels good that he stopped by.

Kerry Sorry to hear about dougs Second Cousin My thoughts and prayers are with him.

Sorry to hear this Kerry. My thoughts go out to you both and the family!

Kerry, please accept my sincere sympathy, losing a family member is always a lose in our physical being and our hearts.

Yes Kerry...I have been so concerned for Lisa. Losing a child is just unimaginable. Sorry to hear of Dougs cousin. 92 is a long life. I can't believe my dad will turn 99 in March. Bless his soul...he has altzheimers and hardly knows where he is. Sometimes I think we can just live too long. Which makes losing little Bella even more heartwrenching.

Thank you all and Sally I agree if we live long in good health great, but suffering makes it much more difficult.

Thank you Delia, he will appreciate.

Thank you Justin.

And Katharine!

92 is a feat in itself! My condolences to Doug & the family. There has to be a lot of great memories with that amount of years!

Interesting you would say that about the memories Traci. I bet Dougs cousin has left the family with many wonderful memories. Even though my poor daddy can't always remember us....he can still tell us stories about when he was young or about WW2.

Fascinating isn't it?

So sorry to hear of this loss Kerry. My prayers are with Doug and your family.

Yes Kerry...very fascinating. You would think with all the miracle research out there they could come up with a drug for Altzheimers. I am thinking it's probably out there in the not so distant future. When I have little memory slips it scares me to death I'm getting it early.

We have so much going on these days it is easy to forget stuff everyone does it Sally!

Ok Sally here is the skinny on memory that I have learned about the last little while being forced to spend a llittle time watching TV LOL. Dr Oz had the guy from Guiness world records on. This guy could memorized 52 decks of cards WOW in it self. These are the brain foods he swears by to help him retain his memory. Beets, Cashews & avacados. Now alzeimers is really inflamation in the brain which turns it to mush. Sugar & diabetes has been linked to a higher incedence of this. What I heard was we need to lower the inflamation in ourbodies to stave off this process. Memeory loss is NOT a natural part of ageing. It is how ever part of medical complications that may be due to aging. May people in my family have lived iinto their 90's and were still quick as a whip. Those folks also ate a lot differently than we do today!

Oh geez off my soap box now HA HA HA

Sorry about all those spelling mistakes oops!

Well...holy cow girl...you're just a little medical encyclopedia! I am sure my dad did not eat correctly nor did I. Mama was a true southern cook. Lot's of fat and sweets!!

HA HA HA My greatest fear is losing my mind. My mother suffered from dimentia, but it was oxeygen deprivation that caused it not Alzeimers. I think she regressed to being a teenager. It was hard to watch.

Yes...you just have to laugh some days. They just revert to little children. It just makes me cry to see him because he just looks so tiny and pitiful.

Very sad!

No doubt it is a hard thing to watch, parents not recognizing their children, so sad.

Like dying early but still wandering around.

Just joined so don't know Lisa or Doug but so very sad.

Welcome Darstus, so one of our group Lisa just lost her baby daughter Bella Rose and Doug is my husband and he lost a cousin.

We love welcoming new people.

Awww... sorry Kerry:( I'm sure you'll be feeling better soon...

I hope you feel well soon.

Shame Hope you feel better soon Kerry

Take those pain killers. Hope it all subsides for you soon!!

Justin, I finally ended up doing just that last night. I couldn't brush my teeth, so I took a painkiller and 30 minutes later did the teeth cleaning thing. My gum is healing but still mincemeat. No in the mood to do much at the moment.

Aww Kerry..It will heal and the pain will fade away...I hate taking painpills for anything!!! I am a anti-pill person but HONEY when the pain breaks me down to mincemeat.... I PRAY to the painkiller GODS!!LOL Hope you feel better soon...

:( So sorry Kerry. That's one if the worst feelings to me!

Sounds painful! It's horrible as it effects out eating and drinking habbits too! I was chatting with a colleague in work today and she is digging out some pictures of all the royal wedding cakes over the years, if she can find them, so when she does, I'll post them on here and email you some copies.

I'm not a fan f the dentist. I am always put to sleep for any work. Teeth pain tends to radiate to everywhere on your body. Hope it goes away soon. It sounds just not fun at all :(

Sounds like some peridontal work? I had that, not fun!!!! I had lots of soup and shakes for awhile!

Im so sorry you are feeling so bad! :(

Kerry, sorry you are still not feeling well. Hopefully soon you will feel better.

Still rough, have a call into my dentist to see if there is something he can suggest to alleviate the irritation. I have been swishing salt water in my mouth every hour that seems the most helpful.

Yes, Delia, I ply it when I want to think about home. Last evening I was thinking about my parents and reflecting about what they would think if they knew what had happened to me. I know they would be proud.They died so long ago 1978 and 1993 respectively.

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Kerry I'm sure your parent are SO proud of you!!

It is just awful!!! I am so glad you are safe!!

Glad everyone's safe here. Everything was East of me, but I had power outages off and on all afternoon. Came home to no power. Nothing compared to the tornado damage I've been watching on OKC news.

Kerry and Papi glad you are safe. it has been such a crazy year so far.

Im so glad to hear from you! We where worried!

Stay safe there!!

Way to rub it in Delia!!! lol!!

Sounds good Delia, on the other hand Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri are getting hit day after day and more to come the happy souls at the weather channel keep telling us -- privately I think they love it when we are having bad weather they spend full time on prime TV, they become superstars, as for CNN and their fake concern when they are burrowing/prying into people's ruined lives, missing persons or deaths really upset me

Hi Mama V! I just came home! I am exhausted!! But all good! Missed everyone!

Edna, glad to see you are home safely. Flying is tiring, well actually the flying isn't so bad, it is the TSA and the layovers that make it dreary!

Oh no! :( Hope he makes it home safely very soon!

Yes We've had some really BAD storms around this area---- I will keep Mr. V in my prayers on getting home to you safely Kerry!!

Yeah, exhausting!! Im going to hit bed early! I sent you an email kerry, check it out when you can. I am headed to bed! Love you all, sugar hugs!

My son and grandchildren live in Shreveport. They were scared last night with all the tornados that were just north of them. Had I known Mr V was there, I would have had them go get him and bring him over for a home cooked meal and a tornado watch party.

I got delayed for 2 hours because of the fog, it was very thick! Took off in it though, which was a little scary, but it turned out to be fine! Really tired today now, should get back into things by the weekend. Hope Mr. V makes it back safely! Keep us posted.

So far this year the weather certainly has been something to contend with!!! Last evening the storm was so bad when I was out at the gym. I dang near jumped out of my skin in the vehicle when lightening struck the road in front of me. I parked and waited for it(and me) to calm down.

Wet and soggy here too!! Making it hard to find something to wear to church!! Bunny came through yet again!!

We were supposed to have rain but it is beautiful here today :)

Yes, Delia our families have paid dearly for Australia's peace. ANZAC DAY, Lest we forget. Remembering my father Foy Henry Flynn WW2, My maternal grandfather Raymond Stanley Farmer POW WW1 -- all his six brothers served at the front, paternal grandfather William Thomas Flynn, Boer War, South Africa 1899-1902. May they rest in peace and I will NEVER forget.

Oops typo; Roy nor Foy

The downpours are now in NY!