I like the above! ----I like it because I always thought my weight was a hopeless situation---It's not! I am still a heavy person, but--(that big "butt")---I used to weigh 217--so when I finally reached 194.5 , I knew then I had changed a "weighty circumstance"---IF---I can keep my mind on it!-- Right now there is NO ICE CREAM in the freezer--
Last evening I tried to call my daughter in law--the one married to Son#3. I can never ever reach her! ---I can very seldom reach Son #3 either---You see , they all have cell phones--no house phones. Even when I try to talk to Son#4, I have to leave a message on his cell----- Our daughter has a house phone, and I speak with her and her children a lot. When a family gets rid of their house phone, Grandparents--like us, do not get to talk to their children. Sometimes the children have cell phones too, but they never call us back either!-- It is a dilemma that exists in these times!
I remember how smart we felt when we had one kitchen phone , WITH A LONG EXTENSION CORD, so it would reach all over the kitchen. Those days are long gone. I remember Ooo-ing and awing at my Grampa's huge wall telephone that he had to crank, and then ask Mabel, the operator, to put some number through.
I must admit that I love my cell phone--It tells me the weather, amber alerts come over it, it is my camera , and I even get the news, and covid alerts.
But, Lord love a duck! I sure do miss talking to my children and my Grandchildren over a house phone--I must be getting older than old eh!
I guess we are of the olden days as well because we have a landline but we have cell phones too for when we are on the road. My grandson has an iPad and he is allowed to send me texts occasionally so I get to converse with him a lot. My daughter never calls except when she FaceTimes. The modern generation seems to be all about texts but personally I prefer to talk on the phone as texts seem so impersonal. I worked for the phone company in the sixties when rural areas still had party lines and they had to call us to place their calls. Boy have times ever changed! Good work with the weight loss - I wish I could say that I have no ice cream in the house! 👍 👋 😥
ReplyDeleteI haven't had a house phone for several years, and mostly don't miss it. But, I do think that the clarity is better on landlines. I finally learned to text quite a bit so that I could hear back from my children and younger folks more quickly.
ReplyDeleteHappy Wednesday!
Our landline primarily is used by unsolicited solicitors. I do make calls on it to two cousins in their 90's with hearing aids so we can talk. My cell phone causes horrible feedback in their hearing aids.
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Old is relative, right?
ReplyDeleteWell done with the weight!🚶♀️🏃♀️ Keep on with that "hoofing" it!
Have a great Wednesday
ReplyDeleteFirst wow impressive weight removal -- So so proud of you --keep it up!
ReplyDeletesecond I hear you about phones... we just message each other no phoning or talking direct these days..
third I love that you have such wonderful photo graphs of your ansesters how wonderful for you! Hope you have a wonderful day and soon get to talk to your DIL or son..
Never had the crank phone, but did have a party line for awhile. Then we got the wall phone in the kitchen and NO NEED to check if someone else was already using the line. We had our OWN LINE! And then got really fancy. The long cord you speak of. LOVED it.
ReplyDeleteFor sure it's hard to get in touch w/the kids via phone. I text them and they'll answer that. Go figure.
HUGS and know . . . you're not alone. '
I enjoy your pictures of relatives from the olden days! Yes, I remember the phone with the extra long cord, paid extra for it, in fact. Well, the parents did. Landline is what I have, plus cell, to, good for picture taking and FaceTime. Had a party line in 1950 though.
ReplyDeleteWe still have a house phone because the cell service here is spotty. . .but all the children have cell phones and we leave messages that they don't listen to but they see we called so they call back.
ReplyDeleteI still have a landline and no cell. Yes you read that right I don't have a cell. I guess I am in the old school I don't want to be at everyone's beck and call when I am out and about. I don't get that many calls so I probably would not be. But I don't want to spend the money on something I would not use that much. I would rather buy craft supplies or at the moment food, gas, and electricity.
ReplyDeleteI so agree. I miss my home phone. I miss coming home from being somewhere and seeing that little red flashing dot telling me someone cared enough to call me. And you're right. Our grandsons have their own cell phone but never call! Sorry I've missed so many of your blogs. I had some family things come up and totally lost track of everything!
ReplyDeleteShame on them for not returning your calls. How about a weekly date to talk on Portal or Facetime or Zoom or something?
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the weight loss!!! You’ve maintained that loss which is hard!
ReplyDeleteWith some people I text first to see if they can talk!😁 Hard to get used to!!
Growing up I did not have a telephone, my parents didn't get a phone until I got married. So when we absolutely had to make a phone call the neighbor next door let us use theirs, or we walked to the shopping center that was at the end of our street and used a pay phone.
ReplyDeleteMy kids are the same. My daughter, who lives nearby, will usually call me back. All my sons need messages left, but don't answer them. I can sometimes get hold of my doctor son in California if I call on a Saturday. We love 'em anyway, though, don't we. Even just trying to contact them (they must know) shows them that we love them. {{{HUGS}}}
ReplyDeleteI still only have a landline but do remember my sister having one of those kind on the wall that she had to crank! I think a lot of us older senior's miss that kind of communication. Since I can't use a phone, I'm happy to keep in touch via messenger. <3
ReplyDeleteI know our cell phones aren't answered unless the party is in our phone. But if a message is left, we call back. I usually get 5-12 scam calls a day so they are blocked if scam and no message.
ReplyDeleteI understand. I'm lucky because my children with the cell phones usually call me back. Love your pics. My grandmother had a crank phone and I guess all of the neighbors around her were on the same party line each neighbor had a certain ring. It was way cool. I was just a kid at that time.
ReplyDeleteMy Mom didn't have a phone until 1971. By that time I had been gone from home and married for 15 years. A few months later my Mom had a heart attack and died while she was talking to my sister on the phone. Very sad memories.
ReplyDeleteI have a land line but I never use it I have it just to have the internet I am way out in the sticks
ReplyDeleteGood evening, Lynda. I like the family photo and also the saying "There is no such thing as a hopeless situation. Every single circumstance of your live can change." I am fortunate that my daughter calls back any time I leave a message on her phone. The grandkids are a different story. But that is the way of their lives. I remember my Grandparents having a crank phone and my family had party lines for quite some time, I was a teen when private lines for everyone was standard.
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Beth Mosko
Hi Lynda, I know just what you mean about phones. I still have my house phone and prefer talking to anyone on it. I also have a cell phone and hardly ever use it but it is nice to have in an emergency. I remember the kitchen phone with the long cord and how we tried to stretch it out longer and longer so we could walk around and talk as we worked. LOL
ReplyDeleteI am fortunate to talk to my kids all the time (or text) on our phones. My CO grandsons text me back and even initiate conversations sometimes-age 16!! Amazing! The CO girls occasionally thank me for a gift, but nothing else. Their mother has taught them to hate me, so it is what it is. I don't give up, and I keep them in my daily prayers. We don't have a house phone...haven't in 15 years. It was an expense we didn't use often enough to make it worthwhile. Oh well!
ReplyDeleteI have a “phone” that plugs into my cell phone audio jack. It feels like the olden days when I use it, but I haven’t used it lately. I mostly use the speaker phone setting.
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Well done getting below 200! The 190s lead to the 180s. Very motivating! All the best!
The Olden days seem to be a lot more simple for sure :), some things I miss. Enjoyed your blog :)
ReplyDeleteI have been following you on your new blog page! Love it that I can check in and see how you are doing! I haven't mastered exactly how to reply yet, but am trying to do it tonight.....as I am concerned as I do not see a blog entry from you today....Thurs. Sept 9th! I hope and pray that everything is OK with you! Sandra
ReplyDeleteI am worried that Lynda did not post today, Sept. 9. Hoping she just had a busy day.
ReplyDeleteIt's Friday and no Thursday blog. I hope all is well there.
ReplyDeleteAhh, the pitfalls of modern technology. I don't know what it is with people these days. If you text, you get a response, but they wouldn't answer the phone 2 seconds prior to the text message! The art of communication needs to be taught in school - or something!
ReplyDeleteIt's my daughter's birthday. Thanks for the update.
ReplyDeleteMissed seeing you today on here!! Hoping you are ok...and so is Tess... Praying for you both.
ReplyDeleteIt is Saturday and you haven't posted since Wednesday, I hope all is well with you and your family. Thinking of you.
ReplyDeleteI am starting to worry . . . I think I will send an email to see if you and everyone is alright.
ReplyDeleteLynda...hope all's ok....missing you & praying too....
ReplyDeletePraying that you are all OK.
ReplyDeleteHoping you are all ok, and it is Internet problem keeping you from posting.
ReplyDeleteMissing you. Praying that all is okay… ❤️❤️❤️
ReplyDeleteThis is the 4th day without you. Hope all is well and it is an internet problem. We all miss you. Hugs Willow
ReplyDeleteLynda, I'm missing you and pray everything is well with you and Himself ❤❤❤
ReplyDeleteMissing you and your blogs! Hope you are all well and cannot wait to hear what you are up to! Alice in San Francisco
ReplyDeleteLynda is fine. I spoke with her on the phone! Everything is good. She plans to write a blog tomorrow. = )
ReplyDeletethank God she is okay. Looking forward to her blog.
DeleteI don't really miss our house phone, we had waaaayyy more telemarketing calls on it. Good job on the weight! I'm still catching up on my reading! (((HUGS)))
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