when something goes wrong in our day, we tend to think damn , my day is wrecked. but it isn't. you had a Bad moment during your day, or maybe a bad couple hours............. or even if something monumental. This too shall pass....and it does. it always does.
I often wonder how I sound in these journals..........
I miss our son who lives out in los angelos so much I an Feel the pain. Wen I hear his children on the phone or see them on the web cam, I dont feel them closer but further from me.I cant touch them.......hold them..........see them.....................participate in their lives............
Friday, March 20, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
I am ill
I have not been writing any journal entries or republishing my old one with my stories for you to read because I have been ill or in pain all winter. We are in south carolina. the weather this winter here has been terrible. my husband was not at his best when we first arrived. our dog was just diagnosed with Diabetes. . it is the are of the dog that has made my being ill almost unbearable. he needs to go outside every 2 to 3 hours the most....... He went blind the first week we were here so we could not send him down to one of us or the other..........but he trusts us as follows our lead unconditionally. Such a good dog. right to the end...................No one is here to really help me. irv will do it.to point.................. I .need unconditional...........
so my jaw feels out of alignment..............my head hurt. I cant walk from here to well , anywhere with our pain I ca not bear anymore. my back which I was told gave me great pain most of y lie annnnnnnnnnnd didnt.now hurts.........other than the igh bood pressure and good only know the cholesterol Numbers....I AM JUST fiiiinneeeeeee AND DANNNNNNDY
so my jaw feels out of alignment..............my head hurt. I cant walk from here to well , anywhere with our pain I ca not bear anymore. my back which I was told gave me great pain most of y lie annnnnnnnnnnd didnt.now hurts.........other than the igh bood pressure and good only know the cholesterol Numbers....I AM JUST fiiiinneeeeeee AND DANNNNNNDY
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
I was happy to have a blog . It got me to stay on track keeping a journal but now that am concerned about being not found on the internet mostly for he sake of my family members. While I like most people crave attention, thre is sorts of attention that no one would call agreeable It is o avoid one such sort of attention that I go to this as my journal. I would love to contine t hand write a journal but m hands are aging. While my body is holding on n some ways, in others I am old before my time. My hands I believe are one of the victims of my age. I cant write with out pain I can hardly use the keyboard of a computer for very long for the same reason.
Things have no been good . Well, that’s not new is it. But when I give in to it, that’s not usualy now is it??
So where do I begin Irv is getting wore and worse at cring the blues. My mother used to call it cring in your beer but he doesn not drink beer.
Things have no been good . Well, that’s not new is it. But when I give in to it, that’s not usualy now is it??
So where do I begin Irv is getting wore and worse at cring the blues. My mother used to call it cring in your beer but he doesn not drink beer.
Diane
Diane De Baun Barlin
There are things I do not want to add to my blog which is my real journal keeper these days so this will be for those days I feel I can not put something where just anyone can read it.. I am so so upset right now, I could just through myself over a cliff especially if the wind is blowing and its raining. It would feel like heaven. I want to go home I want tog home, I want to go home. Not that it woud make a dfferance if we were at home. Then Irv would RUN not walk to Mleanies to get doj. I want to be alone. I don’t even want him around if I can manage it . What I am saying is I don’t want to deal with anyone. ANYONE. No dealing.just let me do during a day…..a few days, a lot of days that I eel NEED doing or I want to do..Why is that so muc to ask of in your own life. A husband shoul not be someone making all yor days feel like you are on a world wind slave ship…go go go .do do do………Its not that there is not always something that needs doing at home but I would prefer to ace myself and live life a loooooooooooooottttttt slower than Irv s warp speed got to fill every minute hyper active nervous system. Well, I am overwhelmed of late. To say the least. I think this is the last year I will be coming to Los angelos. Michael Lee said California was a 5 year plan. I know he wants to come back east and had this 5 year plan but I don’t think he will be able to keep that lan .like all our hopes, reality has a way of creeping in and making changes for us especially in time lines…. I am upset. I am upset .Things are changing again and not for the better. I was thinking about people like Harrison ford today ( don’t ask me why he came to mind. I have no idea) and how he must go to bed at night and say to himself Life is good. And he has had a long to me to say it. like a mantra.. I can recall times I felt I had a lot to be grateful for . Life wa good as long as I kept a zen christian You don’t need things etc etc to be happy bull shit attitude. I don’t have I today…….. I haven’t had it for a while. Even before I got home from sc. We are here in los angelos in this little apartment with my son, daughter in law and 2 grandchildren.
Diane De Baun Barlin
There are things I do not want to add to my blog which is my real journal keeper these days so this will be for those days I feel I can not put something where just anyone can read it.. I am so so upset right now, I could just through myself over a cliff especially if the wind is blowing and its raining. It would feel like heaven. I want to go home I want tog home, I want to go home. Not that it woud make a dfferance if we were at home. Then Irv would RUN not walk to Mleanies to get doj. I want to be alone. I don’t even want him around if I can manage it . What I am saying is I don’t want to deal with anyone. ANYONE. No dealing.just let me do during a day…..a few days, a lot of days that I eel NEED doing or I want to do..Why is that so muc to ask of in your own life. A husband shoul not be someone making all yor days feel like you are on a world wind slave ship…go go go .do do do………Its not that there is not always something that needs doing at home but I would prefer to ace myself and live life a loooooooooooooottttttt slower than Irv s warp speed got to fill every minute hyper active nervous system. Well, I am overwhelmed of late. To say the least. I think this is the last year I will be coming to Los angelos. Michael Lee said California was a 5 year plan. I know he wants to come back east and had this 5 year plan but I don’t think he will be able to keep that lan .like all our hopes, reality has a way of creeping in and making changes for us especially in time lines…. I am upset. I am upset .Things are changing again and not for the better. I was thinking about people like Harrison ford today ( don’t ask me why he came to mind. I have no idea) and how he must go to bed at night and say to himself Life is good. And he has had a long to me to say it. like a mantra.. I can recall times I felt I had a lot to be grateful for . Life wa good as long as I kept a zen christian You don’t need things etc etc to be happy bull shit attitude. I don’t have I today…….. I haven’t had it for a while. Even before I got home from sc. We are here in los angelos in this little apartment with my son, daughter in law and 2 grandchildren.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
catch up
It has not been the best time we have ever had here in sc. maybe even the worst time. Not that myrtle beach has any of the blame. The weather as been terrible, cappy a gone blind with his diabetes,. My hip has been hurting since december. it got worse here in sc..............I like to suffer alone in my room. That is difficult to do here were is like living in a gold fish bowl with 1000 other fish. So I havent much to entertain myself with in this journal.
So here we are in sc taken turs on being at deaths door. first the dog, than me than itv then round and round we go sometimes all of us at once...........its has begun to really depress me but as always , right before hit rock bottom,I get angry and rise up again.not far but far enough to surve another day or so...ugh
well Irv is down with a cold but beginning to feel on the up side of it. I am over my cold . my hi, migraine and leg pain is still overwhelming but my depression has lifted. thats good news. I am not the sort of person to enjoy depression...................... got to rise above it..........so tomorrow the Sun should return and maybe smiles will accompany her............
So here we are in sc taken turs on being at deaths door. first the dog, than me than itv then round and round we go sometimes all of us at once...........its has begun to really depress me but as always , right before hit rock bottom,I get angry and rise up again.not far but far enough to surve another day or so...ugh
well Irv is down with a cold but beginning to feel on the up side of it. I am over my cold . my hi, migraine and leg pain is still overwhelming but my depression has lifted. thats good news. I am not the sort of person to enjoy depression...................... got to rise above it..........so tomorrow the Sun should return and maybe smiles will accompany her............
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Kings Row... The Card Game ...Instructions to Play
The deal:
first person deals 15 cards to each player.the hand
second person going clockwise deals the 11 cards.the foot
the third person goes first when you play the and.
then on next deal the person who dealt the foot deals the hand. the 15cards
person to her left deals the foot - 11 cards.
person to left of the person who dealt the foot goes first this hand
and so on around the table each hand. going clockwise being sure everyone gets to deal a hand and go first..................................
Set Up.
5 or 6 decks of cards are used for 4 or 6 players. either is acceptable.
you use every card in the deck including the jokers.
The object of the game is to get a meld of 7 cards of the following:
Sevens (7)
Wild Cards ( 2's and Jokers)
Clean ( 7 cards of the same number)
Dirty (7 cards of the same number but with a maximum of 3 wild cards)
The above is a Kings Row
and the points are:
Seven (7) = 1,500 points
Wild Cards = 1,000 points
Clean = 500 points
Dirty = 300 points
Any extra complete melds ( 7 cards) of the above receive the same number of points per meld.
How to begin
The deal to begin the game
15 cards go into your hand
The second set of cards ( your foot) consists of 11 cards
first person deals the hand (15 cards)
second person deals the foot (11 cards)
third person goes first taking 2 cards from the card pile.
you then play what cards you can . If any. Discard one card.
On the next deal you begin with the person who dealt the foot. this time that player deals the hand and the person to the players left deals the foot while the player to the left o the foot dealer goes first. this is how it proceeds.
You play a total of 4 games in each set
The first game starts at 50 point
The second game starts at 75 points
The third game starts at 125 points
The fourth game starts at 150 points.
In order to lay cards down either you or your partner has to have sets of 3 cards of the same number totaling 50 points minimum. Then you both build the melds to get to 7 points. When you reach 7 cards you have a complete meld towards King's Row.
you may lay down your red 3 at any time during your turn. even if you have not lay down your open bid.
In order to pick up your foot you must close a meld.
To go out and finish the game , you must have a complete King's Row and be down to your last card to discard. Then you are out.
Additional Rules:
Red 3's are worth 100 points. PLUS you draw an additional card. every time you draw a red 3.
Black 3's are worth noting and are a good discard . They freeze the discard deck.
Card Value:
A's and 2's are worth 20 points
10's through the king are worth 10 points
4's through 9's are worth 5 points
Jokers are worth 50 points.
Going out is worth 100 points
Red threes are worth 100 points each.
If you run out of cards in your hand or have no discard but your team has not finished building your kings row, you continue to play until you do get a discard after a completion of kings row,,,,,,,this could in some cases be everyone playing with no cards in their hands picking and trying to end a kings row and discard.
enjoy the game but if you have any questions you can forward them to me and I will ask all the experts I know how best to answer you.........e mail me at mailto:tmoonday720@aol.com but in subject box write regarding kings row...have fun.........
IF YOU HAVE any questions, e mail me at moonda720@aol.com. in subject line make note this e mail is regarding kings row
first person deals 15 cards to each player.the hand
second person going clockwise deals the 11 cards.the foot
the third person goes first when you play the and.
then on next deal the person who dealt the foot deals the hand. the 15cards
person to her left deals the foot - 11 cards.
person to left of the person who dealt the foot goes first this hand
and so on around the table each hand. going clockwise being sure everyone gets to deal a hand and go first..................................
Set Up.
5 or 6 decks of cards are used for 4 or 6 players. either is acceptable.
you use every card in the deck including the jokers.
The object of the game is to get a meld of 7 cards of the following:
Sevens (7)
Wild Cards ( 2's and Jokers)
Clean ( 7 cards of the same number)
Dirty (7 cards of the same number but with a maximum of 3 wild cards)
The above is a Kings Row
and the points are:
Seven (7) = 1,500 points
Wild Cards = 1,000 points
Clean = 500 points
Dirty = 300 points
Any extra complete melds ( 7 cards) of the above receive the same number of points per meld.
How to begin
The deal to begin the game
15 cards go into your hand
The second set of cards ( your foot) consists of 11 cards
first person deals the hand (15 cards)
second person deals the foot (11 cards)
third person goes first taking 2 cards from the card pile.
you then play what cards you can . If any. Discard one card.
On the next deal you begin with the person who dealt the foot. this time that player deals the hand and the person to the players left deals the foot while the player to the left o the foot dealer goes first. this is how it proceeds.
You play a total of 4 games in each set
The first game starts at 50 point
The second game starts at 75 points
The third game starts at 125 points
The fourth game starts at 150 points.
In order to lay cards down either you or your partner has to have sets of 3 cards of the same number totaling 50 points minimum. Then you both build the melds to get to 7 points. When you reach 7 cards you have a complete meld towards King's Row.
you may lay down your red 3 at any time during your turn. even if you have not lay down your open bid.
In order to pick up your foot you must close a meld.
To go out and finish the game , you must have a complete King's Row and be down to your last card to discard. Then you are out.
Additional Rules:
Red 3's are worth 100 points. PLUS you draw an additional card. every time you draw a red 3.
Black 3's are worth noting and are a good discard . They freeze the discard deck.
Card Value:
A's and 2's are worth 20 points
10's through the king are worth 10 points
4's through 9's are worth 5 points
Jokers are worth 50 points.
Going out is worth 100 points
Red threes are worth 100 points each.
If you run out of cards in your hand or have no discard but your team has not finished building your kings row, you continue to play until you do get a discard after a completion of kings row,,,,,,,this could in some cases be everyone playing with no cards in their hands picking and trying to end a kings row and discard.
enjoy the game but if you have any questions you can forward them to me and I will ask all the experts I know how best to answer you.........e mail me at mailto:tmoonday720@aol.com but in subject box write regarding kings row...have fun.........
IF YOU HAVE any questions, e mail me at moonda720@aol.com. in subject line make note this e mail is regarding kings row
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