by Connie C.
Member since:
August 4, 2006

What Is Happening Today on Gather ~ Wednesday September 12, 2012

September 12, 2012 11:58 PM UTC
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Life has been so rushed lately that I am barely having time to eat and sleep. I do hope you will forgive me for the lateness of the Today post this week.  I fear it may be like this all week but I will still do my very best to keep you up to speed with the happenings around the community.  I have a variety of subjects to spotlight for you today.  I have found some amazing photos, poetry and of course some post written by the amazing Gather authors. 

So grab your favorite drink, sit back, relax and spend a few minutes with a tour of the site with me.  Glad you are here!

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This author published in the Gather Anthologies Twisted Stories.  Get your free copy by clicking HERE.







Vietnam, 1966 -- we had a rear area in Da Nang, that was adjacent to the Da Nang air base. Our compound was eighty to a hundred meters long and about sixty meters wide, the inside was . .



 

 Do you remember the days of blurry photos? I mean it was the norm because cameras just were not as good as they are today.  Well I found an amazing photo that shows just how clear cameras are today. 

 

Squirrel in My Tree!

 

 



 September reflection Golden night. High fields of food and seed aglow for harvest. Aching for thrill and release, late summer serenades romance . . .


 



 Hi all. This day of remembrance one than has been seared into my brain, for several reasons. Basically, this day may have been avoided when many of the US "advisers" in training the . . .


 

 Photo by John Zelenski

New Gather Member has posted a photo of himself as his icon.  I know you will welcome him with open arms to our amazing Gather community.  He is an author who just published his first book.

 

His two little ones have been sick so please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

 



This actually happened in the late 40s or early 50s. My father was on the police force and this was before he became a detective. Usually a rookie policeman was partnered with . . .


 

Epidurals Aren't So Bad...

 

 



I was on the verge of tears and decided I wanted the pain to be gone. NO idea it'd be so absolute. My legs were two stones lol...and as for the warnings I got about being induced, it was fine. They just . .

 



Yesterday was my birthday and I had to admit that the profile picture of me that is currently up was take when I was 39 years old. I am now 47 and Marksville wanted me to post a more current picture. . . .


 



The Storm By Larry Hinkley It was a beautiful day; the sun was shining and with a clear blues sky. The weather man said it was be up in the 70’s with clear skies. . . .


Gather member Ryan Reid's son Noah has been entered into Gerber generations photo search. Its all based on voting and the winner of each milestone gets a $10,000 Gerber grow up plan policy to be used for college.

You can vote once a day. This is a great way to support the members in the gather community.

 

Good luck Ryan and Noah!



September 07, 2012 05:47 PM EDT -- Here i am again shamelessly promoting Noah in the Gerber baby contest. But with the support i have been seeing in the past week i really think we have a good chance at this! they dont tell you whos . . .



Where To Find Things On Gather

 

Do you often get confused when you are looking for something in particular? You are not alone, it seems that we all forget where things are when we don't access them on a daily basis.



There is a wonderful post written by Gather support Chuck McGuire. It has just about everything you need to know in a simple to read

 

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Comments: 51

Janet "Jax" B. Sep 13, 2012, 12:20am UTC
Thanks Connie. How are you doing though?

i went and voted for Noah, again.
Connie C. Sep 13, 2012, 7:34pm UTC
Jax,

Are you feeling better? Are the rest of the family still sick or are you all on the mend? I hate it when everyone gets sick at the same time. It really makes it hard on the "Mom". She is expected to be the doctor, nurse, maid and everything else. LOL
Janet "Jax" B. Sep 13, 2012, 10:45pm UTC
Not really Connie. My ear hurts....and is still swollen. Pher seems to be feeling better but his eczema is AWFUL. Angela still isn't feeling well, and the stress of school is getting to her. The school tried to change one of her classes YESTERDAY...a month in....and Angela had a fit. She was so upset.
Patricia Gilliam Sep 13, 2012, 12:26am UTC
Thanks, Connie! I know all of this is a lot of work even when things aren't hectic, and I really appreciate you. Have a great night! :)
Connie C. Sep 13, 2012, 7:38pm UTC
Tricia,

I am so far behind on the comments of these posts. I try to read and comment on every comment but I have not had time to do anything lately. This house hunting is driving me crazy. I hate it. The house that I thought I wanted had too many things wrong with it. It needed a new roof, foundation was not up to par and that was just the beginning. It would have cost more to fix it up than to just forget it and look elsewhere. I HATE HOUSE HUNTING, maybe even worse than car buying.
Patricia Gilliam Sep 13, 2012, 8:10pm UTC
I'm going to pray that you find the right house--some people might think that sounds crazy, but it worked for us when we were looking. :)
Connie C. Sep 15, 2012, 8:42pm UTC
Tricia,

I don't think that is crazy. We prayed a lot during the day for Heavenly Father to direct us to the right house. He did. We found it and made an offer. I was so afraid they would reject our offer and counter it but they accepted it. We signed the paperwork and they signed. Now we are waiting on the deed search and then the closing. We give them two weeks to move out ofter the closing date because we will be living in a motel until they move out.

I even ask Heavenly Father to help me to hear the still small promptings over my own desires because I was afraid I had reached the point that my wants was getting stronger than my listening the Spirit was.

I knew as soon as I walked in this house, that it was home and that we were meant to live there.
Patricia Gilliam Sep 15, 2012, 8:50pm UTC
That's awesome! I bet you can't wait, given what you've mentioned about the motel's Internet connection.
Veronica Hosking Sep 13, 2012, 12:31am UTC
Great spotlights, Connie.
Connie C. Sep 13, 2012, 7:40pm UTC
Veronica,

I am glad you enjoyed the spotlighted posts. How is your daughter. I promise I will get a package to her but it may be awhile. I don't have time to do anything right now.

Have you read "Twisted Stories" in entirety yet?
Karen E. Sep 13, 2012, 1:05am UTC
Thanks so much for the feature! Lots of others to view here too!
Connie C. Sep 13, 2012, 8:12pm UTC
Karen,

You are so very welcome. I am glad you were able to find more posts that were of interest to you. I try to add a variety of posts, photos and videos each day. My intent is to keep the community connected on a personal level. Does it work for you?
Karen E. Sep 13, 2012, 9:10pm UTC
It really does! :)
William M. Sep 13, 2012, 1:23am UTC
Thanks again for the work you put into keeping us informed about what is going on.

I appreciate the spotlight.
Connie C. Sep 13, 2012, 8:14pm UTC
You are so very welcome for the spotlight. :) I try to add variety to each post. I hope you found each spotlight helpful.

I hope you were able to download the gather author book "Twisted Stories". Were you ?
Teresa W. Sep 13, 2012, 2:16am UTC
Thank you Connie.
Connie C. Sep 13, 2012, 8:15pm UTC
Teresa,

It is so good to see you. I have missed you in the gather community. How have you been? Do you still read a lot?
Jan S. Sep 13, 2012, 3:32am UTC
Great spotlights! I'm going to go vote for Noah again, too.
Connie C. Sep 13, 2012, 8:17pm UTC
Jan,

It is so cool that we can vote each day! The gather community can be a great source of support when we all ban together. :)
LaRue B. Sep 13, 2012, 6:18am UTC
Thanks, Connie!
Nurse Nancy S. Sep 13, 2012, 7:09am UTC
As usual, a great post. Thanks!
Irina Dimitric Sep 13, 2012, 7:47am UTC
Great spotlights. I voted for Noah. Take care, Connie.
JOHN BECK Sep 13, 2012, 8:03am UTC
Despite everything, you keep your column going and continue to do a great job! Thanks, Connie.
Connie C. Sep 15, 2012, 8:44pm UTC
I don't know John. It seems like everything imaginable was keeping me from posting the Friday post. There is a live chat with Aaron Lazar on Sunday and I could not get it posted until today too.
M L M. Sep 13, 2012, 8:41am UTC
Thanks for the heads up.
DiAnA D. Sep 13, 2012, 8:49am UTC
Connie.. don't worry about us.. take care of you!!!
Connie C. Sep 13, 2012, 8:19pm UTC
So you are going to be a grandma, huh?! LOL
Congratulations!

I just love being a Grandparent. We have four grand-kids now. Our oldest is 9 now and it just does not seem like she could possibly be that old.

You do not look old enough to have a grandchild!
DiAnA D. Sep 14, 2012, 8:33am UTC
bless you!
Sensational Sadie Sexy Senior Sitizen Sep 13, 2012, 8:58am UTC
Hi Connie. Thanks for all the good tips. I hope you are feeling better.
Angela A. Sep 13, 2012, 9:29am UTC
Thanks for the updates Connie. I hope you get some rest
Connie C. Sep 13, 2012, 8:22pm UTC
Rest??? What is that? I can't remember when I had time to rest. Things are so stressed and busy that I don't have time to rest.

I worry about you. Are things any better for you and your family now?
Angela A. Sep 14, 2012, 9:22am UTC
We still have not heard from anyone about getting any money yet. My hubby has a physical exam toward the end of the month, to determine if he can get Disability benefits
Sandre M. Sep 13, 2012, 10:06am UTC
Congrats on getting this great collection of posts together, I know you've been having some tremendous technical issues lately!
ʚϊɞ Carol ʚϊɞ Sep 13, 2012, 10:28am UTC
Thanks for all that you do for us Connie.
Have a wonderful day.
CL Mareydt Sep 13, 2012, 10:36am UTC
Good one Connie .... loved it ALL :)

Perhaps you can do this once a week until all is settled down ... YOUR project IS greatly appreciated - but I know it is ALOT OF WORK ... OR maybe you should get some help!!!! I know many members in Gather would JUMP at the chance of helping you!!!
norene t. Sep 13, 2012, 10:51am UTC
Hey Connie! I like the one Epidurals aren't so bad! I had my first au naturelle and I would pay for an epidural anytime!
Connie C. Sep 13, 2012, 7:44pm UTC
LOL I had both of our daughters natural. No pain meds or anything what-so-ever. That was then and this is now. LOL

Today it seems most doctors schedule a C-section so they can deliver the baby when they want. I could not believe the amount of C-sections that are being done today. It seems they do a lot of inducing labor as well.

Do you find that to be the case in your area of the world as well?
jeanne clarke Sep 13, 2012, 7:51pm UTC
My first was a section because she was breech and wouldn't turn! Plus she was overdue...Paul was going to be a natural birth - this was eight years later. He liked it too much in there, too! I never went in to labor....so another section - plus, I was in my upper thirties then, which was considered "high risk".

I have fond memories of the morphine pump, though.....
Connie C. Sep 13, 2012, 8:28pm UTC
LOL Jeanne,

You kids must be stubborn like mine. Both our daughters were late. We were pregnant six times. We were only able to have two full term babies though. The strange thing is that the ones that were due in July, I lost. The two that was due on Christmas day, I carried to term. Victoria was not born until Jan 4th though. Tina was born December 29th. So both was late.

LOL @Morphine pump. LOL I had one tubal pregnancy and they had to do emergency surgery. I was bleeding internally really bad. I was in 4 hospitals in one day. LOL One of my girl friends came to see me after the surgery was performed. She said I sat up in bed and talked to her. I still don't remember it. LOL

I have noticed that many women are having babies later in life these days. So upper thirties is not really high risk these days. It is so funny how things have changed.
Pamela Marks Sep 13, 2012, 11:26am UTC
Love that we were mentioned on one of the posts. thank you for keeping us up to date.
Connie C. Sep 13, 2012, 8:30pm UTC
LOL Pamela,

You know you and your family are always on my radar when it comes to posts. LOL
Elaine A. Sep 13, 2012, 1:35pm UTC
good update
Pam Brittain Sep 13, 2012, 2:20pm UTC
You rock, Connie. It's so good to see Larry H finally posting his stories.
Len Maxwell Sep 13, 2012, 6:01pm UTC
Excellent selection of spotlights today, Connie. I always manage to find some new writer in your lpost. Thank you for that.
Diane Huizenga Sep 13, 2012, 6:09pm UTC
thanks Connie
Another great addition.
Amber C. Sep 13, 2012, 7:38pm UTC
I'm late, but I'm here!
Connie C. Sep 13, 2012, 7:46pm UTC
LOL Amber,

I am late too.. . . . . and I wrote the post. LOL

I try to read and comment on every comment that is made on my posts but I don't even have time to eat three meals a day this week. One meal and that is it. Even that one meal is rushed. I am exhausted, my head hurts, and I can't think anymore. I need sleep, food and some down time. LOL
Amber C. Sep 14, 2012, 9:43pm UTC
You poor thing.
Nancy S. Sep 13, 2012, 8:39pm UTC
Thanks Connie. I am trying so hard to catch up.
Larry H. Sep 13, 2012, 9:08pm UTC
THANK FOR POSTING IT.

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