Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (162849)

United States • Age 71

Joined myLot 19 years ago

I work with special children in a school setting. Hubby is retired, I am not. I spend a lot of time online and I love myLot.

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Heather Echola's Discussions

It has been a long time

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (162849) • United States 18h

Bob has always been proud of being a blood donor, but his health has prevented it for over seven years. On impulse he went in to the blood drive yesterday and was able to give a donation. It made him feel really good. I was...

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How do you make meatloaf

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (162849) • United States 29 Mar

Feel free to tell me what is a must have if you make meatloaf. I do not have any really set way to make it as it always depends on what I have on hand. Tonight I had 1 and 1/2 pounds of ground beef and a pound of breakfast...

march 2025

meals

meatloaf

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I have had one nap today

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (162849) • United States 29 Mar

I may go take another nap. We ate a huge lunch, and I have one of those headaches from the weather. Meds do not touch them. Lunch was a bacon and cheddar burger patty, large baked potato, peas and carrots and home made cranberry...

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An exciting Friday night. . . not

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (162849) • United States 28 Mar

So we are choosing to use a laundromat to wash clothes, and we go to one in the same town where we buy groceries. Tonight was the night. When we shop on Friday we get four times the fuel points for discounts on our gas. I was...

march 2025

house chores

friday night

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It was a good day

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (162849) • United States 27 Mar

I woke up to a huge thunderstorm at five this morning. There was a little rain when I drove to work and walked into the building. Our high today was 81 F. We got to take my student to visit his school that he will attend next...

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It is 6 a.m.

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (162849) • United States 27 Mar

I woke up to thunderstorms at 5 this morning and needing a cup of coffee. Bruno is thwarting my attempts at getting my daily stuff done online. He keeps sitting right in front of the monitor or on the keyboard. He says to get...

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Almost Wednesday

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (162849) • United States 25 Mar

Yes, tomorrow is Wednesday. If things go right, I will take my kiddo swimming. I do not think I have done that since January. He was absent today, but should be in school tomorrow. The weather is nice. I may be getting back in...

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Running the hose

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (162849) • United States 24 Mar

It is hot, windy and dry. I am running the hose slowly to water my container planting of rhubarb and I have some sage and tarragon begging for moisture. Actually I have a million other things to get done, but I cannot let them go...

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The wind

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (162849) • United States 23 Mar

I never thought about it, but the wind dehydrates me. We have a windy day today. I needed printer ink and a couple of other things so we planned to go to Walmart after church. We chose to eat at Arby's first, since it is right...

march 2025

windy weather

dehydrated

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Suddenly I want to get things done

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (162849) • United States 22 Mar

I am probably motivated because spring break is almost over and I have accomplished very little. Now I want to redo cabinets and storage and tidy things up. Today is my last empty day. I need to get going. There is still a lot...

march 2025

chores

no break

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Some things are better in the past.

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (162849) • United States 21 Mar

Today we went to Abilene, Ks. to the Eisenhower Museum. I have been there a few times, usually with school kids, so I did not get to absorb all of the exhibits. Also, there have been lots of upgrades over the years. I was left...

march 2025

abilene kansas

anniversary

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About Easter

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (162849) • United States 19 Mar

Being on Spring Break and visiting my brother has moved me on to think about Easter. We (extended family) almost always go to Guthrie because being a pastor he needs to be at his church for Easter. It is coming soon. People have...

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Wind has slowed to gusts of 60 mph.

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (162849) • United States 19 Mar

The wind is blowing and the light mist turned to snow. There is not enough to cover anything or accumulate, though. Just sad to see when we have been having sun. I am doing meal prep for back to school. Already. Packing up...

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No wonder the house is so cold

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (162849) • United States 19 Mar

First off, we have 35-40 mph winds blowing out of the west, with gusts up to 75 mph. Also, when we started having good weather I turned the thermostat down. It was so low it was not kicking in. Add to those two things the fact...

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Quit messing with us Mother Nature!

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (162849) • United States 19 Mar

I have been reading all week that we could possibly get snow today. One site even specifically said it would snow for four hours. We have had weather in the 70's for several days, but right now it is 33 and windy. There is a very...

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I did not update

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (162849) • United States 18 Mar

It was no problem at all to get my phone yesterday. My work badge unlocked the door. I did not even run into the custodial staff, I was that quick. Jane and I had lunch at Subway, then went to the thrift shop. Her husband picked...

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I can explain

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (162849) • United States 18 Mar

I have the back of an old toilet tank in my yard. I grow catnip in it. Bruno never noticed it last year, when it was growing and tall. It has reseeded itself and come up. He discovered it. Bruno has been trying to roll in the...

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Hey, good lookin' whatcha got cookin'?

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (162849) • United States 18 Mar

It is late for me for breakfast but I slept in and I was waiting on Bob to get up. In the oven is Kropsua--Finnish baked pancake. It is much like Dutch Baby or Pfannekuchen. Eggs, milk, sugar, butter and a bit of flour to hold it...

march 2025

oven pancake

corned beef hash

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I had made a note

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (162849) • United States 17 Mar

Friday night I had an interesting dream, and I had made a note to write about it. First, let me say that I hardly remember my mother feeling lively or spry ever in her life, and from about the time she was forty she spent most of...

march 2025

dreams

energy

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Spring break

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (162849) • United States 17 Mar

Mentally I have a lot of chores, but physically, I am going to take it easy. I did get up early enough to take the trash to the curb. The next thing I will do is go to Marion and see if I can get into the school to get my phone...

march 2025

spring break

monday

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