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OOps, we went over in the last one---but hey--here is another one all shiny & new :)

G'morning--I am off to ceramics...


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Yep, I was posting and you locked it up. Funny stuff. But I saved my post. winky

Good morning. I am up for the second time this day. I think this one will stick. I dislike getting my sleep patterns skewed.
Yes, I live in a milder area, Carol. It is nice most of the time but comes with its own challenges too. I did live in Conn. and NY. for a few years. I do know winters. I choose to live here. I will say that I am not sure whether shoveling snow or mud is preferable over the other. thumbup


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I only get up once a day unless I take a nap, which by the way, is such fun.

I live in the best place. Sometimes we have snow but rarely have mud. I don't think we've ever had mud.

I need to be doing something but I'm not and I think I won't worry about it.



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I hear you about "needing to do something" Sheri, but hey I feel the same way....I really should get to putting up my tree. perhaps next week.


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I red about Sheri needing to do something and went and took a nap. rolz
I did get my ditches cleared out for the coming rain. I had some overflow from the last one.


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well hey, sounds good....at least YOU got something done, Tina....you got a nap in clap

Poor Emily FORGOT she asked me to watch Micah tomorrow, so now I do not have to go. I may end up going later in the week some though.


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A day off for yourself is a good thing, Carol.
I am counting the minutes until I can get Teddy to bed and go myself.


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I didn't take a nap today. We had Christmas program practice at church and didn't get home til 10:20.



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I hope you had fun at your Christmas program practice, Sheri.

I miss those days.

G'nite & sweet dreams everyone...


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Good morning...I'm packing my bags and going to move in with Bestofour lol

We are getting almost 2 ft of snow today with heavy winds and then changing to freezing rain tonight..then apparently 3 days of rain. touched Mother Nature better make up her mind what season this is.

I have been having trouble with my sleeping lately as well...stress really does a number on me.


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Good morning. breakfast

Yep, stress will do that...

Hopefully with the bad weather & you having to stay indoors, you can find some relaxing thing to do & reduce the stress.

Perhaps a relaxing bath in your lavender Epson salts ??? (yep, I remember you said that)

I could be sleeping. so why am I up...... why


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I have been up since 5:30..oh well, it's after 9 and I just pulled my 5th pan of brownies out of the oven. Might as well make some good use out of the day while we still have power. Even Walmart is closed today...this storm is going to be a mess.

Planning on doing all of my Christmas baking today...then my freezer will be stocked and ready to go.

I ran out of bath salts last week and forgot to pick some up but a nice bubble bath later will be just as good. I have even started clenching my teeth....I haven't done that since I was a child. I'll have to arrange an appointment for a mouth guard.


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I have been up since 6 am. it is 7:30-ish here. Oh well.

I think I will get my Christmas stuff upstairs & then perhaps do some cards today.



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Stay safe today, Sunny. I am getting ready to get Ted to school. Taking a sit down after packing his lunch.
What do you have for alternative lights when the power goes out, Sunny?


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5 pans of brownies! Chocolate attack for sure. I would become claustrophobic if I had to stay in because of weather. Even if I don't go outside just knowing that I can makes staying in ok. I couldn't even stand to look at the pictures on the news of Buffalo the other weak.

Right now I'm hiding from my Terminix man. Last couple of times I went into the yard with him he kept grabbing his crotch and it's just yucky. I'm sure it's just a habit but I've been hiding from him since.



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I would hide too, Sheri. Today
I am cooking for the freezers. I have very well fed freezers and they share with us when we ask nicely.


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it was so wonderful today. I went to my freezer to get some ground beef out,...and I found 2 extra pkgs. of ground beef & 3 other pkgs. of other meat...I was ever so happy...


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Tina, I use crank style flashlights and candles. We have oil lamps but I can't stand the smell of them.

I'm wondering if Sheri's Terminix man has ants in his pants haha

Junie, Extra groceries are always a wonderful thing.

Well we got almost two ft of snow and now the freezing rain has begun...what a mess. The power has dimmed a few times but so far so good.

Grandgirl and I made chocolate, mint, peanut butter, nut and cheesecake brownies as well as coconut bars and caramel nut bites...we topped it off with 3 dozen mini cupcakes for her pre-school class tomorrow. Only a few more things to make and my Christmas baking will be done.






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wow, If I tell Rod about all of your baking, he will soon be in the car headed for your neck of the woods..

But about the cup cakes. There will be school tomorrow ?? How will you get there ????

Ice on several feet of snow would be keeping me indoors for sure.


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Yes, I already told Ted's teacher he would probably not be in school on Friday. The rains are supposed to be bad and our roads flood out. I cannot imagine being on icy. snowy roads.
It sounds delicious, Sunny.


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G'nite everyone, sweet dreams


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Good morning. Another day to work with. It is to be cooler today and wet tonight. I will set up my wood stove ready to light. I will buy things at the store that I forgot yesterday or they were out of on the shelves.


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Good Morning.

I am off to Christmas shop.

Bless my sister....


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Blessings on your sister, Carol.
I got Ted to school and stopped to shop on the way home. I finally found my ten pound bags of cane sugar so I picked up 2. Got home and put all I bought away and started chopping onions and vegetables. I have a large pan of a quiche type chicken dish in the oven. I can barely wait.


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"It is to be cooler today and wet tonight. I will set up my wood stove ready to light."

Tina, you had a Dr. Seuss thing going on there for a while.

I ran a few errands today too and now I've got the laundry going. Thinking about a short nap.

I'm going to start a thread for what can I fix for Christmas dinner other than ham or turkey. I need ideas. Maybe together we can all think of something before the big day.



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Good afternoon all, we had a storm from Hell.

Over two ft of snow then a good inch of freezing rain followed by hail...and it is still raining. And of course grandgirl had her Xmas concert today that they wouldn't cancel it touched . It took DH an hour to drive us to a usual 20 minute distance.

I am home and not going anywhere for the next 3 days of bad weather.

I want Tina to share her supper, Junie to go do my groceries and Sheri to come shovel my roof haha



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Tina is eating her supper for lunch. It is still warm. I will probably be eating all of this alone because my kids have not been fans of it in the past. But I can dive right in.
I am glad you can hunker down out of the weather now, Sunny.


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Stay safe Tina... that much rain is not a good thing if it falls to fast...we are going to get it as snow they say on Sunday... today it was 70 and we went shopping in shirt sleeves... weird weather for us for sure... Joe is bringing in wood for us tomorrow... for just in case...

Sunny I feel for you- glad you can stay home now... I am just making banana bread this year... maybe some fudge or brownies too... and sugar cookies ... can't do to much choc cause it's not fair to poor Nicoli.. it's one of his triggers...

I haven't thought of what to do for dinner today... will maybe do some fish... and some kind of rice dish-

We did what little Christmas shopping we are going to do today.. got the twins legos and power rangers... they like toys still.. other boys just want money... we did get Derek's birthday present too... he wants a bowling party.. so we are bowling on Sat.. well they are I don't bowl, hands are not strong enough...

Well I do have laundry to get done... and should run the vacuum around too... have a good evening all!
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I cannot bowl anymore either, Nana. It is one thing I miss. But even with my league bowling in my 20's-30's, my fingers would be very swollen by the end of the games. All the older ladies I bowled with wondered how I managed. I don't manage any more.
I have not finished with my Christmas shopping. I still need to buy something for Ted and for my oldest daughter.


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Good Evening !

Tina: when I said Bless my sister, you took it wrong & that is MY fault and I am sorry. What I meant was she was taking me shopping, and I was ever so grateful.

I now have the biggest majority of my extended family bought for.

My sister & I are going to exchange gifts & I do not have that bought yet.....and I have to get some perfume for my Mom & a few gift cards to go with the smaller gifts I have bought people, BUT mostly I just have my Husband & the girls & their spouses left to finish up on.

I will do the gift card buying tomorrow & perhaps make a Kohl's run too.
Val & I will do her shopping & possibly Brian's on Saturday.

then I only have next week to finish the rest.

Christmas is being celebrated early this year, to avoid my oldest making 2 trips home in one week.


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We like to bowl. I'm not that good but Johnny is.

The only thing I'll be baking is brownies. I might make some cookies but I'm not sure about that. My family is into healthy eating and might eat 1 cookie or 1 brownie and Johnny is on a no sweets, no bacon, no snacks binge but he's started drinking Pepsi by the gallon. Who knows what he's thinking. Last time I made a banana bread I ate what I wanted and ended up throwing the rest out because no one would eat it. I don't want my family to have unhealthy eating habits but this gets boring after a while. One of my sisters will eat some junk food with me once in a while but her 3 children won't touch the stuff. No fun.



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Originally Posted by JunieGirl
Good Evening !

Tina: when I said Bless my sister, you took it wrong & that is MY fault and I am sorry. What I meant was she was taking me shopping, and I was ever so grateful.

No, I was reading it correctly. I understood and was truly blessing your sister for spending that time with you.
I hope you have a lovely Christmas.


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well then Bless YOU my dear. I had a really nice day, I just hope I did not wear her out.
I thanked her about 3 times.
I hope that You and your family have a wonderful Christmas too, Tina. and thanks for the well wishes


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Good morning all...Nana must have sent us her mild weather. The storms have been cancelled and we are melting fast.

Grandgirl has no pre-school for a month...I am going to enjoy that break very much.

More baking today...I do bake a lot but it is also divided up in platters to give out to a few single male family members so that they have some Christmas baking over the holidays.


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Mild weather--we are too (well for now)

Can I send you MY baking list requests, Sunny ??

I am going now to watch Micah---everyone have a great day !!


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Good morning. I am glad you have milder weather, sunny.
It is wet here. but the worst of it is staying west of me in Los Angeles proper right now. Still so grateful that I don't have to go out anywhere again.


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It's chilly here but I think the wind has died down enough to fix the outside lights. I can take the cold if it's not windy.

I'm going to wrap a few presents today. I've decided to use an ITunes gift card on Darbi's, Colby's, and Aubry's gift instead of a bow. I'll have to find something special to put on one of Colt's presents.



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I used matchbox cars or small vehicles instead of bows for my young boys. My almost 40 year old misses them.


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I know---
I was talking to my sister yesterday. I complained about not knowing what to buy for my CSIL's stockings--well, Tara (my sister) said, I stopped ,making my kids stockings, they didn't like them..

Well, I am here to say that I make the stocking for ME. Giving people gifts & surprises is MY Christmas. I am still going to now.

A few years ago I asked the girls if they would rather just have 1 nicer gift than all the smaller things that I buy. They just looked at me & would not answer. So, I figure that is my answer...and so I continue...


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