Senior Golden Sneakers
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Happy Friday!
I do not have strep throat, I have viral laryngitis and no meds prescribed. Just let it run it's course and if not gone in a week come back. Talk less which is easy when you live alone. lol I am doing laundry today and will take it easy as I am supposed to sit tomorrow so Lisa can go to a shower. My son can't handle the three kids by himself or so he says. lol
Anne, Michael will be surprised with all the new developments but probably happy to hear you are going to live with him soon. Tell him to get rid of his so called ex girlfriend as she was mean to you. lol
Jackie, love your new quilt as I am sure George will. My amazon driver leaves packages at the front door but we as good neighbors bring them inside for each other. BTW they make bags for crock pots and slow cookers so food doesn't stick to the pot. I love them.
Lin, it is hard to tell how my voice is unless someone calls me. Babe did this morning and I am still raspy so still resting my voice. Chicken soup seems to sooth my throat.
Buzz, I order way too much stuff from Amazon but love their service. Good luck with the dermatologist.
Patsy, you are indeed a great hostess with the mostess. You make every holiday and birthday special, your family is lucky to have you.
Shirley, Robby is 5 and in kindergarten half a day. He is also a smart kid and amazes me each time I see him. Of course he loves every super hero there is and wants all the costumes. His latest is he would like a costume of ET. I won't be surprised if his mother found one.
Have a good day everyone.
Sandy
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Ohhhhhhhh! I woke up to a very frosty deck. Sun is shining on it and there are “ice diamonds “ glittering on everything outside. Pretty but very cold and slippery as it melts. Not sure if we are to get any of the storms heading across the country. There was a weather report about snow and blizzard conditions making holiday traffic and travel very difficult. Stay warm and careful everyone.
The thanksgiving shopping has been done. That is except for a gelatin for the cranberry relish. I usually make it 2 days ahead. Just wondering...am I the only one (sneaker) cooking this thanksgiving? Our daughter emailed that she has completed all the CDs for our thanksgiving music. It is a compilation of music we enjoyed when the kids were youngsters. And a lot of schmoozy stuff just for giggles, like Elvis Presley singing “Are you lonesome tonight?”
Anne: our son has vacationed in the Dominican Republic many times and he has never been sick. He eats at some really strange places. So Mike will probably be just fine and he had a lovely time as well.
Will you start moving a few things over to Mike’s condo, little by little? As changes go, this seems the happiest one I could ever imagine. You two will become “roomies” like two college students.
Jackie: George’s bed looks so comfy and warm. Katie sleeps in a doggie nest. She has a blanket and a pillow of her own. I thought we spoiled Katie a lot. You maybe have topped me with that beautiful bed and quilt for George!
Lin: you and John think alike. He likes to have backup supplies etc. I, more or less, fly by the seat of my pants. Thus, I am always in need of something and having to make do. I believe that it is a basic personality trait. As in the old fable, I would be in the grasshopper category.
Buzz: I saw on YouTube that Dr. Oz suggests that sleeping with a bar of lavender soap under your sheets helps RLS. Fun mythology but I believe in magic. Couldn’t hurt......
Still hunting for my pilgram apron. I really must have given it away or left it at the library when I was reading thanksgiving stories at storyhour. I might find it on July the 4th.
I am elbow deep in thanksgiving prep. Lots of work, tons on fun!
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My afternoon plans disappeared when a friend called on Skype for a chat. She had been talking about visiting me next week but it's obvious she is full of a nasty cold so I suggested it probably not a good idea especially since we are expecting more heavy rain tonight so more floods expected. This is my friend that suffered a stroke while staying with me last year so the last thing she needs is stress. We talked all afternoon....!!
George has several beds but when I first adopted him he would panic at night, probably because he had been shut away somewhere he hated in his previous home, so I left him to find his own sleeping spot. Very soon he discovered the spare room so unless I have visitors needing a bed he makes himself comfy. 😊 I expect the new cover will spend a lot of time in the washing machine!
Too late Lin, the crockpot is outside in the wet on top of the tip pile and I'll take to the dump along with other items next week if it ever stops raining.
My 2nd white Wyandotte hen is looking down and the sad thing is they can pine and die if they lose a sibling so I'm afraid she may be gone by morning.
Perhaps I'll finish the kitchen painting job tomorrow... certainly too late now it's gone 8pm!
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zzz I just lost my 5th post so I'm givig up tonight! AT least I read yours!
crochety Buzz!
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Good morning. The laundry is chugging away (nope, didn’t finish all of it yesterday), a stack of bills and paperwork to tackle, working on cards (some progress this morning), hot coffee, books to read and I do believe that is more than I will accomplish today!
Buzz, good to hear from you. I hope you got some rest last night. ❤️❤️ Argh, lost posts are such frustration. Love the “Always believe whatever you please!”
Jackie, good for you on tossing the crockpot, I would definitely have dithered on whether to keep it, donate it for someone else to wring the last bit of usefulness from it, or tossed it without a look back. 🙄
Anne, good morning. Hope you and the little bean are fine today. Our sunshine has returned and the temperature is suppose to rise today. Very good. So it should be coming your way right?
Sandy, sitting with the kiddies today? Hope you are feeling much better.
Patsy, aha, I am a bit like John. That is a compliment in my book. 🤗 I think he has loads of admirable qualities. I wish you could find your apron. It is starting to bother me, I want you to have it! Happy cooking. I purchased some organic cranberries and plan to make some sauce. I wonder how that will go with air fried tofu?
Shirley, good morning to you. Do you have more travel plans in the works?
Marie, if you stop by, sending ❤️❤️.
Diane, you as well. ❤️❤️
I went shopping with a couple of friends for a little while yesterday morning. It was just lovely. That is a rare opportunity. And I sort of invited myself along. Shameless.
Hugs, laundry is calling.
Lin
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Happy Saturday! Yes, sitting for the kiddos this afternoon but not sure how long. I believe Lisa is going to a shower and then wants to take the boys to see Frozen ll. That could mean I am there to put Charlie to bed at 6:30 but not sure. I don't feel sick but I still have no voice and a cough. No temperature so I guess they don't care and will let me be with kiddos. I real don't think I will end up with a flu shot at this rate. lol
Have a good day and stay healthy.
Sandy
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I thought I wouldn't be able to say morning to everybody because some of my letters were frozen, for instance I couldn't use the S. This iPad is on its last legs so if I disappear one day it isn't because I don't love you!
Mikes hanging about the DR airport and apparently none the worse for wear PATSY, so much for TV ads! Fake news as your Donald would say.
Sandy, I'm a little worried about your throat. I wonder if you need a humidifier? Mine works a treat but I'm a bit sore throated if I rely on the furnace alone which the chap who serviced it said doesn't work anymore anyway. Fairly new furnace as well. The last furnace humidifier didn't work either after a couple of years. I'm very pleased with the one I recently bought, it's a Honeywell.
Taking a break from writing and addressing Christmas cards. The Bean is not amused! But I must get them done so I can do other things without feeling guilty!
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I do use a diffuser with lavender oil to help me sleep so I think that is like a humidifier. I just think the kiddos and I are sharing germs for the rest of the winter.1
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The low dismal clouds finally lifted this morning but not before I took George and Betty round the block. We met a couple walking their 3 dogs in the drizzle, one a burly bulldog that George grumbled at in a bad tempered way but that's because he prefers to be off lead in the woods or on the moors.
A bit of housework then out into my garden where WOW, the sun came out! Relatively mild so all in all a lovely afternoon. My new crockpot was delivered and it's really cute, just 1.5 litres but plenty big enough for me to create a meal with spare to freeze.
I purchased a new Apple ipad last night that was offered at a massively reduced price on a countdown clock; something to do with Black Friday. My old desktop is fading rapidly. It only operates with a plug in keyboard that struggles to keep up with me so I'm hoping I can transfer files before it dies.
My dear little Wyandotte did die last night, I'm sure from a broken heart because she lost her sister. She seemed to give up on life and there was nothing I could do to encourage her. 😥
I've enjoyed a piece of fish with steamed veggies and a sweet potato burger so now a cuppa and feet up!
Happy Saturday.
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Had a really sleepless night again. It is a problem I deal with from time to time. But other than being rather foggy, and a bit cranky, I am none the worse for wear.
It is a clear but cold morning. It promises to stay that way, I fear, all day. A warm sweater and hot drinks, tea and coffee will warm me up as I chug along.
Read about chicken jerky treats for doggies causing grave illness. SAD! Katie loved these treats and now we must find something else for her. I will probably end up making her pumpkin-chicken broth cookies. It is a favorite of hers but I get lazy and forget to bake them regularly. I do cook her food, as all us doggie lovers do.
John has been up and outside doing chores all morning. There is a stray cat that has taken up residence in our garden shed. John gave it a warm insulated blanket, a water dish and a dish of cat kibble. He hates cats! Really!
My pilgrim apron has disappeared and I think I left it at the library a year ago. So moving on and I will make holiday aprons for our daughter and me, just for fun.
Jackie: so sad about your little hen. Most people do not realize how much personality these creatures have. My black and white hen, Penny, was such a sweet little hen. She followed me around like a puppy. She would come running in greeting anytime I stepped outside. We are truly blessed to spend time with these remarkable birds. You are a good care-taker for all your creatures. You will love the new iPad. They have a really good camera and editing feature as well.
Anne: you also will love the new iPad Air. Much faster and almost the same as the old iPad in function. I hope you can get one. Also...so happy Mike didn’t get sick while in DR. Damon always enjoyed his trips there. He stayed well away from Haiti because of crime and kidnapers. Some of his friends ventured into Haiti, got very sick and robbed at knifepoint as well.
Sandy: take care my friend. Holidays always bring interesting challenges. Sickness being common. We, as a family, have shared a cold as a Christmas gift for years.
Buzz: maybe you need a bowl of that famous chicken soup....just dip your fingers in it to soak up its healing power. It could help. You never know.
Lin: air fried tofu goes with everything. Cranberry sauce is a must.
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JACKIE, so sad about your little Wyandotte. I don't think many people realise that all creatures are not so different from us. They are just the same with their own personalities and griefs. When our Drake Jimmy died at the age of nine, his sister (she was hatched in the same egg batch) little duck Becky pined overnight and we couldn't save her.
I'm so glad John is taking care of the little stray cat PATSY, before you know it she and Katie will be the best of buddy's, just like Hobbes and our Bean. Thanks for the iPad tip, maybe I'll get one after the Christmas expenses are over. How awful for Damons friends in Haiti! Mike said he was sticking to the resort. He should be landing in 2.5 hours.
SANDY, my humidifier warns not to use any oils in it. Just water.
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Oh Gee, I never read up on whether it is OK to use oils in my humidifier. Although it was sold with Lavendar and another scent so it must be OK!
Darn legs twitching like crazy tonight! I forgot my other 3/4 size pill.
Enjoyed the people with whom I ate tonight. Younger crowd around your ages! Such vigor and vitality!
The Evanses have invited me for Tea tomorrow, JACKIE. and I never took the rest of that Pramipexo; Sorry about your little chicken
SANDY, hope the voice feel s better quickly and be sure to REST UP!
Sorry my legs are all over the place and I cannot sit any more! Buzz 1 -
Good morning. Packing up to head to church. The men’s group is asking for donations to make emergency bags for people you may encounter that seem to need assistance. They are filling gallon sized zip lock bags. I have my doubts as I have seen repeated posts on Facebook of ditched donations, just left on the curb after food items have been removed. Lots more waste of tooth brushes, toothpaste, hand sanitizer, gloves, socks, hats, and New Testaments. I do understand homeless people would not wish to carry around things that are of no use to them but I am torn. Many just want money.
Anyway, I ordered a stock of different snacks from Amazon Pantry and off I go. They hope to make these the first week in December. Hard time to ask our members to donate to yet another thing but I pray they have success.
Well, I am chatty. Finished my laundry yesterday, got through about half of my paperwork and ready with to tackle some on Monday when I can hopefully speak with a live person. 😂😂 in English.
Work progresses on cards. Halfway through another birthday card. Yet another one that I realized is needed before I see this lady again. Well, there is the mail which will be increasingly busy!
Jackie, I am sorry for your loss. Poor little darling. When I was a child and we raised chicks for the inevitable fate of the freezer, no thought was given to the concept that they had any feelings for each other. And shelter dogs and cats at the time never had bonded buddies, a prevalent thing now. 😢❤️❤️
Anne, now your dear son is safely home. Great! I am certain that you and the Bean missed him. ❤️❤️
It is too bad you cannot purchase an iPad or an iPad air now while the deals are outstanding. I have what is probably a first generation iPad Air. Now chugging down to its last days. It is slim and light. They stopped manufacturing them for a while but started up again last year.
Sandy, did you stay late last evening? Or did you stay over? I hope you are feeling better. And wow, you are right, you may be skipping your flu shot this year. ❤️❤️
Patsy, wow, a very busy lady and now making new aprons! You are a whiz! I will wait a couple of days to make my cranberry sauce but I am thinking about it. Yummy.
Buzz, hugs, darn legs! I hate that they continue to give you fits.
Hugs all round.
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Our morning walk was enjoyable although I had my head in the low clouds for the most part. It's raining on and off but I've spent the morning on the phone anyway, one call with a friend I catch up with most weekends the other with my boss from 40 years ago. We chat around this time of year and always have an amusing conversation even if we seem to talk more and more about ailments.... mostly his I hasten to add!! My Apple ipad Pro has been delivered and is currently charging. No instructions other than how to switch on so I can see I will be some time getting the hang of how it works.
At the moment I can't move the screen beyond a battery symbol.
Anne, It's very true that hens don't have the pea brains some accuse them of and definitely feel emotions just like us. The first small hens I bought at an auction many years ago were in a sorry state with dull feathers and very little energy but after a few weeks enjoying decent food, fresh air and my garden to explore, even fly round, they blossomed into glossy, lively birds who ran to greet me each time I went outside. Sadly they taught me about grieving hens too when 18 months later Mimi died followed by Fifi 4 days later because she couldn't cope without her sister.
Ooh Buzz, is that going to be a Devon cream tea do you think? As ever give them a hug from me and tell them they are missing nothing in the west country other than rain and more rain!!
Patsy, Haha, I'm betting that stray cat will certainly soon be one of John's best friends even if Katie is bemused by it! We have a love triangle in my home because George adores Brady but Brady is besotted with Betty!
I'm on my old desktop computer so daren't turn the sneakers pages or all will be lost. My Apple thingy is charging and I've managed to enter a few passwords but have no idea how to get online or even find a search engine. Never mind, will leave it to continue charging and get a couple of chores done.
Happy Sunday everyone. Hi to Lin, Sandy and everyone else.
Jackie
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I’m not sure how but have found our sneakers on this new iPad. So much to learn but already it’s not recognising the ID and password I made a note of. It must be my fault but......!! 😫
Lin, some of our local charities make up goody bags for homeless people but I gather choose the recipients carefully. The Salvation Army does a good job with offers of hot drinks and even paramedics are known to hand out hospital blankets in the cold weather which seems a good idea if it saves some poor soul ending up in A and E.
Back to chores.
Jackie
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Happy Sunday! Sitting went well, the kids were well behaved and my son was home to take care of Ewok. Lisa went to baby shower and then took the kids to see Frozen ll. I stayed to put Charlie to bed and then went home. I am going to a later mass today and later a video call with my kids. Oh yes, I have to go to Walmart after mass for a few items. That is my exciting day.
We have been asked to donate non perishable items to our Church for the poor for Thanksgiving. And at Christmas a tree holds ornaments with suggestions for gifts for those in need. I always take an ornament but admit I forget to bring the non perishable items.
I just saw a video on Facebook of a little girl eating with her family and she saw a homeless man outside so she asked if she could bring her plate of food which was steak and potatoes to him. It was very touching and a wonderful little girl. Her dad who took the video was very proud of her.
Jackie, I too, am very sorry about your chick, it is amazing how animals mourn their siblings or partners as in swans who mate for life.
Time to shower, have a wonderful day.
Sandy
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Hello sneakers! High clouds today and rain forecast for the foreseeable future! Our turkey day will be wet and cold. Very thanksgiving weather. I am thankful that we are planning a small family get together. (Sans apron) but maybe we will have the holiday apron made for our daughter for her to wear as we set out treats for Christmas Eve. It is of my “Norman Rockwell” kind of holiday.
I did have one disappointing discovery lately. Our stairway is too narrow for the stair lift apparatus to work properly. So we are back to designing a different idea for ease and safety. Every problem has a solution! Sometimes it is just too $$$$$$$$$. But it is a worthy challenge.
I baked Katie’s pumpkin cookies. She loves them and now is very tuned into the plastic container I keep them in. Doggies are so much smarter than we realize. Cats are just strange, aren’t they? They seem determined to create their own world and make challenges for others. Our stray cat, as it turns out, has a home with a neighbor. The neighbor as been searching for this furry runaway for days. It is a neutered boy and he prefers life in the semi wild. He scurries around all day and sleeps in our garden shed. He sometimes goes home to eat some of the cat food left out for him in their laundry room. He has a cat door to get in and out. It is a mystery......
Lin: we just buy extra stuff at Walmart and they have a big box for donations intended for the food bank. Easy peasy! Not very personal gift giving but we feel it does some good. You are right about some of the donation bags offered at the homeless shelter here. Most are discarded after food is extracted. So we cut to the chase
Sandy: I am still in awe of your strength. Babysitting is scary exhausting. No matter how delightful the little tikes are, they are a bundle of dangerous energy ready to sprint off into trouble. I really would be a puddle of tears when their mom returns.
Jackie: not sure you can read this yet, Apple products are my favorite. No instructions, quite simple once you get the hang of it. You really can’t kill them. There are a few tricks I am still finding out but by and large, they are generally bulletproof. You will get up to speed soon.
Anne: did Mike have a good time? Now he is tanned and rested and ready to share his experiences.
Patsy☘️
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Quite the week for our little family. You all know about the flood, and the chucked out carpet. Then Mike came over today looking very tanned and had me doubled over with laughter at some of the antics of the Dominican Republic wedding party. The bride and groom looked very handsome. However things started to go wrong when they decided to go for a romantic evening stroll paddling in the sea. The water soaked poor Nikki's long wedding dress and dragged her out to deep waters and Rob trying to save her also got his suit water logged and dragged out. All ended well but everyone else got wet saving and dragging the newly weds to dry land. After this traumatic event of near drowning, the groom who never drinks normally, got totally drunk and it was a good job Mike was there to guide him to various washrooms and finally put him to bed. I think Mike was the only sober one there. Numerous adventures followed this start to the week, including one guest who was sure he was brushed by a shark while snorkelling, and the groom being thrown off a dune buggy. Apart from numerous vendors on the beach and locals charging one $20 to be photographed with their pet monkey on your own camera, Michael really enjoyed himself except the return flight was a bit marred because of a party of 25, 9 people DID succumb to the famous "trots". My lad was okay having listened to the Canadian ad warnings and took the medicine, and home sound in body and limb mopped up my lunch bacon and egg pie.
He's now back home washing, Jilly is fast asleep having worn herself out with tail wagging, happy yipping and sheer excitement.
As for the two Ms they are in the city consulting and making sure my grandson absolutely wants to go ahead and pull the old homestead down.
Me, I'm exhausted just listening.
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9:03 PM and cannot stay awake! I KNOW I won't make it till you all get here, so just a quick note. Went to Judy and Gerald's for afternoon tea and was introduced to heavenly tea sandwiches and whipped cream drowned mince pie! Oh my, were they delicious! Their apartment is like a lovely museum, all in simple white, decorated with years of gorgeous items from all over the world, ........yet very contemporary. Then we were treated to a collage onscreen of Spain and Morocco. They send their love to JACKIE.
Between restless legs and huffing and puffing to breath, my body is telling me something--- Bu zz 0 -
Good morning all.
Buzz, thanks for posting! Best wishes on your appointment today Hugs.
We have uncertain weather on the way so I am running many errands today. Just in case we end up with slippery roads tomorrow.
Hugs.
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The weather reaches us on Friday I think LIN.
I've done the Monday wash and no flooded basement. Happiness is a dry basement!
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Happy Monday! Babe said my voice is still not normal but I feel fine. I am supposed to go to lunch with friends tomorrow but will see if they want me to join them if my voice is still messed up. I have no fever so I should be fine but the lady who hurt her leg just had a battery put in her pacemaker so not sure about her immune system.
I might try to get the oil changed in my car today if they aren't too busy with the holiday week.
Although those who are on Facebook saw this I am posting here to give you a good laugh.
Maybe someday we will all meet up for a senior linedance.
https://youtu.be/BNXJvObxWpQ
Have a good day.
Sandy
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Last night I managed to lock myself out of my new Apple iPad and had visions of a trip to an Apple shop in In Plymouth for help. Common sense took over and I put it to one side and went to bed so this morning with a clearer head got myself back in. So much to learn but remembering the ID password is a good start! 😖 Haha Patsy, perhaps we can't kill them but I had a good try!!
I then had to make sense of emails from the utility company that supplied the now sold house that have been arriving daily since Friday which is annoying because I closed the account a month ago. An e-mail has now been sent to their complaints department!!
It's a grey miserable day again with low clouds and drizzle so I'm housebound doing nothing more than pottering.
Yummy afternoon tea Buzz and I'm sure from Judy and Gerald's vivid description of their holiday the photos would be fascinating.
Sounds as if Mike had a terrific time Anne and rather exciting too but thank goodness they didn't lose the bride and groom! What a dreadful outcome that could have been.
Good planning Lin. Get out now before bad weather arrives. Just take care.
That's a typical cat Patsy, turning up in your shed when he has a perfectly good home nearby. They are remarkably independent and there's no persuading them once their mind is made up! What a shame a stair lift won't fit although I'm guessing John will come up with an alternative plan.
Are you talking yet Sandy?
I know I've missed some sneakers so will just add a general warm hello. 😊
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Home for lunch and I am not certain I want to go back out. It is crazy busy out there. Parking lot traffic is very hazardous. I even honked my horn today, as my patience finally snapped.
Jackie, we may not kill them but sometimes I think we hold some malice towards our electronic devices! Glad you remembered your passcode.
Anne, wonderful that the basement stayed dry. I pretty much cross my fingers and say a prayer each time I put clothes in the washer. I know it cannot go on forever. I don’t have a spare for that!!
Sandy, good luck in getting the oil changed. Might be just fine since everyone is either in Walmart or Hobby Lobby or driving somewhere if my experience is any guide.
I don’t feel like making that needed call. Do not want to be on hold forever since my allotment of patience is set up. 😂😂
Hugs.
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Saw my Dr's NP, whom I love, and she did not think that thing on the back of my head is melanoma but just in case, she's sending me a referral to my long time dermatologist to check it out. Meanwhile, she put me at ease about why I'm feeling so very weak,...my oxygen level is low so she wants me back on that. Once I'm back on medicare, she will try for a longer-lasting portable one. Meatime, I will stop worrying and trying to push myself! I hate feeling tired and lazy all the time!
JACKIE, I still haven't mastered the password problem with my Ipad! Good luck tp you!
SANDY, hope the throat feels better. And why are you laughing at seated line-dancing? Isn't that the way everyone does it, lol?
Dearest ,ANNE, PATSY, LIN, I send my love with the lame expanation that I cannot sit here any longer due to augmentation of my Restless Leg Syndrome. Buzz 0 -
Hello dear ones! I have just a moment or two before I start my usual holiday prep. Isn’t it funny that there is such a to-do about one meal? It only lasts about a couple of hours then it’s clean up and dealing with enormous leftover distribution. It is an American tradition, too much and too fattening, we are a strange culture. We eat bad stuff then spend a lot of time and money on physical fitness equipment etc to get rid of the effects of bad food. I love it! But in truth, I enjoy philosophizing about the incongruities of life. That is to say, I probably will not alter my habits. Cranberry relish making today. Cleaning our son’s bathroom room and changing his sheets, getting his area ready for his visit.
Get ready for the nasty weather on its way. Seriously, take good care of yourselves, I need everyone of you.
Patsy☘️
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Good morning. No rain yet, now expected later this afternoon. I am very fortunate that I have no travel plans. I have friends headed in all directions and all are nervous about the weather I hope everyone who travels is safe.
I have my regular Mah Jongg game this morning and we may play Cribbage again as well. Also a birthday treat for one of the gals whose birthday is Saturday. Wahoo.
Buzz, good news about that growth but excellent to have it checked out with a dermatologist. Well, gosh, of course not getting enough oxygen will make you tired. How soon before you are back on Medicare and out of the HMO? January 1st??
All best to Patsy who is busy cooking, Anne walking the Bean, Jackie continuing the dispute with the utility company, Sandy who may or may not be able to speak and all the other dear Sneakers.
Hugs.
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Gorgeous spring day here for Jilly walking. I let her sniff all she wanted because it's so comfortable out. We have one of those large stone figures on the edge of our parklet. The Inuit Arctic figures but I can't remember their name. Anyway ours is sporting a long red scarf today.
Inuksuk. Just looked it up, my memory ain't that good. !
Oh dear having trouble with the alphabet again. Certain letters not showing and machine refusing to go into numbers. It's an absolute nuisance.
So for now, enjoy your day and hope it's springtime for you all just like us.
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Happy Tuesday! Well my son just texted me and said to stay home for the teacher's conference since he is home to sit. I was happy to hear that so I don't have to rush to get ready. We have a nice sunny day as of now but rain is expected this afternoon which doesn't make me happy. We did have a beautiful day yesterday so I put my balcony Christmas lights up with my big wreath. Thanksgiving is so late this year there is not much time between before Christmas and I took advantage of the weather. I just put a small ceramic tree, which was my mom's on my table with a couple of other decorations. Not much since no one seems to visit me around the holidays.
I hope I didn't offend anyone with the walker video, I just thought it was cute and funny. I apologize if anyone was offended.
We are meeting at 2:00 for lunch at Capitol Grill and I am looking forward to being with good friends. I am sure we will do a little gambling after lunch, it is what we do when we get together. The lady with the bad leg husband drops them off at the restaurant and I am the driver after lunch taking everyone home after any or all activities. I
Anne, I am curious on what Michael thought when told the plan of you moving in with him and how rude his ex was too you. Am I being too nosy?
Enjoy your day.
Sandy
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Not nosy at all SANDY, after all I told you all so I expect comments. Mike seems quite happy and I didn't tell him what his friend said, just asked him to be very sure he wanted dear old Mom there.
He said Jill's the bonus! CHEEK.
He did tell me his friend is concerned because her daughter and HER other half seem to be on a split up course despite having three children under four. The youngest a wee baby, so.....the daughter could land on her mother's doorstep with offspring. My perception of life sure changed when I left my "safe" life in stodgy old England. Well, MY world was stodgy!
Although his place is only one bedroom it IS huge with an enormous living room and separate dining room. So he fancies erecting a second bedroom in a corner of the living room, big enough for us both to have a bed sitter if we don't feel social in the joint living room. Of course the Bean will know no boundaries and bounce everywhere!
Mark reckons it will be ages before plans are approved so I expect more wading in my future!
I'm getting quite excited, I think I was due for a change of scenery with all my old mates pushing up daisies or residing in care homes,
Mikes dad keeps phoning him from Quebec full of doom and gloom. The debonair couple in their early forties are now 84 and 81. His wife's first husband who she left for my ex has just died and various other people I barely remember from those days have also gone. Like you SANDY, I'm so glad all that drama is way in the past and this summer, like you, I could be splashing in the condo pool!
I feel a toast coming on for interesting days in 2020.
Hugs to all,
Anne the hopeful single!1
