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Hope you ladies are doing well.
We got our Christmas tree and decorations up. It was hard going through some of the stuff and coming across Mom's stuff - gulp! We didn't keep a lot of her decorations, they were homemade ones from years ago and not something we would put on our tree, but I did save a couple of things and they are up there. Oh my, the hardest thing I came across was a ceramic set of Carolers and a little ceramic tree that she made in a ceramics class years ago. Oh my, that was hard. But everything looks really nice.
We have been buying some new pans to cook in. We decided to go with carbon steel and stainless steel rather than the non-stick we've gotten over the years. The Carbon Steel is actually non-stick if you set it up right at the very beginning. We had to sautee a bunch of salt and potato peels twice to get the inside of the pan seasoned, now the house smells like burnt potato peels! LOL!
I love y'all. Have a great evening.
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Kim, does your ceramic tree look like this one my mom made for me years ago? I didn't really appreciate it when I was younger, but I do now.
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Exactly. Mom made a big one, a medium-sized one, and then a small one to go with her carolers. My niece had asked for the one that Mom kept in her bedroom as a night light - that's the medium-sized one. We found the big one among her Christmas stuff, and then, of course, the choral group. I guess that was a common mold for ceramics classes! LOL!
Okay, here is a grammar question for you: I always understood that when you give a list of things separated by commas, the commas are replacing the word "and", so when, on the last in the list you put "and" you shouldn't need a comma - true or not? My Grammarly keeps telling me I need a comma before the last "and" like in the first sentence above, but that doesn't seem right, especially if the comma replaces the and.
Well, hope y'all have a wonderful day. We will be doing our service tonight through Zoom - yippee that we are able to have the service. God is good!
Love y'all.
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I actually know the answer to your question. Both are correct. I learned (and prefer) not to add that last comma. When you do include that comma it's called an Oxford comma.0
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My Mom has a tree like that, and I had a similar white one that mom got for me, but it got broken sometime several years ago. I went downstairs to get it one year to put it up and it was in pieces. Mom has used hers instead of an actual tree since Dad has been gone.
I don't know how or if we are going to decorate this year. Right now with all of the tear-out, foundation work, and next week's re-build of Kip's apartment, the Christmas decorations are inaccessible. When I will finally be able to get to the stuff again, it will almost be too late to put them out. We will see. I have to do something, but maybe not the tree.0 -
We kept a wreath above our fireplace, unfortunately it didn't get taken down and was there for a whole year! LOL! But that's a nice way to get some pine and decorations without having to put up a tree! I found a wreath at Lowe's this year, it was a 4th of July one covered in red berries, but we took off the 4th banner and added an angel bell and some crystal icicles and a couple of small snowflakes and put it on our main entrance door. I have an outdoor flag that I put over the front door window of Joseph, Mary and baby Jesus at the manger. The sun through the window makes the star shine! I keep a lighthouse up there the rest of the year instead of a curtain.
Thanks, Cindy, I didn't know that. It is a wee bit confusing to me to have that last comma in there, I feel like I need to see something else rather than being at the end! LOL! I get confused easily
Going to try and get my wraps on my legs today. Those I keep on for several days at a time so I don't have to think about putting on compression. I may have to do this for about a month, taking them off to care for my legs then putting them back on. That's how it was done when I went to the therapist.
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So I'm in Frankfurt, Germany for work this week. Travelled here Saturday night (5:45pm; 8 hour flight). Arrived just before 8am and was at the hotel by 9. Of course our rooms weren't ready and we were reminded repeatedly that 'check-in is 3pm'. Finally got to my room a little after 1pm where I almost immediately fell into bed and slept until 5pm. Got up and did some work in my room - went back to bed at midnight and I'm pretty much on German time now. The schedule looks pretty full... I think we start at 8am and most days we're done between 8 and 10 at night. The meeting ends on Thursday at 10:30am and I think a few of us are going to try to get to the Christmas Market. I'm excited!
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How Exciting, Cindy. My roots are from Germany! Oh yes, you should try to get to the market. We've looked at some on YouTube and they look so pretty and fun! Hope it works out with that grueling schedule!
I'm trying to find some gift baskets for friends. Wow, expensive for almost nothing. We did things individually last year but I think this year we will get the family a gift. We'll see how that works out.
Praise the Lord, our Pastor felt up to giving the sermon yesterday. So awesome having him there with us. At least two more weeks of recovery to go through, but, Lord willing, he will healthy at the end of it. The Lord knows! Thank you so much for your prayers.
Hope y'all have a great day. If there's time for pictures, Cindy, we'd love to see where you are!
Love y'all
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Frankfurt Christmas Market pictures below. Going back tomorrow because most of the vendors only took cash and I only had 10 euros with me
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How beautiful and festive looking! What a crush of people too. Thanks for sharing your pictures.
Not a lot going on with me, just my daily routine. Here's a picture for y'all!
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Oh WOW! The Christmas market is incredible! Hope that you got back to do a bit of shopping.
We are having the basement finished this week...finally. They were supposed to be here on Monday, but weren't finished with the prior job, so it was Tuesday. They worked a few hours Tuesday, then came back on Wednesday. They got called away by an emergency about noon. Today I got a message from the main contact that his apartment completely burned yesterday and he lost everything. His dad showed up and has worked all day today (with no sleep) and a couple more came and helped for a couple of hours. Finally they are getting some stuff done. Whew.... This is not fun!
I did find a Christmas pillow and my Christmas Card holder in a closet upstairs. So that is the extent of my decor. My house is so festive.0 -
I did get back to the Christmas Market! I bought these sweet 'made in Germany' Christmas cookie cutters...
And several of these 'grating' plates for Christmas presents (I'm not sure what they're called)... but you can mince garlic or finely grate nutmeg or shred hard parmesan cheese right into the little bowl. The bigger ones were nice but twice as expensive (and heavier for transport).
And here's a picture of the market during the day which shows some of the beautiful surrounding architecture
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Oh, those grating bowls are awesome! And the cookie cutters are adorable.0
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Very nice! What a great idea the grating bowl is! I'd hang the cookie cutters on the kitchen wall since I'm no good at making anything in the kitchen. LOL! Thanks for letting us visit vicariously through you!
Wow, our weather is back and forth with cold and heat. Today it's cold, yesterday it was kind of chilly, the day before it was warm. I dress for a similar day and then end up having to change because it's nothing like the day before! heehee.
Well, I tried to make rice flour (didn't work, still had little pieces of rice). I still made my bread with it, but added pumpkin and pumpkin spices and little bit more sugar. I had a taste and was getting bits of rice to chew on! Hmmm, not sure this is going to make it. Better stick with the recipe! LOL! I warned you, I'm not good in the kitchen! LOL!
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Whew - the saga of our basement grows. There was a HUGE crack all of the way across the basement floor...where it was raised by over a 1/2 inch on one side in two places. Now, we have to have that fixed before flooring, and they said that the flooring that we picked out wouldn't work well down there, so now having to go with a more flexible flooring (it was our 2nd choice, but still....). They may still be working on this in June. Anyway, the main contractor is back today after the fire in his home last week, so hopefully it will start moving quicker.0
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Yikes! I hope your basement isn't torn up until June!
My husband and I have a list of things we're hoping to get done (and purchase) in this next year. Now we have to prioritize. I think he's decided for us that refinishing our hardwood floors is going to come first. We built the house in '91, so the finish is going on 32 years old. In some areas it looks fine, but in others - like my kitchen - the floors look pretty rough. But then I think - shouldn't we paint before the floors get refinished? And it spirals from there...0 -
Painting before flooring sounds like a sound idea, Cindy! There are always accidents on a job site!
I think our hardwood floors have been there since the 1940s! They are in very rough condition. We've talked about doing the LVT in a driftwood pattern, but we will have to put down a leveler before we can do that since our floor is like walking up and down ocean waves! LOL! The kitchen has laminate on it and it isn't very old, but we are going to replace the cabinet fronts and drawers because the drawers are wood on wood and some are really hard to get open, and one of them leaves sawdust on the drawer below it so we don't really use that second drawer! We talked about doing a peninsula but it would be the same size as the island we now have and in the same place - so...
Trying to get a booklet together, wow, not easy. I have it all laid out but figuring out the site that we are thinking of for printing it - ugh - I just don't understand it. I download my cover and then the body, but they make the cover page one and when you order it's two covers and then the number of inside pages, so - how do I do the covers??? if they are counting the cover as page one? My poor old brain. I have to have it in by tomorrow to get it by Christmas. We needed my pastor's input and he's only been feeling up to do anything the last few days, so we are on a tight schedule. If any of y'all have done booklets before and have a heads up on a good site to go to, please let me know. Love you0 -
Well, yesterday it poured down rain and I am so glad! The basement wall that has been leaking sprung a bad leak! We told the contractors that we wanted it left as concrete and painted after they took down the paneling and sheetrock. So on the bare concrete wall, we could see where the actual leak was coming from. It is actually coming from the window well, and should be an easy fix with a little outside work, a cover and a couple concrete epoxy patches. We thought it was a bit more problematic.0
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Glad it's less problematic than you thought. Hoping it gets fixed sooner rather than later.
Still in Miami. Had a long couple of days and I'm so ready to go back home tomorrow. Tuesday was 7am-10pm and yesterday was 7am- midnight. We'll probably work until 9 or 10 tonight. I'm grateful for the work, but ready for a break... I'm glad I'm off for the rest of the year and I think I'll sleep with no alarm for a while... and just let my body decide when I've had enough rest.
Have a great Thursday!
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So glad that you are going to be able to get some rest. With hours like that, I am tired just thinking about it.0
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Cindy, good idea to let your body decide when it's time to get up. For me, my bladder tells me when it's time to get up! LOL! Ugh, getting old... Praise the Lord you are home!
Went to the dentist, teeth are good. I need to do some extra work with the gum area around my implants, the gums are a little bit inflamed there because there is such a large gap and then it dips down to the crown base. She gave me some of these little brushes that go between the teeth so I can get that area cleaned well. Praise the Lord they are looking good and the past couple of years have been free of any major work!
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Not home yet, Kim. The meeting ends today and my flight is at 7pm tonight. I won't actually be home until about 11:30 tonight. (I wasn't clear in my last post - saying I was ready for a break... but it hasn't actually happened yet. Very soon though.)0
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The contractors made good progress today. The floor is fixed, the walls are all primed and ready for paint, ceiling is put back together and one of the new lights is installed. They are working tomorrow, so I may need to run to buy flooring before getting ready for the family Christmas tomorrow night.0
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Sounds like it's moving right along, Connie.
Got home just before midnight last night and didn't get to sleep until 1 am. I slept 10 hours and felt great when I woke up. The kids are all coming over tomorrow... I have some unbreakable ornaments for my grandkids to hang on three small trees I have set up in the corner of my dining room. I let them do whatever they want.. so fun0 -
Sounds like a fun Christmas celebration. I was so totally exhausted last night that I didn't know if I would have the energy to get Bill up and ready for church this morning. At 9:15pm I got a call from one of our deacons saying that the church was having a huge outbreak of Covid and were going to cancel services today. So I got to sleep in this morning and Bill didn't get bossed around. It was a peaceful morning.
They are calling for snow this week, and subzero temps. I am hoping that.this doesn't keep us from traveling to Moms on Friday. We will just have to see.0 -
We are supposed to be very cold this week as well and our heating system has decided to start giving us trouble. We have a kerosene heater and two Doctor Heaters (little electric heaters) and a gas fireplace that still needs to get hooked up. I think with all of that we should stay warm! LOL.
Cindy, it's not unusual for me to mishear or misread something, thanks for the clarification. Glad you are now home and looking forward to time with the grandkids. I know that traditions like that are the ones that the kids remember. Mom's grandkids didn't pay her much mind when they got into their teens, but those memories were the ones that they would bring up when we would talk about stuff like that. Have a great time!
Praise the Lord, not much Covid going around here, although a few weeks ago a couple of Churches had cancelled services because of sick folks. I wish I could sleep in but for some reason my body has set it's alarm at around 6:30. I've been waking up with headaches again, pretty much every morning. They feel like stuffy head ones but still take meds to get rid of! I think it's a genetic thing because both my mom and dad suffered from almost daily headaches.
This Sunday we are doing our get-together with the Church having a service then a meal together. Such a good time!
Y'all have an awesome day. Love you
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They are now calling for blizzard conditions on Thursday and Friday high temp of 3 degrees. I think our plans may be put off by a day. We will see. I don't really like getting Bill out in bad weather.0
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Ugh. I'm so glad blizzards aren't something we have to be concerned about! I found this poem while going through my pastor's blog posts, so good. Long but worth the time to read it:
06/26/13 ONLY ONE LIFE
In June of 2013, one of my friends suffered the loss of a loved one. The mother had posted this poem. It is a great poem by a great servant of God who served as a missionary in China, India and Africa.
A poem by C.T. Studd
“Two little lines I heard one day,
Traveling along life’s busy way;
Bringing conviction to my heart,
And from my mind would not depart;
Only one life, ’twill soon be past,
Only what’s done for Christ will last.
Only one life, yes only one,
Soon will its fleeting hours be done;
Then, in ‘that day’ my Lord to meet,
And stand before His Judgment seat;
Only one life,’twill soon be past,
Only what’s done for Christ will last.
Only one life, the still small voice,
Gently pleads for a better choice
Bidding my selfish aims to leave,
And to God’s holy will to cleave;
Only one life, ’twill soon be past,
Only what’s done for Christ will last.
Only one life, a few brief years,
Each with its burdens, hopes, and fears;
Each with its clays I must fulfill,
living for self or in His will;
Only one life, ’twill soon be past,
Only what’s done for Christ will last.
When this bright world would tempt me sore,
When Satan would a victory score;
When self would seek to have its way,
Then help me Lord with joy to say;
Only one life, ’twill soon be past,
Only what’s done for Christ will last.
Give me Father, a purpose deep,
In joy or sorrow Thy word to keep;
Faithful and true what e’er the strife,
Pleasing Thee in my daily life;
Only one life, ’twill soon be past,
Only what’s done for Christ will last.
Oh let my love with fervor burn,
And from the world now let me turn;
Living for Thee, and Thee alone,
Bringing Thee pleasure on Thy throne;
Only one life, “twill soon be past,
Only what’s done for Christ will last.
Only one life, yes only one,
Now let me say,”Thy will be done”;
And when at last I’ll hear the call,
I know I’ll say “twas worth it all”;
Only one life,’twill soon be past,
Only what’s done for Christ will last. ”
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Only one life, ’twill soon be past,
Only what’s done for Christ will last.
And when I am dying, how happy I’ll be,
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What a beautiful poem. I am familiar with a couple verses, but never saw the entire poem.0
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I've heart the line: "Only one life..." quite often and for a long time, but had never seen the poem it comes from.
So far we are not as cold as I thought we would be. I think we are going to be in the 50's today. Wade is working on getting our gas fireplace hooked up. We had one in the house when we moved in, but it was huge, this is a small one that looks like a wood burning stove - nice! The kerosene and the little heaters help, but don't quite catch those cold drafts (shiver).
Not much else going on. Love y'all.
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