My morning is nearly over and after our usual walk on the moors where a cold wind kept the temperature down and a visit from the Pedicurist to tidy toe nails and give me a wonderful foot massage I'm now contemplating homemade soup and crackers. This afternoon I'm going to visit a local store, well about 6 miles away, to see if I can come up with ideas for a friend's birthday present required for Saturday. She's one of those people who seems to have everything so I'm hoping something jumps out at me although usually when I visit this store I end up buying more for myself!

Patsy ~ Sorry to learn you weren't feeling wonderful during the festivities but reading of Katie's antics I think I'd be feeling exhausted! Seriously though, I think these pooches keep us young and just so long as we can sort of keep up with them it can be an ideal arrangement. George's hour long morning walk does us both the power of good and I know if he wasn't with me I'd spend these cold mornings doing very little.

Buzz ~ My passport runs out quite soon too and with air travel being such a hassle these days I'm put off going far. Our airports are chocker and a nightmare to even get to by car and that's before I get near a plane! Perhaps I'll wait for us to come out of the EU so that I can get my British passport back rather than being vaguely European then see where flights from small local airports will take me.

Anne ~ Lots of bugs doing the rounds here too so I'm doing my best to be unsociable in order to avoid the worst of them! Keep warm.

Sandy ~ It's nice to have plans for the coming year and having just transferred information from old calendar to new and seen just how much I got up to with theatre visits and rock concerts last year I'm feeling enthusiastic about checking what's up and coming. George does seem to enjoy having Scruff here because I think he imagines we are all one big doggy pack and yesterday when I opened the back door of my car to take something out after our walk Scruff was ready to jump in and come home with me so must feel the same. It's just my energy levels that need to rise for the visits!

Shirley ~ Sounds like you're getting somewhere with your knee which is good news but sorry you feel you've come full circle with your weight. It's not easy to adopt a healthy lifestyle rather than diets which you're right, don't work and the only way I've managed is to be very selective about what foods are in the home. Here's to 2017 being your year to crack it!

Lin ~ I think you'd have a great time with the paper craft group and perhaps could get yourself organised with a bag of necessities to take with you that doesn't get emptied out at home. I had to do that with my swimming gear, shampoos etc so I wasn't finding I'd left something at home.

Marcella ~ Twelfth night tomorrow so it's safe to keep that tree up until then!!

My creamed and massaged feet are now feeling cold so I must dig out a pair of socks, have lunch and get myself out shopping.
Thursday already - enjoy!!
Jackie

Just lost my post so I will try again.

Jackie, that pedicure sounds lovely, I will have to make an apt. before our trip to Jamaica in February.

Buzz- Our temperature today was 15F very cold and a wind on top of that. I have been seeing TV
advertisements for Sarasota, Fl. lately I have never seen that before. A lot of Canadians are not traveling to Florida due to our dollar being so low right now. Maybe that will change but I did hear it might go lower. We think twice about going across the river to buy anything. Enjoy your company on their last day with you.

Sandy - Your grand-daughter should be lucky all you do for her, she should not have an attitude. Good for speaking up.

Marie - Good luck at the doctors.

I just got back from returning my bathing suit and checked to see if my leather jacket zipper was completed at the cleaners, she said probably Monday. Another gray day today and snow is on the way they say so my car is in the garage.

Shirley

Good for you, SANDY, finally sticking up for yourself! You have done so much for your family and I recall how much you devoted to your lovely Bryanna, and somehow, attitudes creep in even though she loves you, too. I hope you have learned to not allow anyone to walk all over you, of all people. You give so much of yourself to others!
Off to dinner (at 4:45!!!)
Buzz

Jackie - Thanks for the info. The tree will be my goal for tomorrow! … or maybe Saturday while it’s suppose to be snowing here in the Atlanta area. I may have to take my chances with the 12th day thing.

Just wanted to stop in and say hello and good night. It's been a long day and while everything has gone well today, at this moment, I'm feeling very tired and sleepy. It would seem that the emotion of Emily's funeral (my friends' teenage daughter that passed) may have been a bit more than I realized. So, the dishes are done, the clothes folded and I think I may just go to bed early tonight.
Marcella

Morning,

Off to aqua fit this morning, it is so cold out but sunny. The thought of going into a pool makes me shiver but I guess I better get used to it because it is good for my knee. Last night I went to yoga and did some restorative. I had to clean off my car from the snow before going home, I am becoming a wimp lately with this winter. I guess another season of not skiing this year due to my knee. I guess enough complaining there are people out there must worse off than me.

Tonight we are trying a new jerk chicken restaurant and seeing the new Star Wars movie.

Enjoy the day!

Shirley

Gonna get My IP out to cook me some beans these can ones just way to much sodium I am cooking Chicks peas Lin how do like your oil less fryer?
Marie

Welcome back Linda! We all need to take some holiday pounds off, some more than others and myself included and the need to take alot off! LOL

I had aqua fit this morning and there are always two ladies who love to chat more than work out.
I am still enjoying the workout and really need it. I am also getting better doing some of the exercises
without bumping into too many people. There are evening classes to Tuesdays and Thursday so if I can't make the morning I can do an evening class.

Sandy - May all go well on Sunday for Lisa! My MRI is February 14th, Valentines day, that's where I will be spending time with my sweetheart because he will be driving me there. I didn't know you could get night glasses for driving.

Marcella - I heard North Carolina is getting lots of snow this week, I didn't know Atlanta got snow too.
Stay safe if on the roads.

Anne- Counting the days to our trip to Jamaica in February. We will be ready for the warm sun and the loungers and drinks.

Jackie - I remember staying overnight at my daughter's and I heard something scurrying over my head in the ceiling and it literally woke me up. It was mice!

Shirley

But will be back maybe.
Marie