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Wonderful pix everyone! OMGosh Katie... I haven't written a check in... YEARS! I know exactly what goes into my account and what comes out every, single day and month and can tell you, just about to the dollar anyway, what I have. Hubby is like you. Does whatever he can by check and register. Not because he "likes" it, but…

OF COURSE THEY ARE!!! That's where balls are supposed to be Allie! 26 A TV show that you look forward to watching: Blue Bloods... we just love it! Love and Blessings, Carla, in MN

Machka! Totally agree with you! Alistar Sim is the best! Watched it last night. Love his redemption. And I adore Kathleen Harrison as Mrs Dilber and their scene at the end. 25 Something you take for granted: too many things... a roof over my head, heat for the house, enough to eat, enough to pay the bills... Thank God!…

Allie, that fireplace is gorgeous! Love the lights along the sidewalk, Pip! My Caddiemom used to put out Luminaria every Christmas... with real candles! OH RORI!!! What a good friend! Karen, that's beautiful. The Nutcracker is one of my favorite ballets, of course. Giselle IS my favorite. (in case your interested, lol) But…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BETSY!!! Sorry I missed it yesterday. Looking GOOD, Machka! Hope you heal quickly and feel so much better! 23 Type of weather you love: cool, crisp, about 65-70ishF is perfect, fall in the northern hemisphere. Love and Blessings, Carla, in MN

Aside from the additional 5' of new snow and blizzard warnings, we got an extra day off ahead of Christmas break today! YAY! 22 A song that makes you happy: this season... White Christmas Love and Blessings, Carla, in MN

Totally Rebecca. And baking with the grands is one of my faves. And such wonderful benefits! LOL We've got a SNOWSTORM coming in. First snow, then wind. Our Christmas is planned for Christmas Eve at Lacy's her "former" MIL (Shawn's mom) has decided not to come due to the storm :( We're expecting 5-8" so I don't blame her,…

Had the most wonderful time last night, baking sugar cookies with the girls and grands. It's an annual tradition that Kolten and I started when he was probably 4! He always loved Grammy's sugar cookies and loved helping me bake them and he has his very own, special multi-colored sugar. (very hard to find, btw, of course!)…

Evelyn, those are SO COOL! Sorta like the old string art, but better... with lights! IDK about all of those movies Machka. I have a couple BINGOs already. I don't watch Arthur or Gremlins. Never cared for Gremlins, but I LOVE Nightmare. We've already seen all the rest, EXCEPT Wonderful Life and Charlie Brown which are…

God bless you, sweet thing, Flea. I'm so glad you were with her and NOW have somewhere wonderful to escape to and be with family. POUND CAKE!!! Carol... there's a reason I don't make pound cake! OMG, I could sit and eat the whole thing and oh, the pounds! It's very much like divinity, but has mint chocolate chips inside! I…

Rebecca, we did the same thing when we moved into THIS house. We moved all of six blocks... 2 west, 4 north. We took all the little stuff ourselves, over the course about about a month and then had a bunch of our friends over for one, BIG DAY of moving the BIG STUFF, followed by burgers and beer. It was AMAZING! Of course,…

OMGosh Annie, I love dark chocolate too! It's the only kind I eat! (except this time of year, I do like Hershey's white and peppermint kisses, yummy) Machka, I'm so sorry you're still in so much pain and pain in your head make your whole body hurt. Sending healing wishes. 16 Touch: really, long hugs! don't get nearly…

15 Taste: that's a tough one, I geneuinely like almost everything... I'm a sucker for salt, unfortunately. I love steak and seafood. Love and Blessings, Carla, in MN

Happy HUMPday! 14 Item of clothing; I have this wonderful sweater the goes with everything and it's just so comfy, not too heavy, not to light, just perfect Love and Blessings, Carla, in MN

Oh Rebecca, I'm so sorry... I remember those days. When we were actually estranged from the youngest and never heard from her. Broke my heart. Went to sleep crying, woke up crying, melted into tears any given time... Glad you're feeling better otherwise though. Love the pix of the Rangers, Rita! Mighty cold up here right…

12 Something you don’t need anymore. people who don't bring me joy Love and Blessings, Carla, in MN

Happy SONday! Off to make Krumkake with the girls today. Too much fun. "No wine until the fifth batch is IN the blender!" 11 Something you use every day. boring... but my phone, I just can't live without it anymore, my alarms, my calendar, my notes, my connections, email, texting and of course, phone! lol Love and…

Rita, I think it's the time of year. I'm dealing with complete ineptitude from three different buildings/programs this year. I don't know what it is, but these are people who are supposed to know what they're doing and they just don't. SO frustrating. And when I try to hold my temper and express my frustration only to my…

9 What are you most grateful for in the city/town where you live? small town enough, but close to the city Love and Blessings, Carla, in MN

Thank you all! I do love my village and it is amazing to just sit it the darkness and let the little lights shine at night. So peaceful. We can let the rest of the world slip away. 8 A basic need that has been met. enough... just enough, that's what my gram always said Love and Blessings, Carla, in MN

Barbie, that blanket is gorgeous! My grandmother could knit like the wind. She made all of our Christmas stockings. They were stunning. All of them had winter scenes, our names and the year we were born on them. I'm so jealous of people who can knit. My stitches were always WAY too tight! Yes, Mom and I have collected for…

Tracey! I just joined that group. Can't wait to see what's there. Those stockings are beautiful. HERE IT IS!!! 6 Think about something you’re good at. Putting together my village! Love and Blessings, Carla, in MN

WAIT till you see it Machka! That's already what I do. The ladder AND a sideboard AND the floor. Then you'll understand why it's still too much! I'm down to the floor and that's one of the biggest problems. I have to figure out how to get back up once I get down there. (or find someone to help me light it up) I may call…

OMGoodness, each year this village gets harder and harder to put up. My knees and back are just not up to the challenge anymore. Takes at least two-three days, but I love it so much and hubby loves it so much that he'd like it to be up all year! LOL! (NOT happening) 4 Who is someone in your life that you’re grateful for?…

THANK YOU MACHKA!!! It was truly wonderful to reflect all month long! I had to put some thought into all of those! And I'm in to do it again. I will try my best to use DIFFERENT answers this month, since some of the questions are the same. 1 What is something that makes you laugh? my grandchildren and my dog! 2 Something…

Starting work on my Snow Village this weekend. SUCH a project. It's my "tree". I'll post pix. Have a great Friday. Love and Blessings, Carla, in MN

Thank you for our new thread Barbie! Welcome December. I can't believe how quickly you've arrived! Wish I had some list to follow and post like last month. That was just wonderful. Thank you to whomever shared that. Off to work in my cave. Have a great Thursday. Love and Blessings, Carla, in MN

Grateful for... EVERYTHING!!! Thanks for sharing this list! 1-*smell-coffee (rain) 2-*technology-smartphone 3-*color-red 4-*food-chili 5-*sound-music (loons on the lake) 6-*nature-my backyard (diamonds on the lake, sunset on gull) 7-*memory-causeway on gull, daddy 8-*book-anything by john sandford 9-*place-the lake ;-(…

Lisa, I am SO very sorry. It is just horrible what parents can do to their children if they choose to. Like you said, 30 days can't come soon enough. Just make sure you surround those kiddos with love and support and DO NOT trash talk their dad. "if you can't say something nice... zip it". Ya know? So sad. Lacy's former…

Grateful for... 28-*small thing that happened today- ......... I'll have to let you know when I get home ......... wish me luck Love and Blessings, Carla, in MN