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Mary that article about your nephew’s company’s donation, now that’s news I’m happy to read! Karen :brokenheart: Oh pip. Please don’t be so hard on yourself. Accidents happen. ((hugs)) Betsy safe travels! What a blessing you are available to help. Heather your focaccia has my mouth watering. Rebecca yours to pip. Truth…

KJ that little imp doesn’t look one tiny bit scared! Please add me to Rebecca’s (and Lanette’s) Dear Ms Spicy Chicken Nugget request to join your play group. I am 72, don’t always play well with others, but nap very very well. Heather, Bea is quite the accomplished baker! Only through pg 65 but time to scoot to line dance…

Pg 63 bottom Walked dogs to powerline meadow, where we played down, stay, come, middle games. Lightly pruned our pitiful, sun-starved, dwarf apple and peach “trees” and mulberry bush. Dwarf cherry is still recovering from radical pruning year or two ago to nip gummosis/?bacterial canker? in the “bud.” Belated welcome to…

Still catchin’ up, from pg 41 but had to thank Barbie for her insights on angry people. A prior pastor hinted that perfectionism lurked at the base of my anger. WAY belated but warmest and best Bday wishes to you dear Rori! Belated welcome to @LovePBandJ, @empeywl (and belated happy birthday to you too) Belated welcome…

Trying to catch up from pg 33 so WAY belated welcome to @kmcintosh1988 Kathy in AL, @mariamyer Maria in Chandler AZ, @serenecompassion2663 Andi in IL, scline01, @amdaless, @ngolden3320 Nichole, Tracey “…operated right on the dining room table.” The same one you now have. Just wow. What Heather said about never too late.…

11 Send a card/note to someone today- texted CD which led to a lovely phone call. 12 What are you looking forward to in 2023?-Celtic Fair and Highland Games with god-daughter and her kids. 13 Tell a random person they look "good" today-L and her boots. Belated welcome back MA_B Maryann in UK! Annie hard to have it…

10 What is your favorite lyric from a song- hard to pick just one, but from Marty Haugen’s Holden Evening Prayer “…stay with us for it is evening, and the day is almost over…” US HWY 101 closed from Monday til Friday afternoon, between Gold Beach and Port Orford.…

9 Create something today- hmm missed that Belated welcome to @WindyCityGal60 Bitta in Chicago Kylia that apple didn’t fall far from your tree! Could be sisters indeed! Heather didn’t see Marmite or fish paste:sick: on that British Foods meme? Black pudding and fried apples :sick::sick::sick: Tracey “amazing to me. . .that…

8 Who was your favorite teacher Bob? who taught Windows NT at New Horizons Meridian. 7 Slow down and savor one meal today really enjoyed yoghurt apples and walnuts sweetened with a little brown sugar and cinnamon. Just when I thought I could catch up, internet went out, so after typing this update will go start sorting…

6 Share a goal you achieved last year persuaded district board to complete trainings and policies for insurance discount. Jinxed it. Power went out about 4am today. Called it in and went back to sleep. Woke up 3 hours later when it popped back on. Looking at the wind forecast, expect it to continue off and on for the next…

5 Move for at least 30 minutes today-whoops didn’t but did the day before and the day after Way far behind but had a few minutes to scan a few pages ;) Thanfully power stayed on despite “bomb cyclone.” At least two more storms are lined up off shore so we’ll stay hunkered down. Pip hallelujah for the good followup report.…

4 What was your favorite Christmas gift? (this year or ever) Tiny Tears doll, delivered by Santa in person! Welcome @Losingweightforgood2019 and @silvergirl70 ! Tracey your in-laws=priceless! Kylia your smoky Raggedy Ann doll story really choked me up. Heather really admire your artistic endeavors. Max’s Polish Photo is…

2 List 5 things using each of your senses – tea by cheery light, comforting crackling, cozy warmth, woodsmoke= how grateful I am for our cast iron stove and Joe keeping us well stocked with wood. 3 Let go of at least 5 items in your house – yeah, no. Good goal for the month tho’ ;) Yesterday about when I was done with my…

1 Sit in silence for three minutes... it's harder than you think – yep it was, checked timer at less than halfway through. ;) Thank you Barbie. You continue to lead and inspire. Thanks! Welcome cpastrick4243 Nene from Ont , @Tracytheknitter and @kpolencheck! Karen, thanks for buoyant but not clicking. YOU are the godsend…

Katla ((hugs)) and prayers for your DH and you. Glad your DD is near and you were able to visit him in hospital. ((hugs)) and prayers. 31 A “daily-ish” ;) habit you’re happy you’ve cultivated. PT exercises, keep me moving pain free. Monthly average weight down 0.3 lb to 137.7 so ending the month and the year a tiny bit…

29 A place you love to visit. Lone Ranch Beach 30 A tool you find incredibly useful. My iphone. Calendar, alarm clock, reminders, flashlight, internet interface, email. Would be lost without it. Another note on checks vs cards. Our dentist gives us a 5% discount if we pay by check instead of card. He accepts CareCredit…

28 An opportunity you’re grateful you had. To switch from Assistant Pricing Mgr to Network and PC Support Supv. – It let me keep my job for another 28 years, although we had to move to Boise for 27 of those ;) Ginny your penguin tattoo reminds me how much I miss Penny @lagopus. Kylia so many are now enslaved to their jobs…

27 A movie you watch over and over. White Christmas Read a few pages when I woke and couldn’t get back to sleep. Was comforted by your presence, thank you all. BUT like someone ?Evelyn?Annie? said when I read on my phone, I can’t remember all the “who”s and “what”s to which I wanted to respond, but Allie’s family’s cabin’s…

25 Something you take for granted. Breathing 26 A TV show that you look forward to watching. Jeopardy? High winds expected tonight so took a shower before power goes out. Not sure Joe can hook the water pump up to the generator and still keep the refrigerator going. Cell phones, electric toothbrush, Roomba all charged up…

23 Type of weather you love. Warm, warm, warm. 24 Professional who helps you. Brian the miracle-working physical therapist. Belated welcome @Highmtnlady68! Rebecca, thought of you yesterday as I balanced the checking account to the penny. So satisfying! Was a bit of a struggle due headache from whatever bug is trying to…

22 A song that makes you happy: “You are my sunshine” Jeannie in NM ((hugs)) Lovely tree, glad putting up the pics gave you calm and peaceful feelings. Betsy ((hugs)) likewise glad your decorations sheered you and that your eldest son will be there. Still skimmin’ only through pg 42 but Joe’s up and now’s my chance to…

16 Touch: puppy tummies 17 Smell: Lemon Lift tea in the morning 18 Sound: Joe’s snores. 19 Sight: Joe sleeping with Tumble snoozing on his chest. Skimin’ again and only through pg 40. Flea ((hugs)) held extra long. And wishes for safe travel and a restorative time. Allie and yes Carmine is getting more likeable every day.…

14 Item of clothing – hiking boots, both the recent waterproof new balance, and the old ?Italian leather ones from ? Ankle support=priceless. 15 Taste: dark, 70% cacao, bittersweet, chocolate. Snap! Just skimmin’ will update stats later, but had to thank you all for the kind comments about Joe and to say Hallelujah for…

13 Refuge – space you love in your home –sitting at Mama’s desk in the office, dogs on their boundaries, Christmas music on turntable, view through the woods down the powerline to the sea. Grateful even when the dogs aren’t on their boundary beds and the view is stormy or foggy. ;) Carla, your “something you don’t need any…

12 Something you don’t need anymore. To be right absolutely every time. Clear and dry so made it up to Gold Beach for church. T let me wimp out on holiday lights walk at the park. Watched evening prayer on FB. Had a clumsy day, knocked over a glass bowl holding a candle while trying to check the cables connecting turntable…

11 Something you use every day. Electricity. Most all day most every day thank goodness! Barbie Bessie’s dubious expression made me laugh, loud enough for Joe to hear :laugh: Thanks! Ginny thanks for the update, was wondering how the prolapse surgery went, glad to hear it went well. Prayers for the other tests. Lisa that…

“hurt so bay” “mild cal native, numbin “ “f it dry time” “Koe whose” have I told you lately how much I hate inputting on my phone’s touch screen? :laugh: Next outage will try talk to text. 10 What rejection in your life are you most grateful for? Sam. Welcome back @Anamika703! Glad you found us again. Lanette that meme is…

Debbie thanks for updating us. Those shots sound like what my first, grumpy, male dermatologist did to me. Shocked and hurt so bay tears spurted out from my eyes and may have bounced off his glasses. Thankful next dermatologist had a better protocol: mild cal native before, numbin gel, wait for it to take effect then…

9 What are you most grateful for in the city/town where you live? The views from my commute ;) Heather How I wish we had at least some of your ethnic restaurants here. There are 4 Mexican, 3 Chinese, one really good pizza and one “italian deli.” No Indian, no middle eastern, not even any European choices. Jealous. Lanette…

8 A basic need that has been met. Shelter. The wind and the rain, and the homeless in tents along the highway, remind me how blessed we are to have our little cottage in the woods above the sea. Barbie, Ditto what you and Kim said to Debbie. Debbie (and Machka) thinking of and praying for you today. The most excellent…