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Hi Colleen
I am glad you came on, so we will not worry about you. Every time someone is not on, we think something is wrong. How have you been feeling- your stomach, and you hip?
You never know with wiring. If people do their own wiring, you never know. You had to see some of the things Gary did around here. Then, we up-graded to 200 amp, and since then, I have not let him touch any electrical. So far, it has worked…..LOL
I hope Ron’s friend can fix your dishwasher. Not a good time of year to need a new one. We will all say a prayer for a good outcome for you.
OMG….I love raisins in my stuffing. My Nonna pout them in her stuffing, and in her meatloaf. Everyone else here hates it. This year, I am doing some of those stuffing/bacon wrapped ones, with the raisins. I will bet there will not be one person who complains at your house, and they will all leave stuffed. do not worry about pies not homemade. Today the store bought ones are just as good and sometimes even better. We all have to do what we can, on each holiday. Juts remember- you are the most important thing at the table and not the food. I wish I lived closer, I would make your for you!
It is getting cold here tonight, and we may end up with a little flurries. Nothing that will accumulate.
Maybe Aizen and Piper will attend a Prom together, in their jammies…would that not be funny? I also wonder what they will be like as adults. I hope I will live to see JJ graduate from high school.
Have to go Swiffer the floors!
AdeleHi Gail
Tillie was just up for dinner, and I showed her the pics of Angel, and then went on Angel’s Facebook page and showed her the rest. She looks so beautiful. The venue looks fabulous too. All in all, it looks like the wedding was a huge success.
So, today I made brownies, and a pound cake, and got the bathrooms cleaned. I have no idea what got into me. I think it was all the thought of the baking to come, and I felt like doing something for the weekend too. Who knows, maybe I was feeling the snow you were getting, and the need to bake rose up out of me.
Is Greg still in the laundry room? What is it that men have to double check everything? At least it must have kept him busy in the snow.
How old is Piper now? Does she go to any pre-school yet, or is she still home? She would entertain the entire class wither songs and dancing.
I hope colleen, Barbara and Debbie are good. We have not heard from some of them in a few days.
Well, I have to clean the fishies, and then I am off to the chair for the night.
AdeleGail….that child is going to win an Oscar some day! LOL LOL Apparently there is comfort snow out your way!
Colleen- disguise the pies, and they will never know they were store bought. On the other hand, who cares? It is about the people, not where the food came from on Thanksgiving. they are all grateful you are at the table, and still her to love.
Love all you guys!!
Hope Barbara and Debbie are not snowed in too.
Adele
Hi Gail
That Piper is hysterical. You would think, since it is colder and was snowing, her little bum would get cold and she would cover up. She is just to funny. Is she always hot? Maybe that is why she wants everything off. Aizen’s little hands are always hot, which amazes me. The others were always cold. Aizen hates anything that is not comfortable, and refuses to wear a hat. You cannot get him cords- will not wear them, or dungarees. he pulls anything off that is not soft and snuggly. Absolutely no hats, gloves, or bulky coats- he cries in coats, and we are in New England!
I hope you can get out today, and get your washer. I am like you- I wear everything on my chest. Thank God our shirts have the decorations in the right places, to hide any would be stains.
Since my Mom is German, I am curious- take a pic of the dishes. Tillie has one set that has gold around it, and used that one everyday. She has her wedding china, that is marked on the underside ” made in US occupied territory”, or something like that- that one is Rosenthal- octagon shape, with raised roses on the edges. That is awful that you lost the plates. There is a site called replacement China, I think, that you can get just about any pattern you can imagine- try that one.
Isn’t Angel’s gown fabulous???? I peeked at the site last night, and saw 2 pictures- one of her with Dennis Basso. Such a beautiful bride!Today, I am grateful for my Minnion granddaughters, and my daughter, Heather, who are all helping to clean, bake, and cut vegies. I am also grateful for bobby, who does all the shopping, putting the turkey in the oven, taking him out, and carving him….. and cleaning downstairs for Tillie. At our ages, it takes a village to do the holidays.
Quack Quack to all my good friends!
AdeleHi Colleen
That message finally stopped. I took Gail’s suggestion, and signed in again. Maybe I was signed out, and did no know it.
We are both lucky to have daughters, and grands to help. that will be my thankful message for tomorrow.
That is scary with the electrical sockets. Is your house really old? I read that to Gary, as it was freaking me out. (I read him all the things that happen to all of us, when they worry me, and when it is good news, or really funny) He said the older houses did not have the electrical wires in this “romex” stuff, and that could be the reason. Poor Ron. That is a lot of work, just before Thanksgiving. I hope it did not short out your dishwasher.
That is really funny about your Marissa and the cinnamon. They are all so funny, when they try to cook on their own. Did I ever tell you the first tie Heather did turkey, she made it with garlic, and it was so gross, none of us could eat it? It was really funny. she thought she could cook turkey like chicken.
I hope you get the electrical problem fixed by tomorrow, so you can sleep.
Prayers sent your way- for the electrical, and your hip.
It is getting chillier tomorrow, but, no snow yet.
AdeleHi Gail
I did not get it just now. Maybe I was not signed in, and did not know it
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I can’t wait to see the pics of Angel’s gown, and wedding! Oh yes….flies are way too small for the clothes that cover our nasty bits!
I cannot decide if I will wear my new turkey or cornucopia shirt, either. Maybe we could have a wardrobe change for dessert. Maybe we need to change a few times a day on a holiday, to get in as many as we can. We can have our breakfast shirt, followed by the lunch shirt, onto the dinner shirt, the cleaning up shirt, and ending with the watching TV shirt. That takes care of 4 a day. With that schedule, we should have had them all on by New Year’s Eve. We can really confuse them. They will wonder what day it is, and if they fell asleep….LOL LOLMy Heather Minnion was here most of the day. She dusted the entire house for me, and got all the crystal in the kitchen, so I could just load it in the dishwasher. I know you are not supposed to, but, I do them in the dishwasher. Doing them 3 times a year will not kill them. I told my friend Joyce to do her sin the dishwasher, and she said the gold will come off her dishes. I told her to give herself a break- by the time we die, with putting them in the dishwasher only a couple of times a year, who cares! It is better to have a little finish off, than we die doing all the dishes.
After Heather was done, we called Tillie upstairs, and we all had a cup of tea. We have not had the time to do that in a while. Heather went to meet Marissa after she left here, after she got out of work.
Glad you did not get blasted with snow yet!
AdeleOMG, Gail, you did make me have a belly laugh……..get ready, bake!!! LOL LOL
We would have so much fun, if we were all closer. No housework would ever get done, and it would be laugh, laugh, laugh.
You should see my kitchen table- the new pie takers, and washed and ready. the recipes, are on top of them, and the cookbooks, with the recipes I will use for next week. Thank God this table is big enough for me to put the things I need on the end, and still the 4 of us fit on the table to eat, with no problem. It always has the 2 leaves in it.
This week, I have to wash the serving bowls, and the crystal glasses we use for the holidays- the colored ones. I love colored crystal, as it makes the table so festive looking. Tillie said we should use them every Sunday, and she is right. I think after the holidays, we will, and then they will not need to be washed before Thanksgiving! I also changed out the everyday dishes. For the holiday season, I use the Charter club, from Macy’s holiday china that has ribbons ion the design. I even have some Christmas glasses. Last year, I bought more Christmas everyday glasses, and the pattern came off in the dishwasher before the end of the holiday season. I have 6 left of my old ones, that I got over 20 years ago, and they still have the designs on them……although they are showing some wear. you just cannot find glasses for the holiday that you can use every day, and the Christmas pattern will not die in the dishwasher. I really do love the holiday decorations. It just makes the cold, bleak winter days seem so much more sparkly.
That is so funny about Kendall and the Walnut play!! They are going to love the Nutcracker. We used to go to the Boston Ballet every year for the nutcracker when Heather was little, and then with Steph, when she was about 4. We took Amanda when she was old enough too, and then my issues with my knees started, an we did not go into Boston anymore. Then, we started to go to the annual play Scrooge is in…..I have a brain cramp, and cannot remember the name of the play!! It is done by a fabulous group at the North Shore Theatre, a theatre in the round, and the cast is fantastic. We used to take the entire family, a week before Christmas, and go to brunch before the play. Then the kids got older, and teenagers are just not as interested. They will be again, when they have their own family, I hope. Gary loved that, and made it clear he would not ever t go to the ballet for the Nutcracker.
Holidays are upon us….fun, fun, fun!!!
Hope your day is going well!
AdeleHi Colleen
Debbie’s post is way, way. back. I do not know how that happened- I read it from my email, and then scrolled back to find it.
I will do a special prayer for your kids who are in the service, and hope nobody gets sent to, or near Syria or Iraq. You and Ron, would be a wreck. We would all worry with you. We have so much technology. I hope we use it, instead of “boots on the ground”, as they say. too many people have died because of these lunatics. the President is on TV right now, and I missed the beginning, so I do not know if something else happened in the last hour. I hope not.
Where is the base that your daughter is at? I hope it is in the US. I forgot where she went- I think I do remember it was here, not abroad. I hope I am remembering it right.
I could not live without TV. It is my main entertainment. Can you imagine a world without Tom Selleck?? LOL Hey…..Gary wore his Tom Selleck sweater Saturday night, and I did not notice, as it is the same color as the sweater he wears every night…..LOL He was very upset I did to notice, and has not put it back on since then. I guess if he were the cook, I would be eating potato soup for a while.
I hope you are having a good Monday, and that your hip is feeling better, and your belly!
AdeleHi Debbie
So good to hear from you!
I am glad you like the King Arthur site- they are fantastic. They will send you a “recipe of the week” every Sunday, and you will get notice of all their sales. If you join their club, for 40.00 a year, all deliveries are free- no matter what you spend. I have done so many of their recipes, and their ingredients are top notch. I also use the “Bakers Hotline”, if I have any questions on anything- they are so nice to talk to. It is a great site for anyone who likes, or loves, to bake.
What happened to Barbara’s MIl was awful. I hope she is getting better every day, and she is happy where she will be living.
We are praying for each other, and our relatives, every day. I guess we could call it “Quacky Praying”….LOL
I am getting ready to decorate. The outside will be done by this weekend- the garland around the door, the lighted wreaths on the fence, and the topiaries on each side of the door. We want to get that done, before it gets cold out there.
OMG….60Minutes is doing a piece on Paris. It makes you sick! Gary heard someone broke into an Army or other military facility in Western Massachusetts and stole guns today. They broke in through a roof. That is not good.
Praying for all of you, and anyone who is a victim of violence.
Adele -
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