[Colleen]

in reply to: Chit Chat for December 2022 #146068

Hi DD,
It is really good to hear from you. I am glad that you are feeling better. This weather is horrible. It is below zero here but at least the sun is shinning and the wind has died down. I hope that you are keeping warm where you are. We are doing the best that we can. Not going anywhere until it warms up again. I am glad that we have all the things we need for Christmas and do not have to go back out.
I hope you have a good dinner there where you live. That is nice that they do that. Are you going anywhere Christmas day? We are having people here. So at least we will not have to go out. I am not good with all these temps under zero. This is going to be a hard winter. We have snow on the ground and it will probably be around for a long time.
I hope that you have a Blessed Christmas and stay safe.
Colleen

[Colleen]

in reply to: Chit Chat for December 2022 #145901

Hi Gail,
I may have to have Ron do some cooking for Christmas. He can think of more things he likes on the holidays. He likes a lot. He has things that his mom use to fix and mine. So I think that we will have to have meals that one day are his moms recipes and the next my mom’s. Then it will not be as much cooking. lol
We have not had any snow yet but it is really cold here. They are saying that we may have snow here on Monday we will see. It is supposed to last until Christmas. It will be interesting to see if they are right. I finally got my shopping done and do not have to worry anymore. Ron and I did the lst of the shopping yesterday so that was nice.
Well tha5 is all from here. Have a grea day and stay safe.
Colleen

[Colleen]

in reply to: Chit Chat for December 2022 #145784

Hi Gail,
Ron keeps thinking of things that I should fix for Christmas. He was the one who told the kids that I need to have some help for Christmas dinner. They are going to think that he is not serious. I guess that he cannot make up his mind.
Ethan is really getting to be a man. His voice is deep now and he has a facial hair. He has to shave every morning. He will graduate from high school next year. Time is going by so fast.
Wow that is amazing that they can keep track of the pace maker with his cell phone. It probably makes it easier on the people that have one. They do not have to go to the doctors office as often as before. They are really coming up with some amazing things.
It is nice to see the snow even if it is for just a day. It is so pretty. We had a lot of snow the day after Thanksgiving and it stayed on the ground for a few days.
Well that is all from here. Have a great day and stay safe.
Colleen

[Colleen]

in reply to: Chit Chat for December 2022 #145720

Hi Gail,
You are a lot further with your decorating then I am. I still do not have one thing up. I have to get started this week-end and finish by Monday. Ron’s sister is supposed to spend the night one night next week so it would be nice to have the house decorated. She is having a pace maker put in and is not sure if she should be home by herself after they do that. We will see what they say.
That will be nice to sit on a couch that you will not have trouble getting up from. I sit in a recliner at home all the time. It makes it easier to get up and down and put my feet up when they are swollen or hurt.
How much snow are you supposed to get? We had one snow already this year and it may be the only one that we have. It is fun to have snow now we can watch our little Grayson play in it. Next year he will be able to sled down the hill in the front yard. It is not very big but big enough for the kids to have fun.
Melissa and the kids cannot be here Christmas day but they can New Years day. They are supposed to spend a week but I do not see how she is going to do that with the kids in school. We will see.
I am not done with my shopping yet. I have never been this far behind before. I have got to do better next year. It has just been a crazy year this year. We are doing our dinner different this year. I am making the ham and the mac and cheese and the girls are bringing dishes to pass. So I will not have to do a lot of cooking this year. We will see how that works out. Where are you having Christmas this year?
Well that is all from here. Have a good night and stay safe.
Colleen

[Colleen]

in reply to: Chit Chat for December 2022 #145573

Hi Adele,
I am glad that you are getting some things put up for Christmas. I agree Bobby needs to quit being a Grinch. He should be putting up the decorations. It will make you feel better.
It is hard to find things for kids. They are getting older and their tastes have changed. My one grand is into computers and I cannot understand all that stuff.
It is hard to get rid of all Gary’s stuff. You are doing such a good job getting that done. I like the Salvation Army also. They seem to do such good work for everyone. I like them better then red cross.
I did some shopping yesterday with my oldest daughter. We had a good day. She helps me pick out the stuff for her kids and Brook’s. Grayson is getting hard because of his age. I get things for him that he is either too old for or too young. You would think with all the grands I have I would know by now.
Well that is all from here. Have a great day and stay safe.
Colleen

[Colleen]

in reply to: Chit Chat for December 2022 #145572

Hi Gail,
I know what you mean about kids with divorced parents. No matter how bad things are at home kids still love both their parents and do not understand why they separated. Then if you have one that talks bad about the other that makes it worse. It is hard to talk to them about any of it.
That concert was different. Who were the performers? I think that we all need to do something different and try to enjoy it. That will be one experience you will never forget.
I love the picture of the Christmas tree by the fire place. That is really pretty. I wish we had a fire place. My mom and dad had one in their family room upstairs and one in the basement. They had a family room down there also. I miss that.
I do not have one Christmas thing out yet. I cannot believe that I don’t. I need to get started and maybe we will all cheer up. We need to get this place decorated. I will have to get my grand daughter over here to help me. Once she gets started you can’t stop her.
That is about all from here. Have a great day and stay safe.
Colleen

[Colleen]

in reply to: Chit Chat for November 2022 #145520

Hi Adele,
Those trees sound really cute. You should put a couple more things out in the living room to make the house cheery. You need to make things a little brighter so you can cheer up a little.
Have you been doing any Christmas shopping. That helps also. Even if it is just ordering on the internet. I am finally about done with my shopping. I just have to pick up some gift cards and that is it. I really do ot like giving gift cards but this year I am stumped. Owen wants things for his computer so will just give him money to buy it himself. Aliza always wants a gift card so this year I got her one. I just hope she will not be upset because there are no toys for her under the tree. She will get plenty from Santa at home but none here.
I hope Bobby helps you with the crystal balls. Maybe if you say something about getting the outside out to put up he just do it for you. He would not want you to go up and get the decorations .lol
Have a good night and stay safe.
Colleen

[Colleen]

in reply to: Chit Chat for November 2022 #145505

Hi Adele,
I do not think that it helped her to wait. She had that to worry about and get it all set up. I wish that I could have seen him one more time but it did not work out. It is not helping Leah keeping the ashes but I do not know her feelings or what goes on in her head. I think that she is getting use to him being gone now. It has been a year but she still misses him. I know that takes longer. Just put up some decorations and try to enjoy Christmas. It will be good for the greats. They still have to have Santa and have a really good day.
Luv Ya
Colleen

[Colleen]

in reply to: Chit Chat for November 2022 #145493

Hi Adele,
My brother died last year the day after Thanks-giving. My sil just could not have the funeral mass it was ending everything. I was glad when they had it. It finally gave us all closure. It was nice to see all his old buddies. The family was all there also. So much has been going on I can see how you can forget.
Have a good night and stay safe.
Colleen

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