[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: It's December! Happy Holidays Everyone! #52869

Hi Ladies,
Well, the gremlins struck again!!! I went to use my phone today & got no response. All I got was my wallpaper. No date, time, apps, nothing!! I thought maybe the battery died & needed charging. I charge it & still nothing. So I got on the computer & went to Verizon. I clicked on “chat” & got a nice fellow.
I told him what was going on (or not going on). He told me what to do & it worked!! It reset it. I asked him what caused it & did I do something. He said it could be any number of things. I was sooooo relieved. I’m not tech savvy so I need these guys to help me out. I find it odd that both went down within days of each other.

Adele,
those cookies sure look good!!! I’ll be right out, lol.. Didn’t you say you watch Designated Survivor? We gotta wait till March 9th to see what happened!!!! and This Is Us returns on my birthday!!! what a b/day present, lol. I have a crush on Kevin.
When you call Comcast make sure you tell them you need tech support & what happened with Windows 10.

We had a heatwave today!! we had a lot of rain over night, but it cleared out & was real nice today. I’ll try & send some of it out your way!!

Gail, those are some real cute pics, love cute kitty & puppy pics.
Well, I guess that’s all for tonight.
Stay warm & safe!!
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: It's December! Happy Holidays Everyone! #52798

Hi again ladies,
here’s a pic of my tree. sorry for the mess.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: It's December! Happy Holidays Everyone! #52791

Hi Ladies,
Boy do I have a story for you guys. Last week out of the blue I wasn’t able to connect to the internet. when I’d log on it’d go to a blank page saying it couldn’t connect to the internet. I checked EVERYTHING. I called Comcast to see if they had shut me down, but no they hadn’t. I was at a loss. I could get on sort of on my phone, but not enough to write on here. Well, I called Comcast again & this time I actually got a REAL person. He put me on hold
& when he came back he said he checked everything & even rebooted my signal. No dice. I called back & this time I got ahold of a technician, in Honduras!! He walked me thru step by step, with my computer. Turns out Windows 10 had upgraded itself & in so doing shut me out of getting on the internet. Anyway, he walked me thru every single step, & it now works!! There I NO Way I would’ve known how to do that if he hadn’t gone thru it with me I had no clue what happened.

How is everybody doing? I hope you’re all fine. I keep hearing about the horrible weather out there. I have a question for you guys. Does the Dept of Transportation out there use salt on the freeways/highways when it snows? We don’t out here, because of the environment. But after last week they may change that. I could rant on & on about what happened last week. That snow storm didn’t show up out of the blue, they were tracking it for days. But they waited till it arrived to send the kids home. There was some talk about how many snow days they were contractually able to take. The weather doesn’t give a rats @$$ %^^&*&** about contracts. Some kids didn’t get home till almost midnight in some areas!!!! I can see some of the freeways from my window & they were parking lots till 1AM!! It was a nightmare!! I stayed put till Sat. Now we have a big rain storm barreling thru so all that snow & ice will be a distant memory in short order. Now we have flooding to look forward to. It’s gonna melt some of the mt snow causing the rivers & streams to rise fast. It’ll last just a couple days or so. They’re saying Christmas Eve & Christmas Day should be fine. Christmas is supposed to be pretty nice, dry & in the 40s!! Hoooooray!
I read where one of your hubbies hurt his back. Did you see the massager they had as a TSV last week? It’s made by HomeMedics. It looks like it’d be wonderful for that!!! It was on easy pay. All the hosts were almost asleep using it. I may get one as soon as pay off some of my easy pays. LOL

Oh, I wore my new Muk Luks when I went to the store on Sat. They’re great. Not overly warm, but kept my feet nice & cozy. And they weren’t stiff, either.
Well, I guess that’s all for now. Stay safe & warm!!
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: It's December! Happy Holidays Everyone! #52578

Hi Ladies,
Well the snow has arrived. they weren’t sure the timing, but it’s here now. They say it won’t last long, but they’ve been wrong before. But I have to say, that it’s NOTHING compared to the Mid West & East coast. I hope everyone stays warm & cozy, & safe!!!!!
I guess I;m not the only one who is still decorating. It does seem like Christmas is coming up faster than usual.

What kind of cookies do you make Adele? I’ll jump on my broom & fly right out to your place. LOL You can bake for me anytime!! I bet you’re all great cooks.

Not much going on here, I need to do my cards this afternoon.
Stay warm & safe girls.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: It's December! Happy Holidays Everyone! #52505

Hi Ladies,
I hope everyone’s okay. I see on the news how bad the weather is back there. We’re gonna get the back side of that Arctic blast in the next few days.
We could get snow & ice again, Wed. night into Thurs., depending on if a rain storm comes up from the south. It does mean LOTS of snow in the mts & Eastern Oregon. We’ll be in the 30s during the day, & down into the teens & twenties at night.
I just got a pair of those MUK LUKS boots in camel, with the ‘”sweater” that wraps around the boot. Perfect timing.
I’ll be going out to friend’s for Christmas Day. I lived with their Mother for awhile so they have me out for the holiday. If the weather is bad tho I won’t go.
I take the light rail (Max line) out to the stop closest to them & they pick me up. I always have a good time. Bring home lots of left overs too. They gave me one of my favorite Thomas Kinkade Christmas pictures one year.
I love his paintings. I have so much I could start my own gallery. It started out with Christmas cards & stationery & went on from there.

I have Lyrica for my sciatica, but when I read all the horrible disclaimers, I take it as needed. and at bedtime. When you read the disclaimers it makes you wonder which is worse, the meds or the pain. And since I have an aversion to taking pills anyway, it doesn’t take much for me anyway. I would not make a drug addict. I hate needles & pills.

stay warm & stay safe!!
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: It's December! Happy Holidays Everyone! #52341

Hi Barbara,
I went online & found that holly, misiltoe, & poinsettias are deadly to pets. the needles on a tree can get caught up in their digestive system & cause unpleasant issues for all concerned. Chocolate, onion, bleu cheese, pudding, fruit cake, are also deadly to dogs.
dd.

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: It's December! Happy Holidays Everyone! #52335

Hi Ladies,
I hear the Mid West & the Eastern part of the US is under the Arctic blast, Polar Express, Siberian Express, whatever you wanna call it. We’re just getting
out of what little we had this week. We had a little snow then freezing rain on top of that, which is farrrrrr worse. But the temps are back up into the 40s with normal Oregon rain. I was able to go to the store this morning. the sidewalks were clear of ice. Some parts of town are still w/out power from trees coming down taking out power lines. The Gorge gets the worst of it this time of year. It’s gonna get cold again this week, but it’s gonna be sunny which is colder, esp when the East winds blow thru the Gorge.

Barbara, I may be confused, but if the dogs get ahold of something toxic, it’s gonna be a moot point. If that happens, someone’s gonna have a big vet bill & possibly lose the dog. there are somethings that a pet should NOT get ahold of, esp this time of yr. Poinsettias, is one. go online & check out pets & Christmas & see what comes up. I hope it all gets straightened out.

My sciatica’s been flaring up again, & I’m not enthusiastic about decorating.. I wish I could twitch my nose & it’d be done. It could be the cold weather causing it too.
Well, that’s all for tonight. Have a great Sunday.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: It's December! Happy Holidays Everyone! #52262

Hi Ladies,
Well, the snow storm was a dud. They were predicting up to 5-6 inches of it, but we barely(!) got half an inch!! In some ways it’s a good thing since the rain is supposed to come in later tonight & wash it all away. It’s the transition between the icy temps, & the warmer rain that causes the most trouble. Ice!
I’m just glad I don’t have to be out in it!!

Colleen, you’ll have to let us know how your puppy likes the snow. Usually dogs love to run & jump in it. Cats not so much. Jewell’s never been outside, esp here. She’d have a nervous breakdown. I may join her pretty soon. I could go to bed right now.

Adele, my fave show is This Is Us too. the actor who plays Kevin, left Y&R to do this show. I sure have to keep glued to it or if I blink I’ll miss something.

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: It's December! Happy Holidays Everyone! #52249

Hi Ladies,
The snow has arrived & the local stations are on wall to wall coverage of it. Do they do that back there when the snow arrives? I guess they do it since we don’t get snow that often. And like I said nobody knows how to drive in it. They closed all the schools of course. The East winds are gusting like crazy. When it blows like that the wind chill is terrible. I don’t need to tell you guys that tho. the freezing rain will be coming in later on making the roads even worse.
I;m cozy comfy in my apt, nice & warm. Jewell’s in on the bed curled up on my Berkshire blanket. She could care less about the snow. She’s taken over my blanket, by the way. She got on it & it felt so soft under her feet she staked her claim of it. LOL.
I should go make a batch of chocolate chip cookies & put a roast in the oven for dinner.
Take care & stay warm over the weekend.
dd
PS: I took pics of the view from my window but I couldn’t find em.

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