[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for November 2021 #136167

Colleen,
I am so sorry to read your post about your brother. I will keep praying for him and the family. That is such sad news.
Sending love and hugs your way.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for November 2021 #136073

Hi Colleen,
We have been watching the Masked Singer. I said several weeks ago that that one guy was from Duck Dynasty when I saw those duck caller things all around. I still marvel at all the costumes on both the singers and the back up dancers-that must take a lot of sewing.
I did break down and buy a few Christmas tops from Quacker even though I need more like I need a hole in the head. lol Christmas stuff is my crazy spot.
This year i bought magnetic scenes to put on the garage doors. I always wanted wreathes on the outdoor lights by the garage but the lights are not set up so wreathes fit over them. Then a couple years ago I found wreathes on ribbons that fit but then I didn’t like that because the wind would blow and turn the wreathes the wrong direction so this year I am trying the magnetic decorations. I am just crazy. lol
I agree they don’t always vote for the best dancers. It’s more of a popularity contest or who the internet decides to support this year.
I don’t blame you for muting Tyra. She makes me uncomfortable as there is no ease about her as a host-I’m always uncomfortable thinking she’s going to say something stupid. Plus she seems to have no sense of humor and you need that in a job like that. Or you need lots of enthusiasm like Terry Crewes (and the ability to wiggle your pecs) lol He certainly likes to do that. lol
Are the babies coming for Thanksgiving? I still think of Grayson as a baby but I guess he isn’t anymore.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for November 2021 #136068

Hi Adele,
I’m glad Gary’s leg is doing better. Now if you can just keep him hydrated.
We got our boosters yesterday-and that’s what they said to us-keep hydrated.
I think you will be surprised at how well the girls do taking over the dinner. Sit back and relax and enjoy having the family around. It’s nice to get to the point where the kids want to take over. I love it!
We have Amazon coming here just about every day too. lol
I did manage to get Kendall a few things that she wanted and then filled it out with gift cards. It’s hard when they are teenagers.
It’s funny you used to talk about the Hess trucks and I had never heard of them and then just last week I saw a TV advertisement for them so they must be traveling west. lol
Tyra actually had some almost normal outfits on this week. But she still just bugs me-she’s so unsuited for hosting a program. I got used to her on AGT but just have never been able to warm up to her on DWTS. She just does not have an ease about her and makes everything feel so awkward. This is just not her forte.
Personally if you are going to judge on just dancing Melora and Sunni should be in and Iman and Cody should be out-but we know it’s more of a popularity contest than a dance contest anymore. Plus it seems that they can’t decide how they want it to be-a contest where you are judged by how much you improve or a contest with people who already have dance experience-it doesn’t seem fair to have both types mixed together. I have to give Jenna kudos for figuring out how to choreograph dances for two women and Daniella kudos for how much Iman has improved. It’s hard partnering those tall basketball players.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for November 2021 #135947

Hi Adele,
So your Dad was a red head. Wasn’t he of Italian heritage-would that be unusual?
It seems your granddaughters are all dark haired and dark eyed-Is that from Heather their dad or both?
How is your shopping going? I am moving along. Each year as the grands get older it gets harder.
What type of things does JJ like now? Kendall and Lachlan are my hardest-and of course the older they get the more expensive the items that they want get. I do love giving gifts though so I am trying to hold off the day when the only thing I can think of giving them is money.
All I can say is thank God for Amazon and other online shopping. I can’t believe how much time I used to waste running around to different stores looking for things.
I’m glad no one was hurt in the tornadoes by you.
Isn’t it awful what happened at that concert where the people got trampled.
We had some dusting of snow over the weekend and are expecting some more today.
The older I get the harder it is to get used to the cold temperatures and the hot temperatures. I’m like Goldilocks i need the temperature to be just right. lol
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for November 2021 #135886

Hi Adele,
I think Tyra is still hosting because she is an executive producer on the show and maybe she would have to fire herself? lol
It’s funny about being judgemental because I was just talking to the RA doctor about being so much more accepting when we get older because we understand that life is not black and white but also just being cranky about certain things that bother us-usually not big things-we are accepting but idiosyncratic. lol I got my blood results back and I have one level that is always very high which is sort of my normal and it came back lower than it’s been since 2017 so he was all excited about that. Go figure how these things happen sometimes. Our bodies change. i always had straight hair and now my hair is curly. Go figure. lol Kendall had strawberry blond hair when she was a baby and then eventually it changed to dishwater blond and now that she has hit puberty it is red. it’s so pretty! Except Jenny says she never combs it. lol What i wouldn’t give to have a head of hair like that.
My Dad was a Veteran of both WWII and the Korean wars so i grew up with respect for veterans. Greg was also in the Army in the National Guard. When we were first married he used to have to go to meetings on weekends and go to camp for a few weeks each summer.
One summer he had a weekend off during camp so I drove up to LaCrosse so we could spend the weekend together. it happened to be the time when the mayflies were hatching on the Mississippi river and the dead bodies were all over the streets and sidewalks. And then if you went out at night there were tons of bats sweeping around over your head as they came out to eat the mayflies. Not exactly a romantic weekend. lol
Last weeks episode of The Goldbergs with Beverly wanting Adam to get an award so she could get a rose and a kiss was hysterical. That’s one of the few sitcoms that is actually still funny. Some of them are not funny at all especially The Connors-that show is depressing and sometimes i wonder why i still watch it. habit I guess.
I did read something that i felt good about though. There was something where Ellen Pompeo was talking about that long ago episode where she was begging Derek to pick her when she was saying choose me , pick me, love me and i always hated that scene. Well she said that she couldn’t believe that she was on TV begging someone to love her and she hated saying those lines. So after all these years i feel better about it knowing she thought the lines were stupid too. It made me dislike Meredith a little less. here I am being cranky and judgemental again. lol
I too feel bad for Colleen and Deborah-it’s so hard to see a loved one suffer and be so sad thinking about maybe losing them. I am continuing to pray for a miracle.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for November 2021 #135830

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[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for November 2021 #135828

HI DD,
I wonder why Snowball likes Critt’s place so much. She is a very friendly cat-more like a dog. lol
I never realized that you were so far apart in age from your siblings. When there is such an age difference it’s hard to find a connection when you are young.
They said on the news this morning that we might get a little snow tomorrow. And so it starts.
It would be nice if you get enough rain to stop the drought.
I think a lot of people already started decorating. Yesterday at the doctor’s office there was a small tree in the reception area.
Just take your time and you will be able to do it.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for November 2021 #135826

Hi Adele,
I thought Olivia Jade was good.
There were others that should have gone before her but you know people don’t always vote for the best dancers.
It’s funny each week I detest Tyra more and more. I am usually so easy going and seldom have such strong reactions to people that I don’t even know but she is so bad at her job and just rubs me the wrong way. I felt so bad for Suni Lee when she was going on and on about her throwing up. Very tasteless. She could have just said she has a little stomach bug and left it at that. She’s becoming nails on a chalkboard for me.
I don’t watch Drew or Tamron-I used to watch lots of daytime talk shows years ago but I have gotten away from them. I watch a couple soaps instead.
And after just saying that i am easy going and don’t usually dislike people I have to say that I am not that crazy about Tamron. When she used to be on the Today show it seemed like she was attention grabbing and it was all about her. She is such a beautiful woman but I had a hard time getting past what I thought was sort of self centered. it is just my own personal opinion. I agree i am tired of shows that address such serious topics all the time. If I want serious I’ll watch the news.
I read that this may be Val’s last year on DWTS-we’ll see it when or if it really happens.
Naturally-I ordered something different from Amazon and sure enough those fall things from the Q shipped. I am just going to keep them in the boxes and store them for next year.
Had my visit with the rheumatologist yesterday. I think I got a good report and bloodwork was good. It’s the one doctor I like going to because we usually just shoot the breeze for a half hour. lol
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: Quacker Chat for November 2021 #135824

Colleen,
We understand that you are feeling so helpless and frustrated and wondering why this had to happen.
It’s doubly hard when you can not visit too.
I am sending hugs and prayers your way.
Gail

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