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Hi Colleen,
Oh yes-those talking heads on Fox news like to get people all riled up-I think that’s their goal. I never watch them as i think it has gone from pure news to propaganda. I get up in the morning and get my news on the Today Show and then don’t watch any news after that. If i want to check on the weather if a storm is coming or something I will just put on the local Rockford news to check for that. I’m glad that Ron decided to break it all up with some Duck Dynasty-at least that could be funny watching their antics.
Okay now I know what you are talking about from It cosmetics. You can always ask me as I have tried just about every cosmetic known to man-in my younger days I was a cosmetic junkie-love makeup and perfume and all that girly girl stuff. I think you are asking about their CC cream. I have tried it and it has a lot of coverage. Maybe more than you want. I usually use a CC cream now for everyday stuff and if we are going out in the evening I use a regular foundation. I found a CC cream by Oil of Olay that has a lighter coverage than the It cream-I like the color and coverage and it is probably less expensive as I think I bought it at WalMart.
Aren’t you on quite a few acres yourself. We are all on 5 out here and that gives us plenty of privacy even if someone tried to build up around us. And I think you are on a lot more than that. Plus even if someone was going to build a subdivision it would probably take a long time before all the lots were sold and the houses were actually built. I would think with all your own land that provides privacy and the slowness of the housing market right now it would be a long time before you have to worry about anything. All that stuff seems to take a long time to happen. Sometimes there’s rules too that the parcels can only be sold off in like five or ten acre plots it depends on the zoning laws in your county most likely.
I wonder why the baby has to be a month old before it can be picked up by the insurance. I can’t remember how that worked for our kids either-it was so long ago.
I was a funny kid-with tons of energy and an invisible friend to boot. lol The grands are doing fine-Kendall is okay now with going back to school. Some kids just like being home where they are the most comfortable. Hey she comes by it honestly. I cried and pleaded and hid under the bed every morning so I wouldn’t have to go to kindergarten so as it wasn’t required then they finally gave in and didn’t make me go so I was a Kindergarten Drop Out-I always thought that would make a great title for a book in case it led to a life of crime or something. lol
The sun is shining and it’s in the 30’s so it’s a good day except that Mr. Cardinal is pounding on the window. lol
GailHi Adele,
I can’t believe that Gary won’t eat pizza! I guess it’s because of the cheese but that’s darn right un-American lol-even though pizza is considered to be Italian-and a salad with no dressing! Yikes! You do have your hands full and I don’t envy you having to try to feed him and keep him eating foods that are good for diabetics besides.
I like that he makes food faces like a 5 year old too. You would think that he would be able to find something that he likes at just about any restaurant. So I suppose the dislike of cheese means he doesn’t eat a cheeseburger either. I would be pulling my hair out! At least what little hair I have left. I’m with you and Colleen-I can go for a month without shaving my legs now-longer in the winter when no one sees them. lol i remember my mother remarking on how the hair goes away when you get older but never thought much about it until it started happening to me. Tell Heather it’s a blessing-you have to shave less often. lol
Speaking of Heather-did she break the frames of her glasses and the lenses-or just the frames. I would be pissed about that as glasses are so expensive now a days. I’ll bet it is embarrassing for her to be going on calls being all bruised up like that-especially as most people would jump to the conclusion that someone had hit her. I think I would think up some wild story like I got trampled by a herd of elephants or something-just to make it more interesting-see what she thinks about doing that. lol
That’s funny that Tillie forgot that it was a primary and that she was a Democrat. I can never vote in primaries as I am not declared as a registered anything. However this year I wish I could vote in both primaries as both Sanders and Trump scare me. I guess I would be voting to keep people out rather to put someone in as there really isn’t anybody who makes me feel that good-kind of like going for the lesser of the evils. I wish I was a kid again when I thought about politics in very concrete forms of black and white and then you grow up and realize that it is all shades of gray and a lot more than 50 lol and it seems like everyone has their own private agenda which you may or may not agree with. Okay-that’s all I will say.
I was a naughty little kid wasn’t I? I didn’t mean to flood the house…lol We just wanted to dance!
I’m watching the Today Show and they are pairing Girl Scout cookies with wines. Good thing I saw this as I just bought ten boxes from Kendall so now I know what wines to drink with them. lol
GailHi Colleen,
How nice that you got to hold Aliza the whole time. They are so teeny tiny when they are newborns and you forget how much they sleep those first few months. I’m not sure what a bottle washer is but Jenny did have one of those things to warm up bottles. She nursed all the kids so she stored her milk in the freezer and refrigerator so it had to be warmed.
I like the idea of the lavender bedroom. I’ll bet it is really pretty. It’s good to hear that Owen is helping-even if it’s just to pass the diapers. Kids like to feel like they are part of the new baby experience.
So what part of the news is making Ron crazy? Is it the presidential election stuff or something else. Sometimes the news annoys me too but I figure there’s not much that I can do about it so why give myself an ulcer. I guess he tells you because he wants you to be as upset about these things as he is. It sounds like he and Jerry should watch together and then they could talk to each other about whatever it is that is bothering them. Greg is like me-we have enough to worry about in our own lives without worrying about some news or political things that we can’t do anything about. Greg is like a little old lady though as he likes to get on the internet and tell me what famous person died that day. I call him Doctor Doom and Gloom. lol
The plants are called milkweed. I wouldn’t be surprised if you don’t have some growing naturally on your property already. They get those big pods in the fall with all those silky stuff with seeds attached to them.
I think Cottage Farm comes from Atlanta and Robertas comes from Hawaii-but I could be totally off on that. All I know is it’s better to buy plants locally-for us anyway.
My nose is fine now. I never really had any problems with it. The person with the bat was my sister. She was throwing the baseball bat up in the air for some reason and just as my Mom leaned out the window and yelled “watch out for the baby” it came crashing down on my face. That was the year we lived in Iowa which was a dangerous year for me as that was the year I burned my foot really bad. I was on a chair at the stove helping my Mom cook something and spilled a pan of hot grease right on my foot. I can remember having a huge blister on my foot and I had a scar for many many years. That was also the year I caused a flood. My parents had some friends over one night and all of a sudden they see water running down from the upstairs because me and my parents friend’s kid had gone upstairs and turned on the bathtub and then couldn’t get it turned off. When asked why we were filing the bathtub my reply was “because we wanted to dance.” Huh? I’m not sure what we were planning-maybe water ballet. Now that I look back on these things I’m thinking that maybe I needed more parental supervision during that year. It’s a good thing we moved back to Illinois and into my grandparent’s house as it obviously ” Took a village” to safely raise me. lol
That will be fun when you go back to Danyielle’s house and take Aliza for her first outing. When is Kevin going back to work? Maybe you can take her out to her first tea room.
GailHi Adele,
I too wonder if the ear infection is not somehow related to the blow to Heather’s nose. There used to be a makeup called (I think) dermablend that would cover just about anything. The woman that used to sell it covered up a port wine stain on her face with it. Now that I think of it I wonder if now they can take off those type of birthmarks with lasers. Good question.
Good idea-now if I want to throw a tantrum I can just say it is for my emotional growth and well-being. lol Actually, I’m not much of a tantrum girl-sometimes things tick me off but more than likely I will just stew about it.
The thing about the birds and the snakes is I guess birds are afraid of snakes so at one time Debra suggested getting some rubber snakes and putting them out there to discourage the cardinal but Greg was not too enthusiastic about hanging snakes out there. Now, however, I think he is ready to try just about anything-so I see some rubber snakes in our future.
Oh my gosh! Gary only likes pigs in a blanket for snack food! Will he eat cheese and salami and crackers? That’s pretty plain-or how about pizza rolls? Or deviled eggs? Or mozzarella sticks? I can just eat a meal of appetizers. Years ago I used to make these rye cream puff things with some sort of a cream cheese filling-gosh I haven’t thought about those in ages-I used to really like those. They were a lot of work though.
We had my crock pot staple of round steak and gravy last night. We haven’t had it for awhile and it tasted good-I saw Greg taking a third helping and taking leftovers for lunch today so he enjoyed it. It’s funny years ago he never took leftovers for lunch even when I told him to and now sometimes I still think I have stuff leftover and go looking for it and it is gone. I think before he used to pick stuff up outside for lunch and then realized it tastes better and is better for you to eat the leftovers.
GailHi Sue,
Thanks for the heads up on the TSV. I hope that your snow all melts away and that you don’t get anymore. By the way, I purchased Gardenman’s book but have not read it yet. I have such an overwhelming amount of books to be read. I hope my eyesight holds out and I live long enough to read them all. It is my favorite pastime but sometimes I get caught up in playing the games on my tablet which can be addicting and the time just gets away from me. Keep on being careful and stick to walking on the clear dry spots. It’s so easy to fall and it just happens so quickly. Didn’t you have broken ankles at one time too-so you have to be extra cautious not to reinjure yourself. We take our ability to get around easily for granted when we are young.
GailHi Adele,
Maybe you could have a new career writing animal obituaries. I’m glad your old work buddies got a chuckle out of it. They probably miss your comic relief at work. You are right it is a stressful job-you’re holding the fate of some children in your hands.
I hope that Heather is doing better and won’t need surgery on the nose. I got my nose broken with a baseball bat when I was three. They never did surgery but the doctor told my parents that somehow when I cried the bones moved out and if you pressed the sides of my nose on the upper part when I cried it would move the bones back in-so for the next three years whenever I cried someone would jump up and grab my nose. How’s that for breaking the mood? I always said I was never able to throw a proper tantrum from about three to seven years old. It’s probably scarred me for life. lol
What will be on the menu at your house for Super Bowl day? Sometimes we will just put out a bunch of appetizers and that will be our dinner-I love doing a snack night.
I wonder if The Chew will do football munchies next week. Clinton’s been gone a long time. I miss his “drinking and crafting.”
Did you watch the Quacker shows. They did have a couple of new shirts. Did you ever figure out if you get QVC+on your cable. Otherwise I guess you could watch Chicks Night In online. Gosh the young people watch all sorts of things on their computers and even their phones. I really have not gotten into that but it’s a good option if you miss something that you really wanted to see. I think us older folks like to see things on the bigger screen of the TV.
They always say that you should shop for your shoes at the end of the day when your feet might be swollen so you were ahead of your time in doing that. My new favorite comfort shoes are the Skechers Go Walks-they don’t have the greatest arch support but they are soft and don’t press on my bunions-so there’s the trade off. Now I know why the old ladies used to cut holes in their shoes for their bunions-man when something presses on there it practically cripples you with the pain. My Mom had her’s fixed surgically but I’m trying to avoid that for as long as possible.
Aren’t you glad that we’re going to be sending a bit warmer temperatures your way in a few days-thank you very much. lol
GailHi Colleen,
I hope Danyielle isn’t too disappointed about not being able to nurse. Some people just don’t have enough milk but it’s good that she at least tried with all the extra immunities that the breast milk gives the baby. They can tell really early on if the baby is not getting enough milk so everything will be just fine and now you will be able to feed the baby too. I’m glad that things have quieted down over at their house. It’s nice to see everyone but it’s exhausting too. I hope the weather stays good so that you can get over there.
I think you will be able to find monarch seeds as there is a big push right now to save the monarchs since their habitat is so threatened by farming and building. The caterpillars only eat milkweed and the butterflies need the plants to lay their eggs. The population has decreased dramatically so there is a big push to save them from extinction. My sister gave me the seeds last year and if I can’t find them in the stores this year I will get some online.
I have bought stuff from Cottage Farms but I will not again as their stuff never does well. I don’t think we have gotten anything from Robertas but I have decided it is not a good idea in general to buy plants from home shopping. You can get the same things for cheaper elsewhere I think.
We still have our battery operated lights up too. We are waiting for the batteries to wear down as I don’t want to store all the batteries. I think ours are probably from Bethlehem lights too. They might make it until Valentine’s day.
Mr. Bird is out there banging away again. I wish he’s get a new hobby!
GailHi Colleen,
You are right-I should not feel guilty about using something that makes my life easier. Especially at this point in life when we should take all the help that we can get.
I never did have one of those butterfly hatching things. Maybe Jenny’s kids will do that some day. If you can plant some milkweed that will really help the monarchs.
Our cardinal buddy is still hanging around. He gives me a headache just listening to him-I can’t imagine how he feels. This year I have to try the hanging snakes thing to deter him. We did have a owl figurine out there and that sort of kept him away but the owl kept on getting blown over into the yard and he finally broke.
I forgot about nursing mothers not being able to eat gassy things and such. It’s been a long time.
I have been trying to clean closets for about the last year and a half-I get started and then something else comes along and I have not made a lot of progress. 2016 is the year to just do it! I don’t know why I keep procrastinating because I know what a good feeling it is to have everything all neat and organized and to get rid of stuff that we no longer use. I know I have gotten kind of lazy ever since I had to start wearing this ankle brace and I need to get over that-it’s not good to sit so much.
I am usually chilly in the winter months. With just the two of us in the house I hate paying to heat it all now so I keep the temp at 68 degrees when I’d like to keep it at 70 so sometimes it does feel chilly. I’ve gotten used to putting on an extra sweater or a vest and sitting under a blanket when I watch TV-so I do enjoy having the fireplace.
Yes it’s much too early for capris but you know they will start to sell them next month sometime. Heck they already are selling gardening stuff. They are always pushing the next season. I saw them selling sandals the other day-but I tend to forget there are people who can wear this stuff all year long and aren’t at all interested when they are selling winter coats and boots.
Hope you get to visit that baby and snuggle her soon.
GailHey Adele,
You have to go back a few postings to find my reply. I hit the reply button after the obituary so it posted back by that.
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