[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: It's November! The Month of Thankfulness. Let's Count Our Blessings Daily. #21164

Hi Colleen,
I love those DJ with the sparkle on the bottom. They are so pretty and festive and go with everything because of the multicolored sparkles. We will all be so pretty in our Christmas finery. I wore my turkey shirt yesterday as I figured the kids would like it.
I’m so glad Melissa will be there to help you-especially if you are having a shot on Wednesday. You will need to rest that hip. And she will help you decorate too. What a bonus!
Every year I like to give Jenny a new decoration for their home so eventually they will have a nice collection of things from us.
If you watch Shark Tank Tipsy Elves was a company that was on there a couple years back and has done very well ever since. They make the “ugly” Christmas sweaters and some of them are kind of “naughty” too. Check out their website if you want to see what they are all about. The sweater that I got for Greg just had elves on it. He doesn’t mind dressing up in the Elf costume. I think he’s used to it-when he was a kid his mother was always dressing him in costumes and putting him in shows. I have some old pictures of that somewhere. Someday I will see if I can scan them and post some. They are priceless.
Reginald Owen was in the earliest Christmas Carol in 1938. Maybe that’s who you were thinking of. Have you seen the Muppets Christmas Carol? I like that one too. I think I will have to look at a list and see if I have really seen them all-that should be interesting.
We are supposed to be getting a lot of snow tonight. It seems awfully early for that. I guess we will have to shop for a new wash machine too as John said it will be about $700 to fix mine so it is hardly worth fixing it at that price. Merry Christmas to me-I guess that will be my gift.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: It's November! The Month of Thankfulness. Let's Count Our Blessings Daily. #21133

Hey Adele-I just realized that your post count is zero. How did that happen?

[Gail Norusis]

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This gave me a chuckle.

[Gail Norusis]

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I bought Greg a sweater from Tipsy Elves last year for Christmas wearing. That’s the company that was on Shark Tank. I’m sure Colleen will get on eventually with some girl ideas. How sad was that-she waited all that time for the referral to the gastro doc and then they wouldn’t take her insurance. Don’t get me started on the insurance companies-they make me crazy. Hey! Don’t forget to break out the turkey hat for Gary to wear on Thanksgiving. With that on he’ll be giving Tom Selleck a run for his money. For some reason I can’t picture a man in a cowl neck-I’ve only ever seen them for women.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

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Hey Adele,
I think I found your brain. It was up visiting mine in the state of confusion. If it makes you feel better I understood what you were saying to Barbara the first time. So true about what is a normal healthy functioning human adult. We all have our quirks. There’s a great song by one of our favorite groups Small Potatoes called They’re Not Normal Like Us-which we quote all the time when discussing someone else’s peculiar quirks. I used to be able to post videos on the old site but can no longer on this one so check them out singing it on YouTube. He is a very talented guitarist and they are both great songwriters-while you are there check out their song A Thousand Cranes too-it will make you cry. Unfortunately Jacque the girl has MS and is getting less mobile-my heart breaks for the day when she can no longer perform. I knew you would have some good answers for girl gifts with all the girls in your family-I’ll bet Colleen will have some good ideas too.

[Gail Norusis]

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Hi Barbara,
I’m glad that Jerry’s mom is out of the hospital. It is a miracle the way in which she has recuperated. I hope eventually something can be worked out where she can go back home.
I think all of us in the midsection of the country have been having lots of wind and rains lately. Except the difference is we’re supposed to get snow Friday night into Saturday. Two years ago was a tough time for both our families as Kim died at the end of November two years ago and a few weeks later Lisa had her accident.
It’s funny that you have an easier time selecting gifts for the men in your family than the women-I am just the opposite-I always found it easier to find gifts for Jenny and Kim than for Brent and Adam-and Greg just gets what he wants for himself anyway. A lot depends on what each girl’s particular interests are. But I know Jenny likes special girly stuff-philosophy shower gels-nail polish sets-makeup sets or nice hair products that she wouldn’t normally buy herself. She is not really a jewelry or perfume person but she does like cute handbags. A lot of the younger people like those Clarasonics or some kind of activity tracker like the fit bit type things-they come in a variety of price ranges. If they are readers maybe something from Barnes and Noble. I once gave Jenny a pair of those cute Lamo sequined boots that they have on the Q. Hope that these ideas help you out. If you go to Ulta.com they have lots of cute makeup, nail and hair care sets. One year I got Jenny and Kim lighted makeup mirrors from there. I like to get people pampering things that they wouldn’t get themselves.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

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Hi Adele,
I love a Christmas Carol and have probably seen every version of it including Scrooged with Bill Murray. I like White Christmas and Holiday Inn is another great old one and that is the movie that the song White Christmas actually originated in-not the movie of the same name. I love that little piece of trivia.
I don’t watch Blue Bloods so I don’t know about Tom Selleck’s turtleneck. Is that supposed to be Gary’s sexy outfit? If it is you must have bruised his ego by not noticing. I guess Greg’s sexy outfit would be his Elf costume with his gold tights and red wig. lol Speaking of that-Elf is another of our Christmas tradition regulars along with Christmas Vacation. I like to put on Christmas movies when I am wrapping gifts or writing cards. Yes, I am a dinosaur and still send out cards.
As for The Nutcracker I amazingly enough have never gone to see it but one of the local productions is on my radar and I do want to get tickets but I’m not sure if we can fit it in this year or not. Greg would go see it without a problem. Tell Gary that the male ballerinas are like finally tuned athletes-really-they are quite muscular from the dance and from lifting the ballerinas. Tell him to think of it like a sport. lol
I’m watching the Today show and right now the weather is saying we may be getting a foot of snow Friday night into Saturday. Already?!!! There goes trying to get outdoor decorations done this weekend. Oh well-it all seems to come together in the end. I’m finally starting to feel a bit more holidayish with Thanksgiving a week away. I do enjoy the day with no pressure of gifts and decorating-just people getting together to count their blessings.
Today, I am grateful that I have a roof over my head and someone that I love to share it with me.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: It's November! The Month of Thankfulness. Let's Count Our Blessings Daily. #21047

Hi All,
Whoops, I almost missed the Quacker show-good thing it was recording-i was thinking it was at two my time but it was noon my time instead. Well, the news on the wash machine is not good. It will cost almost as much to fix as it will to get a new one. I loved that machine too and it is not that old.
Adele, he said these machines do have that problem with the drum coming loose-but he said the newer top loaders are having problems with the loose bearings so it’s kind of a crap shoot. He said he would buy an extended warranty (which of course we never do) because the problems seem to come about four years in. So I guess I will be getting a new wash machine for Christmas this year.
Scrooge or a Christmas Carol is one of my absolute Christmas favorite stories. I love the idea that it is never too late to be redeemed. There is something so uplifting about someone so set in their ways seeing the error of the life that he has lived and doing something about it. I guess that is the eternal optimist in me.
Colleen, we are lucky That Jenny and Adam always come for Christmas. Since his ex lives with his parents he really doesn’t like to go to their house for things very often. But I have always told the kids that it didn’t matter to us if we saw them on the actual day as long as we saw them sometime around the holiday. I do that because Greg’s Mom insisted that it wasn’t right unless we came on the actual holiday and that always bothered me.
Well, I need to go scramble up some lunch and watch the rest of the program-talk later. I’m sure that some new items will be coming my way.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: It's November! The Month of Thankfulness. Let's Count Our Blessings Daily. #20989

Hi Adele,
We have an LG front loader also. It’s about three or so years old maybe four. I’m not sure. I really love mine and would get another in a minute. Much easier for me to take the clothes in and out of. I am short so if the washer is a top loader I practically have to stand on my head to reach the clothes in the bottom. I know it’s not a problem for most people but I bet that you can sympathize. I’m trying to think of a good easy appetizer for Barbara. I used to love to make appetizers when we entertained more but now we just meet people at a restaurant so I don’t make much anymore. I will see if I can come up with any ideas. Jenny works for an appliance store so she has someone coming out to look at my machine tomorrow. Hopefully it can be fixed all on the same day so I can be up and washing again. I am always washing something it seems and this washer has a great hand was cycle for all my Quacker.
Gail

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