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Just a quick note as I have lots to do.
Debbie, how is your friend Vicki doing? I’m glad that you have met others through the garden club. I have that same gray shirt with the zippers. Great minds think alike. That outfit surely would be complete topped by a nice crochet beer can hat.
Adele, you are inspiring me to put away my herbs and (what else) butterfly dishes and take out my snowman dishes this year. Haven’t done that in a long time. You really go all out for the holiday table. You should take a picture as I’m sure it will be set up ahead of time.
Barbara, I think at some point we all want to keep our kids little but then we realize that we are just their temporary custodians and our real job is to help them grow to happy healthy contributing members of society so that life can go on and we can share in that legacy through the next generation. I hope that Joey and Lisa will find some peace in their relationship-they have been together a long time and hopefully their love will get them through this twist in the road too. I pray that your MIL will continue to do well and a living situation can be figured out that will make everyone happy.
Yesterday I was doing a load of laundry. I have a front loading machine and I noticed the last few times I ran it the sound was quite loud and I figured it needed to be balanced again. So yesterday about 40 minutes before i was supposed to babysit I was in my bathroom and the laundry room is right on the other side and i thought i better check the wash because it’s so loud. Well I walk in there and it smells like burning and there’s smoke coming from the machine. So i stop it really fast-open it and smoke comes out so I grab the clothes and pull them out and pull the plug on the machine. Needless to say I didn’t want to leave the house right away after that as i was afraid the machine would burst into flames. So i had to call Adam and and tell him last minute that I couldn’t leave the house. Fortunately his brothers wife Kelly doesn’t work on Mondays and they are only three doors away so he was able to take the kids there. I guess I’m the only sitter this week as the other Grandma is in Washington and her friend just had her adenoids out so i will be busy. Plus my computer restarted and it won’t let me on the website again so I have to come on by clicking on a link at the bottom of a Quacker email. This is really starting to tick me off. I’ve had so many “puter” problems later. So now I have washer and puter problems. As Rosanne Roseanna Danna used to say “it’s always something.”
GailDebbie-go to the very bottom of the page where it says Reply to: it’s November the month of blah blah blah and post in that big box there. When you hit submit under there be sure to check the box about being notified of replies to this discussion. You have to check that box every month when I change the discussion page. Hope this helps. The 24/7 pants are like a polished cotton-they are probably much lighter than the DJ’s.
Hi Debbie,
Yes Fruity is with Brent in NM. Can’t wait to see her again-not. He won’t be back here until December so I have a little more Fruityless time left.
Because of my flat feet I thought those Alegria shoes would be good for my feet like Birkenstocks but they rub me in a funny place so have never been able to wear them for long.
I got that OTO with the shoulder zippers too. I really like it a lot-it may be one of those that I go back for more colors. For days when I’m feeling subdued (when is that you might ask?) it’s just a touch of sparkle.
I believe Angel’s wedding is this Friday coming up which is the 20th maybe. It’s almost here. I hope that she has a great day.
You’re right it is coming up to a year since Lisa R. left. I suppose if she had some sort of non compete clause in her contract maybe she will pop up someplace else now. or maybe she will do something totally different.
You are right-it’s time to start decorating although I know we won’t yet so we will end up being behind as usual. Mostly I like to make sure that shopping for the grandkids gets done and then everything else can fall into place after that and so far I have done nothing for the grandkids. I have to seriously make a list and get things going for them.
Is it just me or has anyone else been disappointed in the Q’s holiday programming? it seems other years I could find gifts and decorations and this year it’s just blah to me. Or maybe I have been watching so long that I have just seen it all. Like today’s TSV-who is going to buy two Clarisonics-unless you have two daughters or something to gift them too. It just doesn’t make sense. At this point I don’t know how they can even compete with something like an Amazon or even Ebay which has just about everything.
Today I am grateful that you are feeling better and I hope that it continues.
GailHi Adele,
I normally use the frozen pie crusts because I normally would make a cream pie that doesn’t need a top. They must have been around for a long tie as I remember my mother using them also.
I do enjoy going out to see some holiday shows and concerts this time of year. In two weeks we are seeing another play called Plaid Tidings and then right before Christmas we go to a Christmas Guitar night-that is not so much Christmas music it’s more the time of year that they always have it. Speaking of Christmas shows-Kendall’s brownie troop is going to see the Nutcracker- one of the girls told her mother that they were going to see “Walnut” lol Obviously she doesn’t know anything about the ballet but that just cracked me up-she knew the title had something to do with nuts. lol Gosh-kids say funny things. I think there may be a TV program in that. lol
You know, Adele, if we all lived around you-you would have to bake twice as much as we would all be dropping in to sample your newest creation. This coming up season must be like the Super Bowl for all the people that love baking. On your mark-get set- Bake!!!
GailHi Colleen,
That is interesting that the Amish had a washing machine that you worked with a foot pedal. I like the ideas of simple values but not so much the giving up of modern conveniences. Not only would there be no TV, there would be no internet and no listening to music. They must all go to bed early with no electricity in use. I guess not having any electricity keeps the kids away from the influences of the outside world that would come in through media outlets. I’m just the opposite. I like to take advantage of all the modern conveniences. I figure if God gave someone the brains to think something up to help with everyday life than I should accommodate them by using it. Now you got me to thinking-they must not have running water in their homes then-do they use outhouses? Also they must have their own schools. I do remember seeing the horse and buggies but not for a long time now. In fact now that I think about it I saw a bunch of people last summer that looked and dressed like the Amish but they were all at a gas station and there wasn’t a horse and buggy in sight. I wish I would have watched to see what sort of a vehicle they got into. Now I wonder what kind of denomination they could have been.
I used to love the book and the movie Little Women when I was a kid. My girlfriends and I used to pretend we were the different characters.
Even though you are getting used to being sick-just imagine how good it will feel when you get something done with the stomach and you feel better. You will wonder why it took so long to do something about it. You’ll go “ah this is what I’m supposed to feel like.” I hate feeling sick to my stomach and feel bad that the doctors can’t get on the stick and help you. Are you able to take something to help it feel better in the meantime. I remember years ago when my mom always had an upset stomach from her ulcer she was constantly drinking baking soda and water-I wonder if people even do that anymore. I guess it was kind of like a home remedy alka seltzer-which I have never been able to take. Just tying to swallow that stuff makes me sick! lol
GailHi Colleen,
I did not know that about the Amish people. That actually makes a lot of sense. Sometimes I wish that Jenny and her family could have our big home with all this space and we could just still live on the property in a smaller place. However, I doubt that the local zoning laws would allow anything like that so it’s just kind of a fantasy. I love our house because we chose every single detail in it but sometimes it seems like a lot of house for two people. Plus now it’s getting to the point where it is going to be 20 years old so we will be needing to refresh some things to keep it a little more up to date.
Christine does sound like a good cook. She is always cooking something up for her and Stewart.
I have to get bloodwork done every three months and they usually just end up taking whatever arm is on the side that they like best or on the side of that little elbow rest dealy.
Colleen, I really feel bad that you have been unwell. I hope they get on the ball and get you that referral so that you will be dancing a jig by Christmas. it will be hard cooking Thanksgiving dinner when you are not feeling well so you should take all the shortcuts that you need to. Does the stomach problem make it hurt or make you feel sick to your stomach? In either case-it’s not a fun way to feel so I hope that you can get it taken care of soon.
Last night we went out to dinner and to see the musical White Christmas. It’s a local theater group so it’s kind of amateur but we enjoy just going to support the theater and for a night out without a lot of travel. it’s in a town with a quant little square and some cute and charming shops so it’s always an enjoyable night out. The restaurant where we went used to not take reservations but they moved to a different spot on the square and they were very busy last night. We did manage to get a table in the bar and have some dinner before the play. The play is cute. It’s a bit different from the movie but the same general story line-they just change some things up a bit for the stage production but the songs are all there. We were talking to another couple while we were waiting for our table and they were going to the play too. They were about our age and the guy told us he had never been to a play before. Greg and I were kind of astounded as we having been doing things like this since we were kids. However, now that I think about it I imagine that there are tons of kids who are never exposed to the arts either because it’s not affordable or because they grow up in families that place no importance on those types of things. That’s really sad. Anyway, I hope he enjoyed the play.
Colleen, I hope that you get that referral and are on the road to wellness soon.
GailHi Adele,
Well, with much fiddling from Greg and listening to him complain about my lack of a mouse I’m finally back on here through normal channels. It was the weirdest thing. Internet Explorer would let me go to any website in the world but this one. Now who in the world can explain that. Greg said it was a secret program that he put on my computer to keep me from coming here. ha ha I told him if he wanted to do that why would he put it here where there’s no shopping just talking-he should put it on the Q. Men are weird. When my friend and I go shopping when we are up north they always make a big deal if we come home with several shopping bags (half the time no one buys anything) like we are out there spending thousands of dollars instead of little souvenir trinkets for the grand kids. Some time we should surprise them and really get something expensive and give them something to make a big deal about. lol
I must admit that I have never had my teeth get numb from a drink. In the old days I could party and drink quite a bit if I wished to. Now if we are out to dinner I might have a cocktail before and a glass of wine with dinner and that’s about it-or a glass of wine with dinner at home is about it. I used to sometimes have a beer with pizza but I don’t like the taste of beer at all anymore. I’d prefer a nice glass of pino grigio. Speaking of wine I found the cutest stemless wineglasses for the groomer and pet sitter for Christmas gifts. I may have to go back and get some for myself. I hate when that happens. lol when the QVC hosts say buy one get one for me sometimes they are so right.
Sometimes spice smells are too strong for me. I’m much more a vanilla or fruity citrus type of girl. Isn’t it funny how different smells appeal to each of us. Although the smell of anything baking in a kitchen is usually delicious. Here’s another confession to go along with the fact that I have never made homemade gravy(the turkey type not the spaghetti type) I have never made a homemade pie crust except the graham cracker kind for my cheesecake. All that rolling and cutting butter in and all that seemed so time consuming. I guess I’m just a short cut baker. lol
I can’t believe what happened in Paris. My heart is just sick for all those people just simply going about their day who had their lives taken so suddenly. I am really frightened for the future of this world when all these senseless murders happen month after month. What do these things accomplish-and why do innocent people have to die to prove someone elses point. It makes me just sick at heart.
Today I am grateful that all our families are safe and healthy and I will pray that they continue to be so.
GailAnyone else having a problem with internet explorer not letting them on this site. I finally got on by clicking in the link at the bottom of a QF e-mail. What’s up with this-I will have to put Greg on it when he gets home and if he can’t figure it out i will have to message James.
Hi All,
Colleen, I’m glad that the hip shot wasn’t too bad. I’ve had one in the knee and it wasn’t awful. I think a lot depends on the skill of the shot giver. Just like a lot depends on the skill of the blood drawer. Even though I am an easy poke sometimes I still have bruises and other time it’s like nothing was ever done. I have a favorite phlebotomist when I have my bloodwork done at the hospital and I am always glad to see if she is on duty when I go in there. I remember my rheumatologist telling me one time that he took special efforts and practiced, practiced, practiced to make the shot giving easy on the patient. I forgot-do they show the recipes during the cookie exchange or are they on a blog or something or on Facebook? I agree with you- I wish I was as enthusiastic baker as Adele is. I’ll bet it always smells good at her house. Three quarters of our basement is finished off with a bedroom, bathroom, TV room and music room. The other quarter is not finished as that is where the water heater-furnaces etc. are. Also Greg has his woodshop for guitar building in that part and I have one wall covered in plastic bins of seasonal decorations. Half of which I no longer use-either because some things are old or because I no longer have the energy to decorate that much anymore. Someday I will have to weed it all down and throw things away and give things away.
Adele, that’s funny about the $100.00 pie. That’s what I always say about the fish Greg brings back from his Canada trip. They can only bring two fish back so each fish dinner is about $700.00. I don’t know if you have cable or satellite TV. If you have Dish Net QVC+ is channel 255. There wasn’t anything new on last nights show anyway. Clearance things and stuff we have seen before. I suppose after the Cookie Exchange there will be no Quacker shows for awhile between Angel’s wedding and the Christmas shopping season. Am I thinking right? Is her wedding a week from tomorrow? I’m thinking it’s on a Friday for some reason. I think the cookie exchange program is on Wednesday so that’s cutting it right down to the nitty gritty. By the way Greg once looked up the lifespan of a cardinal and it’s a few years but some live a lot longer-like 8 years or something. There was a guy recently that writes articles in our local newspaper that wrote an article about birds banging at his window too. But most of them stop after mating season is over so ours must be a really macho cardinal. I always have to laugh when Quacker is selling an item with a cardinal on it and they talk about their beauty or the peacefulness of the scene with the cardinals on the snowy branches of the trees. All I can think of is the constant banging of the bird. I do have some shirts with cardinals all bought before our persistent visitor came along.
Barbara, you mentioned that you wished that you could feel like Sarah liked you which made me wonder what if she feels the same way-what if she feels like you don’t like her and the misunderstanding is keeping both of you from feeling closer. Granted not everyone likes everyone else but she could be feeling the same as you. I pray that someday both of you will feel comfortable with each other and can just relax and have fun. Sometimes these things happen gradually as you get to know each other and I hope that happens for the two of you. I will keep hoping and praying. Maybe the pie making will be a start. Hey, if you want dinner and a movie-just plan it. If I want to do something like that I just make the arrangements and tell Greg that’s what I have planned. If I waited for him we would just stay home and I would cook all the time and he would watch sports on TV. Like this Saturday I bought tickets for a local theater production of White Christmas so we will go out to dinner and then go see the play. He likes to get out and do things it’s just that he never plans that as I have always been the one to do it. Unless someone is coming around that he knows that I wouldn’t normally think of going to see. Like when we have seen Gordon Lightfoot or Doc Watson when he was alive. Anyway, it’s always nice to get out for the evening and do something different. Rocky is doing fine. We have gotten to the point where I used to be really strict about what he ate but now his teeth aren’t too good so I feed him softer stuff and cook him some chicken to add to his dog food to keep him interested. He kind of enjoys being super spoiled but I figure he has given us so much love and pleasure over the years we should make his senior years as comfortable as possible. His sitter and groomer just combined on a Christmas gift for him The sitter sewed him a pillow and the groomer got a pad to put inside it that you can heat in the microwave so I can put it on his bed to keep him warm. How sweet was that!
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