[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: It's November! The Month of Thankfulness. Let's Count Our Blessings Daily. #20068

Hi Colleen,
I hope the doctor gets you in this week and you get fixed up for the holidays. This is getting dragged out like poor Christine and her heel.
I’m glad that the shower turned out nice. What did they serve for refreshments? I’m always interested in the kinds of things people serve for different occasions. I’m glad that your Mom didn’t come if the stairs were really steep-that would have been scary getting her up and down them. I’m surprised that no one gave diapers either. Maybe they didn’t give many blankets because the thing nowadays is not to have a blanket in the baby’s bed. They just dress them in warm sleepers. Isn’t it funny how things keep changing with how to best care for your baby. when our kids were babies you put them on their stomachs-now you put them on their backs but then you have to worry about the backs of their heads getting flat and they have to have tummy time while they are awake-it’s a wonder that the cave men survived without all the experts to tell them what to do.
Well it poured rain and was only in the mid forties for that half marathon yesterday. Jenny was freezing by the time that they were all done. Now today is beautiful with clear skies.
We got our shopping done yesterday for our little ONP girl and we got everything on her list. I had Kendall give me suggestions as they are the same age and they liked a lot of the same things so I thanked Kendall for helping me out with suggestions and that made her feel good and she was proud for helping. After we got done shopping we went to JMK Nippon Japanese restaurant for dinner. That’s one of those places with the hibachi grills. However you can sit on the restaurant side or the hibachi side and since it was just the two of us we sat on the restaurant side.
Today is Adam’s oldest daughter’s 16 birthday so they are all going out to the farm later for a bonfire. She’s looking forward to getting her license. Does your oldest granddaughter drive yet? She must be close to 16 too.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: It's November! The Month of Thankfulness. Let's Count Our Blessings Daily. #20067

Cynthia,
You have some good movies picked out. I have read Salem’s Lot-scary book. I also read the Mephisto Waltz years ago-don’t even remember the plot anymore. I love the originals of The Mummy, Frankenstein and Dracula-such classics. I am not familiar with the Haunting. I will have to check that one out. Cute, cute shoes that you have. it must be nice to wear sandals all year round. I hate having to stop wearing the sandals and get out the shoes and socks and boots. Of course when I wear my ankle brace I have to wear regular shoes with that. But that’s only on days when I am doing a lot of walking.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: It's November! The Month of Thankfulness. Let's Count Our Blessings Daily. #20021

Hi All,
Getting ready to go out to breakfast so this will be short. will post more later about goings on. Hope everyone had a good Halloween and enjoyed their extra hour of sleep. Today I am grateful for my wonderful husband.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: It's Fall! Let's Celebrate Cooler Temperatures and Spectacular Fall Foliage. #20015

Started a new discussion for November so I’m over there now.

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: It's Fall! Let's Celebrate Cooler Temperatures and Spectacular Fall Foliage. #19698

Hi Colleen,
I was on an antibiotic for a week before they pulled the tooth-that’s why he was surprised that there was still an infection there and that it had never bothered me at all. I told him I guess I am a tough old broad. lol
That’s funny that Ron thinks that the candy will break out his face. Next thing you know he’s going to be inviting you to the sock hop. Speaking of that-did any of you have a Sadie Hawkins Dance in high school-it was themed from Lil Abner and the girls asked the guys. Of course some of you went to all girls schools so I guess that might be a moot point.
Well Jenny and Adam are running in that half marathon in downtown Chicago today and there is 100% rain predicted. Just what she didn’t want. Usually we help her take the kids out trick or treating but since it’s on a Saturday Adam will be home and Enya is there too so they don’t need us. I will miss seeing the little kids but I won’t miss being out in the rain.
Now Colleen, what is an ERCP-is that the same thing that you had last time where you had to go into the hospital. I hope that you get yourself fixed up soon. It’s no fun feeling sick all the time plus the holidays are coming so you want to feel good and be able to fully enjoy those. I forgot that the shower is today too. Have fun doing that and at the trunk or treat. Happy Halloween everyone!
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: It's Fall! Let's Celebrate Cooler Temperatures and Spectacular Fall Foliage. #19690

Hi Adele,
The Grey shirt is the one with the Santa and the duck-the black is the HoHoHo. I had ordered the black early and that’s why I had to go back and get the gray when I saw the duck. Believe me Tillie is not the only one who has ordered the same thing twice. Especially with the seasonal stuff that you just don’t remember it all from year to year.
It does suck not to have any dental coverage. I think Greg has spent thousands and thousands over the years at his old dentist (Dr. Demento) for root canals some of which I often wonder if he even needed. Anyway, I finally got him to ditch that dentist a couple of years ago and I think he is better off now.
I love Peanuts! I ordered the holiday throw for myself. The Today show people were all dressed as Peanuts characters-Matt Lauer was Lucy-he always dresses as a woman. When I turned on the Chew I had no idea who Clinton and Michael were supposed to be until they said they were Miley and Taylor-I would have never guessed. Mario made a good Trump. I liked that he still wore his Crocs though. We have an ongoing argument here about the Peanuts Christmas movie as Greg doesn’t like it-so I tell everyone that he’s un-American and won’t let me watch it. Actually I have it on DVD and I make him suffer through it. How can you not like Peanuts?!!! Snoopy and Woodstock are adorable. He must be part Scrooge.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: It's Fall! Let's Celebrate Cooler Temperatures and Spectacular Fall Foliage. #19686

Hi Cynthia,
You have lots of scary movie watching set to go today. I am not a big fan of horror movies-especially the really gory ones. I prefer more psychological suspense. What will you be watching? Those shoes are so cute. However, I like Adele have to go with the comfy shoes what with the flat feet and the tendonitis. I hope that you get lots of kids coming to your house tonight and can wear some cute Quacker while you give out the treats.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: What Books Are You Reading and Recommending Now? #19300

Hi Colleen,
I knew that Margaret Truman had written some mysteries but didn’t know if they were any good. I will have to check out her books. I think she has a whole series of mysteries.

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: It's Fall! Let's Celebrate Cooler Temperatures and Spectacular Fall Foliage. #19298

Hi All,
Cynthia, I’m glad that the weather has finally broken so that you can wear your Quacker for Halloween.
Barbara, maybe there will be some progress with Sarah now that she emptied the dishwasher. Maybe after their vacation she was feeling more grateful for you guys and all that you do. this Halloween Piper is being Snow White even though she thinks that she is Belle-Lachlan is the Transformer the Bee and Kendall is someone from Monster High. I like watching all the morning shows today and seeing everyone’s costumes. The Today show people are all Peanuts characters. I love Peanuts! Wonder who The View and the Chew will be?
Adele, love your little ghost cookies. They are so cute. I’m sure the grands will love them. You are the baking queen! The tooth extraction went as well as it could when you are losing a tooth. He said that there was still a lot of infection in there even after me being on the antibiotic for a week. I still have some pills to go so hopefully that clears it all up without incident. My jaw still feels a little sore-it seems like it’s been longer than when I had the upper removed so I hope that doesn’t mean anything bad. How I wish now that I could get back those wisdom teeth that they removed because there was no room in my mouth and those 4 first bicuspids they took out when I got my braces. Years ago when you got braces and there was not enough room in your mouth for all your teeth they just pulled some out. They no longer do that now. They start young and stretch your palate but I guess they didn’t know about doing that back then. Hope that JHonny will find a job in short order.
Colleen, you better get into that gastro before you shrink away to nothing. It’s nice to lose some weight but not to lose it because you are sick and cannot eat. My mother was like that for so many years when she had an ulcer-many food made her ill and she just hardly could eat at all. Then she had surgery and felt so much better and cold eat normally again. I hope that you don’t need surgery but I hope that you can feel better and not sick so much. Have fun with the trunk and treat tomorrow.
Greg and I are going over to Rockford to Toys r Us to finish off our little girls wish list and then probably go out to dinner. It seems like we haven’t been out in a long time.
Mr. Cardinal is out banging on the window this morning.
How did you guys like the Quacker shows? They had some cute things. I got the OTO with the zippers and both sweatshirts. I was just going to get the HO HO one but then when I saw the duck in the Santa sack I had to have that one too. I’ll be sorry to put away all the Halloween after tomorrow but look forward to getting out my vast collection of Christmas stuff. Every year I pull out something that I had forgotten about so it’s like brand new. Plus, in the meantime I have some harvest and Thanksgiving things that I can wear with leaves and regular pumpkins and some things with sunflowers. I will have to check out that angel shirt that Colleen gave the number for. Love Angel things. I have lots of Angel candles and statues around my house. I figure one can never have too much help from the Angels.
Gail

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