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Post by kitbop on Dec 21, 2019 1:14:34 GMT
it was really good (and I got photos with the film poster). My boys and I went to see "Frozen 2" last week. They are 21 and 19. And 6'2", 6'3". After the movie, they not only posed with the film poster, my 21 year old pointed out a LARGER display in the LOBBY that (in his words) "has Elsa on it" - and posed a second time. How wonderful are my boys??? grammadee - I can't go without my coffee. Not sure I could miss a single morning, test or no  So glad the test went well! I am busy eating *badly* (after several months of eating extremely properly!) and it feels both good and bad to stuff cookies and chocolates into my mouth whenever I want. Bad because I actually feel vaguely unwell from all the sugar, and bad because of some guilt. But oh man, good. My weekend plans hit a hiccup this evening - the power steering on one vehicle is squealing badly, and we don't want to drive it but our mechanic isn't open again until Monday. But DH needs to get to work tomorrow. Does he take the good vehicle, leaving me without a vehicle and thus unable to do my planned shopping? or does he risk taking the iffy vehicle, and then I can get out of the house? Never fails to have some vehicle trouble at Christmas! |
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Post by nylene on Dec 21, 2019 2:05:39 GMT
grammadee, I somehow missed that you were doing clear liquids for a test and I thought you were having trouble again. Glad there was nothing scary found. Have a great visit with your brother. I'm sure he'll enjoy your DGS too. I miss having little ones around for Christmas. I'll be glad when Angie gets here on the 27th. Topher called to tell me he wants me to make sure it snows while he's here. He must think I have some "pull"! Just so it doesn't snow while they are crossing the Sierras. It needs to start once they arrive! Linda, how I wish I had done my grocery shopping today or yesterday. Tomorrow will be a nightmare in the stores. We will go very early because we will be going to Salt Lake for a Concert/Production with Em and family for the matinee. I hope I can get everything done before we have to leave. I hope your cookies turned out great. I think I am through with the baking this year. Maybe some cookies after the kids get here, but that's all. knutschen, if you are reading, I am thinking about you and wishing you a quick recovery. Hugs to all you Pokeys on this cold winter night!
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Post by Linda on Dec 21, 2019 2:25:09 GMT
how sweet your guys are kitbop I hear you on the eating all the things - I'm trying to keep the yummies to a minimum but even so it's more than I had been eating (and more than I should be eating). Fingers crossed on the vehicle working okay - never fun especially at Christmas. nylene - I got my grocery shopping done but tomorrow we're doing our gift shopping - not looking forward to that at all but...what can I do? Cookies so far came out good - peanut butter cookies and chocolate chip cookies. I asked everyone for their favourite holiday treat and am prioritising those - DH likes PB and Dd13 likes the choc chip. DS wants candy cane cookies - the dough is chilling - they are fiddley but I haven't made them in 5 years so...DD19 wants toffee triangles - which aren't fiddley but are a pain to cut once they are cooked. I have dark cocoa crinkle cookie dough in the fridge also. Mince pies are also on my to-do list. There are a couple more I might make - fudge, buckeyes, rum balls, magic bars - but if I don't get them done for Christmas Day, I'll make them during the 12 days of Christmas instead. Have fun at the concert - how long a drive is that? prayers for no snow while your family is driving. knutschen - praying for you also. |
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Post by knutschen on Dec 21, 2019 17:10:56 GMT
Thanks for the well wishes! Today I feel more normal than I have. Wednesday, the pain wasn't good. I followed the instructions and took the Norco every 6 hours. The last time I took that pain med, I just got sick. I made sure I ate before taking them. On Thursday morning, I was doing okay, just had a little nausea. I made some lunch and felt better. Then I felt dizzy and extreme nausea. I ended up vomiting the rest of the day. I stopped taking the Norco and the pain was doing much better. Friday, I was able to keep breakfast down and finally took some Advil that afternoon. I was just exhausted Friday and kept wanting to sleep. Today, I feel more normal and have minimal pain. My mom has been a big help and has stayed with me while my husband has been at work. I am not able to open things very good but I know in time I will and this will all be worth it in the end.
Today is DH and I's 4th anniversary. He has a few things he wants to do. I haven't left the house since my surgery and still have surgical dressings on my hands. I get to change them on Monday and told I can just use a bandaid to cover them. I don't really like being out in public to much until my incisions heal but might venture out today.
We have been enjoying the media center and new to us TV. We have watched more TV since getting this but it has been my source of entertainment since I can't do much.
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Post by grammadee on Dec 21, 2019 17:42:22 GMT
So glad you are feeling a bit better, knutschen. Thanks for checking in. Please be really easy on yourself. And Happy Anniversary!!! Can your dh postpone his plans for the two of you until after Monday? Love your movie story, kitbop. And that you got photos. I have yet to scrap the pic's I took of my dgs's first ever movie I took him to in October. I had wanted to take the Calgary little guys to Frozen II last week, but their mom told me that this adventure was in their family holiday plans, so I did not get to go.  Linda, I do NOT envy your needing to go gift shopping today! Dd is doing hers today in the city near where they live. (She has finished her paper and handed it in to the university: one down, two more to go before August). Her dh and ds have taken Grampa out of here for the day. Dgs and his dad plan to ski while Grampa watches from the little chalet. Then they are taking him out for lunch at one of his favourite restaurants. I have been a cleaning dervish. Have one more spot of the floor to wash and then need to put the furniture back into place. Dd's dog is not happy with me, but I put her in her kennel for this process, and she can complain all she wants: she will NOT be out of there until the floor is dry. After raising 4 kids and dealing with 11 grandkids, whining does not really work with me LOL. Once the floor dries, I hope to get the last of my wrapping done before the guys arrive back here. Tomorrow I will venture out to do grocery shopping and pick up anything that could possibly be still required for the holiday. Wishing I could stop for my favourite creamy coffee treat, but think I will not risk it on the old gall bladder.... Hoping everyone is surviving all the chaos. Must go finish the floor and release that poor doggie now! |
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Post by kellyr21 on Dec 22, 2019 0:48:00 GMT
Happy Saturday! I am having a nice day and hope you all are too. Last night was our first date night in a while and it felt so good to be out and feeling better. We went to a Asian noodles place and it was good. This week, I made some cards from my Anna Griffin card kit and then made my dh's annual candy bags for his job. I still have a few more cards to make and then that will be it. Hope you all are getting your holiday prep finished. linda I hope you can make your shopping trip in the "good" car. We only have one car so I got my dh's gifts from Amazon and everyone else is getting a gift card. Y'all, I am hooked on Amazon Prime! LOL! I am finding so many items there. That next day delivery is crazy!!!! knutschen - Oh, I am so glad you are feeling better! What a sweet mom to be with you especially since you were feeling nausea. Hate that feeling. I had it in the hospital but I think it was my nerves and not the medicine. Not sure but the medicine they gave me eventually worked. Hang in there. Happy anniversary, too! Wow, four years already?  Congrats! I hope when you get back on your feet, you can go out for a nice dinner or something. grammadee - Hooray, you are able to eat regular food now. I know how it is when you have a limited diet. Happy to hear your test turned out fine. Take it easy if you can and enjoy your holidays. Waving hello to you all and have a good night! |
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Post by nylene on Dec 22, 2019 1:41:29 GMT
kitbop , I didn't see your last post at the top of a new page. I love the story of your BIG boys posing for photos. My DD always tries to get a photo of her kids against a big display of any films their daddy works on. I have a couple of Coco photos I still need to scrap. But I love the fact that your older boys are willing to do that. I am so sorry about your car. Why do these things happen at the busiest time of the year....or while you are on vacation.(our experience). I hope that it can be fixed without too much time or money. Good luck! knutschen , so glad to see you typing and doing well. Yesterday was our anniversary and it's so cold we just went to dinner at a nearby restaurant. Take it easy while you are still bandaged up. We don't want any nasty germs in those incisions! Congrats on your 4 years together. grammadee , I wish I had been a cleaning whirlwind today. I did all my shopping that can be done early and did a few cleaning jobs. I feel like I'm no longer pressured. The important things are done. I had to laugh at your "whining" comment. My sentiments exactly. I don't speak or understand "whine". Linda , our concert in Salt Lake is about an hour drive for us, but we ride with DD and family. They buy our tickets and take us to it each year. It is a beautiful production called Forgotten Carols. I always leave with such a great feeling. You have a lot of baking still ahead of you. I will make cookies the day after Christmas so they will be fresh with the Calif kids get here. Other than that, I just have salads, etc. to make. kellyr21, I missed your post too. I left my program open open and didn't refresh before I posted. I hope you took photos of your Anna Griffin cards. You do great things with her designs. I'm sure Ron's colleagues will love the candy treats. I'm glad you were able to go out together. Being cooped up in the house is not a fun thing most of the time. I hope you can have many more dates in the future weeks. Our DGD is playing her violin in her Ward program at Church tomorrow. I think we will go to hers and then come back and go to ours. We have missed most of her concerts this year because they are the same night as our Recovery meetings. I always enjoy the Christmas programs and music. Off to get a few things done.
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Post by joyfulnana on Dec 22, 2019 16:33:14 GMT
Good Morning! Looks like I've got lots to catch up on! grammadee yay! for nothing concerning! Christmas can commence as planned!  @knutsen you are brave to do both wrists at once, and I would probably opt for that myself. Just to get it over with. I hope the surgery went well and you are recovering! linda enjoy your noisy, crowded home! I'm sure you are over the moon having them all under one roof again! I just wanted to pop in and say hi! Baking is done, shopping is done, and the cleaning is on the list for today. Tomorrow I'm off to see family. I'm just itching to make a big crafty mess though. Only a couple more days! I've really enjoyed all the beautiful cards! I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend! It's going to be in the 60's here this week. Ridiculous! But I'll take it! |
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Post by Linda on Dec 22, 2019 21:55:30 GMT
popping in quickly while waiting for the timer to beep. Yesterday was all the shopping 8 shops plus the mall (I hate the mall on a quiet day in February - it's 10000X worse just before Christmas...especially with a DH who needs to browse all the things to be inspired). I was exhausted by the time we got home 8 hours later and thankfully DS cooked dinner. Today was Mass and then DS took DD19 and DH took DD13 out to do their shopping while I started baking. DS jumped in to help when he got back. Mince pies and dark cocoa crinkle cookies are done, last tray of candy cane cookies are baking, buckeyes are in freezer waiting for their chocolate layer, toffee triangles are next and then I need to start dinner I think. Trees and ornaments came in - still need to be put up and decorated but it's a step. joyfulnana - thank you - yes - I love having them all home! nylene - the concert sounds lovely and so does your GD's violin concert - enjoy! I love holiday music kellyr21 - yay for a date night! Amazon prime is awesome isn't it? No next day delivery here but even so...it's helpful hi to everyone |
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Post by grammadee on Dec 23, 2019 2:40:42 GMT
Hello, Pokeys. Sounds like lots of holiday magic going on! There is a post on NSBR about how your house smells: I think from reading your posts that your houses must smell pretty heavenly! Glad to hear you survived your traumatic shopping trip, Linda. I don't mind browsing, but I am not a fan of crowds and noise, so I just want OUT of a busy mall this time of year. I ended up taking dgs with me to shop for groceries today. It went quite well--he even took me out for coffee LOL--until both of us were beginning to play out. But even then we got what I needed (had to go to 3 different grocery stores) and we got home unscathed. My credit card was declined and when I got home I called to see what had happened. I had made a sizable payment early in December, but my credit union had mistakenly credited it to my expired Sears account!!! Took me most of the afternoon and evening tracking down someone who could help me with this. In the end, the rep from MasterCard has said they are mailing me a refund cheque. Hope you get some crafty time, joyfulnana. Tomorrow dgs and I will be making some cards for his cousins, wrapping a couple of small gifts, and creating a treasure hunt so his mom will be able to find her larger gift which is hidden in the basement. Received a few more cards today. It appears that whining DOES work, since msliz sent me some diecut gnomes... Thank you! Dgs has been really excited to help me open the cards that are arriving each day. TTYL! |
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Post by kellyr21 on Dec 24, 2019 0:31:08 GMT
Happy Monday! Hope you all are nice and warm today. It is raining here. We had a nice weekend. Last night we went to my in-laws Christmas concert at their church. It was very good and festive.Shopping is all done and hubby will be off early tomorrow. Christmas will be sort of low key after we visit my side. My dh loves Chinese food so that is what we will have. I think this is our new tradition over the last few years.
Ok, I finally posted some pictures. First here are some of the cards I made with that AG card kit. Also, more pics are on my blog HERE
 Christmas Shaker Cards by Kelly Roberts, on Flickr
Next, I posted some pics of my dh's Christmas party on the blog. HERE
By the way, I redesigned my blog some weeks ago and love the new fresh look. Take a look when you can.
knutschen- Hope you are feeling better each day!
Waving hello to you all and Merry Christmas! Have a terrific time!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2019 14:17:30 GMT
Kelly, you and dh are gorgeous!
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Post by justjac on Dec 24, 2019 19:36:25 GMT
Merry Christmas, everyone. We’re currently on the road to my brother’s for three days. Then we’ll come back home and celebrate with DH’s family. I finished work for the year Friday at noon. We baked buns and made peanut brittle and haystack cookies for today. I also broke out my sewing machine and made some fabric gift bags. We went to the movies yesterday, too. We saw Star Wars and enjoyed it. Then we hand delivered a few Christmas cards. I have loved getting cards from online friends and IRL friends, too. grammadee I’m glad your tests went well and that you’re having fun with DGS. knutschen I’m hoping you have a pain free Christmas. kellyr21 I love the dress you picked for the party. nylene your carols concert sounds lovely. Waving to all the Pokeys! I have not done much crafting this month, but I do have a mini-album started for December. I will share any spreads I finish. |
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Post by LisaDV on Dec 24, 2019 22:05:06 GMT
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas (and a Happy Hanukkah to msliz)! We do our meal today and tomorrow is presents and relaxing. |
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Post by Linda on Dec 24, 2019 22:35:30 GMT
Merry Christmas Eve and Happy Hannukah!
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Post by grammadee on Dec 24, 2019 22:42:10 GMT
Safe travels justjac and anyone else on the road today. Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday! We are tracking Santa carefully. Hope he makes a stop for each of you. A fairly quiet day. Made some salads and cooked some shrimp for tomorrow. Dgs has decorated his stocking. He and Grampa set out some hay for the reindeer. He and his mom and dad and auntie played a few board games. We watched National Lampoons Christmas while he had a bit of a rest. We are hanging out here for another hour, then off to dh’s sister’s for a traditional Christmas Eve supper. Tomorrow, her family will be here for our turkey meal. |
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Post by nylene on Dec 25, 2019 18:06:00 GMT
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkahto all the Pokey Peas. Things are quiet here right now, but should be a real hubbub in an hour. I still have a few things to do, so this will be short. kellyr21 , Your cards are gorgeous. You and Ron are such a beautiful couple. I loved all the pictures on your website, but will go back later and leave you love. I'm glad you are doing better. grammadee , I am sorry about your credit card. Of course it would happen just this time of year. Glad you got it straightened out. LisaDV , how was your dinner last night. We used to do that, but the kids all do their own family thing now on Christmas Eve and this year we had a Recovery meeting anyway. justjac , nice to see your pretty face popping up. My husband picked up your card and laughed at "Hap pea New Year". He doesn't know how much Peas mean to us. LOL Linda , kitbop , @elaynef , msliz , joyfulnana , knutschen, wishing you a wonderful day and a happy new year.
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Post by joyfulnana on Dec 25, 2019 22:12:33 GMT
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah!!! I hope everyone has had a day full of fun, laughter, peace and love!! |
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Post by kitbop on Dec 26, 2019 3:42:59 GMT
Hoping everyone had a day that went according to plan. Ours did and I am grateful: 1 year ago, we spent half the day in ER with a medical emergency, and while all ended up OK, it certainly isn't on the Christmas Day schedule  Did anyone get scrappy gifts? My son gave me a GC that I've already spend at scrapbook.com because I had a 20% coupon from them. My DH gave me (another) Ott Light: I have 2 on my scrap desk, but 1 is the old flip type with the tubular bulb. I wasn't planning on replacing it, and thought about returning this one, but actually the LED seems brighter/better so I'm keeping it. He also gave me "Ohuhu" alcohol markers to add to my copic collection. I love a wide colour assortment, but copics are SO expensive... these seem juicy and nice and I'm quite keen! |
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Post by LisaDV on Dec 27, 2019 20:58:57 GMT
I've been meaning to get on here and really write to everyone, but you know, off enjoying the season.
Dinner was awesome. We do fondue - starting with cheese for lunch, oil at dinner. We did have to forego the chocolate (milk & white) until Christmas day though as we ran out of time. Games have been played each day. Yesterday we went to the movies.
Today, we're celebrating my 50th birthday with dinner. DS is grilling steaks and made a chocolate mousse, and DH is making corn on the cob, baked potatoes and lobster tails. He purchased a $100 bottle of wine to go with dinner. It's also cooled back off which means a fire and glass of wine beside the fireplace after dinner. My actual birthday is Sunday, but that's the only time DH's brother and family could get together for Christmas. I would have said no since it's my 50th, but DH has been really upset that he keeps inviting this brother over since we've moved and he's not come yet. Normally I wouldn't have cared at all.
I'll be cleaning and preparing for Sunday's Christmas tomorrow. Then hopefully, it'll start getting back to normal(ish) around here.
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Post by Linda on Dec 27, 2019 22:32:51 GMT
Hope everyone is enjoying the holidays. Ours is going well. Pizza for dinner on Christmas Eve (a tradition - I don't have to cook) followed by midnight Mass and the ceremonial unwrapping of one present each (matching pyjamas - always new pyjamas for Christmas). Christmas day was quiet - just the 5 of us. DD13 got her first phone, alcohol markers, and a basketball hoop so she made out like a bandit and was thrilled. DD19 got a replacement phone as well (least you think we're super extravagent - they both got iphone 6...which is what DH and I have also as does DS). She was genuinely excited to get a tea kettle and cooling racks but the biggest hit was a copy of The Advent book - it's a book with doors for Dec 1-25 - each door looks like a DOOR and behind it is a nativity scene and it tells the nativity story. My sister gave me ours when the older two were small and DD19 wanted her own copy for when she moves out. DS has now requested one also (adding to his birthday list). DS didn't get anything spectacular - a coat rack, a tea holder, some books, and a Lego Batmobile (which he really really wanted but was a gift with purchase only - DH kindly gave up his). I got HL gift cards from DH and DS, a lovely handmade (in art class) pottery bowl from DD13 and a UCF ornament from DD19. We had roast beef, roast potatoes, yorkshire pudding and all the fixings for dinner. We bought for the family two games - Oregon Trail and Relative Insanity - so we've been playing those - so many laughs! Today we went to a Chinese buffet for lunch. Tomorrow we're meeting up with our local chosen family for a late lunch/early dinner at Cracker Barrel. DS heads back on Monday - DD19 is here until the following weekend and I leave on the 8th to fly back to New england for the rest of January to clean out mum's house some more. Happy 50th LisaDV - enjoy your celebration! The fondue sounds delicious. I remember my parents hosting fondue dinners when I was young (too young to be included). kitbop - you did well with scrappy gifts! enjoy! Hi to all the Pokey Peas! I've loved my Christmas cards - thank you all - they were a bright spot during a difficult holiday. |
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Post by knutschen on Dec 27, 2019 22:53:59 GMT
I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!! We are hopefully getting together Saturday. My nieces are supposed to drive down from Kansas City but I have heard of storms coming in tomorrow. I hope they are able to get here safely. LisaDV - Happy Birthday! My parents just came over and took my old TV & entertainment center for me for donation. My new TV and media center look more updated than what I had. DH got called into work today and plans to volunteer tonight so I have gotten the day to myself. I attempted to drive yesterday and my hands are still a bit sore. I just went down the street. I hope by Monday my soreness is better. I want to attend a scrapbook meetup at the library. I am unsure how the surgeon thought I could drive the next day. I got to take my bandages off Monday and just put a bandaid over the incisions. I can tell everyday that things are improving. In one more week, I get my sutures out. At least the pain is just soreness. It is much better than the first few days. I have been watching TV and doing some laundry. I keep wanting to work on my Bullet Journal. |
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Post by kellyr21 on Dec 28, 2019 1:03:42 GMT
Happy Friday! So glad all of you had a nice Christmas. We had some family time in the morning and then my dh got his favorite Chinese food. He was an extra happy camper all day. LOL! We got nice gifts and rested the rest of the day. Our best gift to each other is an over due vacation. This Summer, I wasn't up to taking a vacay anywhere. So we decided to do it for Christmas. We are both so looking forward to going to our favorite hotel at a local beach area. Yippee!
Thanks to all of you who visited my blog. The cards turned out so cute and that party at Disney was amazing. I got that dress at JCP for $24.00. It had a side zipper that was crinkled. I was gonna have the dress altered but then I remembered I had this black belt. I put that on and it covered the defeat perfectly. So I enjoyed wearing it. Haven't been that dressed up in ages.
Have you all seen that PBS TV series, "Victoria?" I just discovered and started watching on Amazon Prime a few weeks ago. I am on season 2 now. So good!
LisaDV - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Welcome to the 50 plus club! I am so glad you enjoyed yourself and hope your actual day is just as fun. Hugs to ya!!!!
knutschen- ALRIGHT! Happy to hear you are progressing and feeling better. It is so weird when I started feeling better, the bad days are so distant. Thank God for short term memory! LOL!
kitbop - What a fun gift you got. I like shopping for crafting items. I got a gift card to M's I hope to use soon too.
linda - You did have a good time with your family, too. I am glad you had so much joy on Christmas.
nylene - Thanks for the comment on my blog post. Hope you and your dh are enjoying the family and the holidays.
grammadee - How is your doggy doing these days? What a good family time you had too.
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Post by joyfulnana on Dec 29, 2019 3:50:42 GMT
Happy Birthday LisaDV!! Your dinner plans sound wonderful and I hope everything went well! Just popping in to say hi. I've had a hard time staying caught up with everyone lol. It sounds like everyone has had a wonderful holiday! I got a GC at SG but haven't spent it yet. Nothing is catching my eye lately so I will hang on to it until the new releases start popping up. I can't believe this year is almost over. It went so fast! |
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Post by kitbop on Dec 29, 2019 15:44:30 GMT
Happy Birthday LisaDV! I'm so glad I'm here to say that to you because Yesterday I was #flatonmyback #notsicklikethisin10years sick. Fever+gastro...I could not get up for anything other than rare walks to the bathroom (rare because I couldn't drink anything!). UGGGGH! I'm used to illness/pain that takes is a nuisance or unpleasant but you can power through it where you need to. Yesterday I couldn't sit up, very different. We had friends over yesterday too - DH and the kids entertained them - but boy was the kitchen a mess this morning. I'm back on my feet this morning, achey but eating toast. Huzzah! I *hate* losing days to sickness. Well, who doesn't? knutschen, glad your hands are letting you start experimenting with them! |
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Post by grammadee on Dec 29, 2019 16:19:21 GMT
Oh kitbop, that does NOT sound fun. Look after yourself. You do not want a relaps of that! Sorry I missed your birthday, LisaDV. I was thinking it was tomorrow, but didn't check. Dd is heading off this afternoon with her family. Not sure if my sil will be coming over for brunch before they leave: she was going to try, but she has had house guests all week, too. Okay, off to make some sense of my kitchen so brunch can happen... |
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Post by Linda on Dec 29, 2019 19:26:08 GMT
(((Hugs)) kitbop - that soudns miserable - hopefully your family is busy cleaning up the kitchen Enjoy your brunch grammadeeI slept through church today - oops - I don't usually drink (maybe a couple of times a year and only ONE)...last night DS heated up gluhwein and I somehow ended up with a refill...I sure did sleep well though. DS and DH are out exploring an antique mall today. I'm catching up on laundry after spending yesterday scanning scrapbooks and then going out to eat with our chosen family (very close locl friends) as well as working on my Dec album. I need to make some cookies and more mince pies - some to send with Ds when he leaves tomorrow and some for New Year's Eve. |
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Post by nylene on Dec 30, 2019 15:52:29 GMT
Happy Belated Birthday, LisaDV ! I'm sorry I missed the actual day. I saw that you wouldn't be in the Team challenges this month. I want you to know you will be missed! Linda , I think checking out an antique mall sounds like such fun. I always laugh when I come across something in an antique shop that I got for my wedding and is still being used all the time...like my electric can opener! I guess I qualify as an antique myself, so it's ok. Hope you have a great day. I hope your DS has an uneventful trip back. grammadee , thanks for heading up the Teams again this month. You are a busy bee. I hope your brunch went well. kitbop , I am sorry you have been sick. That's no fun especially at a time that there is so much to do. Sending prayers and hugs. Hope you are tiptop soon. Take it easy. joyfulnana , I'd love to know what you get when you spend your gift card. I feel like I "need" some new scrappy goodness, but as I look around my scraproom I don't know where I'd store it. I need something new to excite me again. Will you get to spend more time with Rudy while he's out of school this week? kellyr21 , I love the look of your new blog. I can hear in your "typing voice" that you are feeling better. That's so nice. I'm glad you had a great Christmas and were able to be artistic. I laughed about helping Ron elevate his coworkers gifts to a higher level. You are so cute. knutschen , I think of you every day and hope those incisions are healing well. When will you have to return to work? I'm glad they are getting less sore. Congrats on a new upgrade to your TV. We finally had to do that so that DH can see anything on it. He has to sit pretty close to see much, but mainly just listens. DD and family dropped by Friday nite when they first arrived, but have spent the last 2 days at DSIL's home. He has 9 siblings and they were all together for his parents' 50th and to say good-by before they leave for a Mission in the Philippines. I think it is for 2 years. Today DD and the kids will all be here and will probably hang here most of the week. I am really looking forward to it. I will start a new thread later tomorrow or Wed. morning. 2020...doesn't seem possible!
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Post by Linda on Dec 30, 2019 15:56:51 GMT
nylene - the guys love the antique malls - I like a quick browse but spending the whole afternoon there is dreadfully boring so I was glad to be left home. They had a very good trip though - DS had found ishes at his thrift store a couple of months ago - pfatlzgraf village - but the set didn't have dinner plates. He found dinenr plates plus a tea pot/sugar dish/creamer and a vegetable bowl. He also found me a jewellery armoire - exactly the style/colour I've been looking for. He was tickled pink to give it to me. They also found some books and old postcards and DH found a Mustang shaped telephone (he collects mustangs) Enjoy your visit with your DD and her family! DS left this morning - we really enjoyed having him home for Christmas.
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Post by knutschen on Dec 30, 2019 20:53:16 GMT
I am going to be heading to a scrapbook meetup at the library soon. My DH got called into work early so he needed the bathroom first. That has but me later than I had hoped. I am hoping the UPS man makes it before I leave. nylene My doctor told me I would be off work for 2 weeks but the FMLA paperwork they old me 4-6 weeks. Since I work in patient care, my incisions have to be healed. My wrist are still sore and I can't pick up my furbabies without pain. I see him this Friday to get my sutures out and I plan to remind him I have to lift on patients that are 150+ pounds and can't even lift up my furbabies currently. The heaviest of my pets is my pug and she is 14 pounds. I can tell the soreness is improving. I got excited that I could shampoo my hair with my fingers last Saturday. I can dress myself without help now. I have felt like a toddler learning how to dress and getting excited I can do certain things!  I am going to St. Louis next month for a crop and hope to do some planning. I hope to get kits made before then to take. I had better finish getting ready! |
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So glad the test went well!
Congrats! I hope when you get back on your feet, you can go out for a nice dinner or something.
