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Post by auntkelly on Dec 15, 2022 1:44:24 GMT
No one in my immediate family has tattoos. As far as I know, no one has ever seriously thought of getting one. It’s something we’ve never really discussed or thought much about.
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 14, 2022 20:38:48 GMT
This thread makes me nostalgic for all the threads on the old board about Christmas Cookie Swap Parties. Some peas had so many rules that the cookie swappers had to follow! The number one rule always seemed to be "No Store Bought Cookies" followed closely by "No Chocolate Chip Cookies." The posters were aways complaining about friends and relatives whose cookies were too simple or didn't taste good. I never understood the hate for the lowly chocolate chip cookie. Anyway, when I read some of those rules, it sounded like the cookie swap was more of a penance than a party.
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 14, 2022 18:39:19 GMT
I don't like macaroons.
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 14, 2022 18:14:25 GMT
I highly recommend The Moon is Down by John Steinbeck.
You can read it in an afternoon. It is loosely based on the occupation of Norway during WWII by the Germans, although Steinway never mentions the name of the occupied country nor the name of the occupier in the novel. It is a very uplifting story which leaves you with hope for the human race.
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 13, 2022 14:02:46 GMT
I'd just like someone to actually ask a follow up question. So far, all of their comments/interviews have been made in a vacuum. I want someone to ask who "they" is. That was exactly what I was thinking when they told their version of the breakdown in the relationship between Meghan and her father, Thomas, just before the wedding. Meghan said she texted Thomas twenty times and received no answer. At some point, she heard he was in the hospital with heart problems. Meghan finally received an answer to her texts, but she did not think it was actually written by Thomas. It didn’t match his texting style. Harry and Meghan suspected “someone” had taken Thomas’ phone and sent the text to Meghan, pretending to be Thomas. Harry sprung into action and grabbed Meghan’s phone and composed a text to Thomas saying something like “This is Harry. We don’t believe you sent that last text to Meghan because it doesn’t sound like you. We’re worried about you.” Then the story abruptly ended. There were no follow up questions such “do you have a theory as to who might have taken Thomas’ phone?” or “did you consider hiring someone to check on Thomas’ well being?”
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 12, 2022 16:06:29 GMT
I actually loved the ending. Tonya had to die, but I'm glad she went out in a blaze of glory. I think Portia is too much of a wimp to tell the authorities what really happened because her only concern will be for her own safety. Tonya's husband will get the money, but he'll spend the rest of his life wondering if whoever killed the gangsters he hired to kill his wife will come after him.
I think all the other characters are just basically going to continue to be who they were before they came to the island. Ethan and Harper might be the only ones to benefit from their experience in Sicily, but who knows how long that will last.
I would have loved to see everyone's final hotel bill! Why did they keep eating at the hotel restaurant when there must have been dozens of wonderful restaurants nearby!!!
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 8, 2022 14:19:33 GMT
This is great news. I hope that she can resume her career and have a happy private life after this horrific experience, but I’m sure it will be difficult. She will probably always feel like Russian agents are watching her every move and could cause her to have an “accident” at any time. I will always believe those drugs were planted, even if she says she accidentally carried them with her.
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 8, 2022 14:07:55 GMT
My goal was just to read more books than I have in the past few years--and I did! I've read 80 books this year so far, as opposed to 39 in 2021 and 28 in 2020. My five-star books this year were: Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson Billy Summers by Stephen King Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why It Still Matters by Anne Boyd Rioux Can't Buy Me Love: The Beatles, Britain and America by Jonathan Gould Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill by Sonia Purnell Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont Five Wives by Joan Thomas Booth by Karen Joy Fowler French Braid by Anne Tyler The Dutch House by Ann PatchettThe Star Machine by Janine Basinger Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family by Ron and Clint Howard Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes I loved the Dutch House. I recently started following Ann Patchett on Tic Toc. She owns a book store and has a series on Tic Toc called “If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you.” Two of the books she has mentioned on that series were two of my favorite reads of the year, but I forgot to mention them on my post. If I remember correctly, one of the books she mentioned, The Story of Lucy Gault was out of print when she mentioned it and has now been brought back into print because so many of her followers requested it. My library didn’t own a copy, but I recommended it on the Overdrive app and they bought a copy. It’s a wonderful book!
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 7, 2022 18:20:14 GMT
My favorite reads this year were:
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles The Great Bridge by David McCullough (Sadly, McCullough passed away this year. He was one of my favorite authors). A Tale of Two Cities (My book club always picks a classic to read in January. This was a great choice).
I never set an annual reading goal. I like to read thick books that take at least a couple of weeks to finish. I'm so competitive (even w/ myself) that I'm afraid if I had a reading goal, I'd pick books based on their length so that I could exceed my goal.
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 7, 2022 13:55:18 GMT
I recently ordered Laniege, because it’s been hyped so much on social media, and I am not impressed. I think applying Burt’s Bee at bedtime works just as well.
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 7, 2022 13:49:29 GMT
I understand why you feel the way you do.
By not putting their puppy on a leash, the puppy owners put everyone at risk. Their pup could have been hurt had your dog been more aggressive, a human could have been bitten trying to intervene, someone could have tripped over the dogs and fallen, or valuable camera equipment could have been knocked over and damaged. Fortunately no dogs or humans were hurt, but your pictures were ruined due to someone else’s fault. No wonder you are disappointed.
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 6, 2022 18:56:38 GMT
I'll probably watch just because everyone will be talking about it and I want to see it for myself.
As others have said, I can't imagine that they are going to have many more stories to tell, and I think even the people who really like them are going to get bored w/ them eventually.
I tend to think they will do anything to stay in the spotlight. I can just see them on Dancing With the Stars someday.
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 6, 2022 18:43:26 GMT
I've always worked right up until the last minute.
It was always important for my own self respect. I've only had one boss I didn't get along with and when I left that job, I came in on the last weekend I was there to finish a brief I was working on. I had started it and it was important to me that I finish it. The former boss didn't even call me when the judge ruled in my client's favor on the matter. I had to hear it from a former co-worker. Even though I know the former boss probably took full credit for the brief w/ the client, it pleased me to know I had gone out on a high note.
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 6, 2022 15:28:53 GMT
Your heart is in the right place, but the trip just doesn't sound safe for either of you. It sounds like she would be dependent on you to take care of her. If you got hurt (such as you strained your back trying to break her fall) you would both be unable to take care of yourselves, and you wouldn't have any friends or family nearby to help you out.
I would just tell her that no one is available this year to go w/ you to Hawaii and therefore you are going to have to cancel the trip.
I'm sorry your friend is in such poor health. She is fortunate to have you as a friend.
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 5, 2022 17:57:20 GMT
If you're trying to slim down in photos, turn slightly to the side, always put your weight on your back foot, and bend your front leg a little. Always leave a space between your arm and your side (if you don't, it adds the width of your arm to the width of your body.) I've always been happy w/ the way my face photographs, but not so much my body. Learning to put my weight on my back foot was a game changer. It took a little practice to get it to the point that it looked natural. For me, the trick of turning to the side doesn't work. I have an apple shape and I feel like if I turn even a little, the camera zooms right to my mid section.
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 3, 2022 23:29:38 GMT
There have been lots of good games today. I wish my team was still playing.
I think TCU will still be in the playoffs and I think Duggan should win the Heisman.
BOOMER!
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 3, 2022 17:09:09 GMT
I think progressive dinners are fun and your ornament idea is a good one.
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 3, 2022 5:33:29 GMT
The Utes win over USC was awesome!
I think every Oklahoma Sooner fan was cheering for Utah. (Sorry Lincoln Riley but we really don't like you!)
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 2, 2022 16:37:17 GMT
I think parents should always be kind and polite to their kids' boyfriends or girlfriends (unless the relationship is toxic).
However, I do think a lot of parents become over involved in their kids' love life. One of my best friends in high school became so involved in her boyfriend's family life, that I think it made it hard for either of them to think about breaking up and dating other people. My friend joined her boyfriends' church, attended his family reunions, etc. Her family treated him like he was part of their family as well. I think it made their relationship just seem like it was meant to be and I think they both felt that if they broke up, they would be letting both of their families down.
My friend ended up marrying her boyfriend as soon as they graduated from college. Both families were thrilled. In a few short years, when my friend was pregnant with her second child, her husband met someone at work and the couple ended up divorcing.
Maybe things wouldn't have turned out any different if the families had been indifferent to the relationship, but I think if both families had given the couple more space when they were younger, they might have broken up, dated other people, gotten back together and lived happily ever after. Or maybe they would have broken up, found other partners and never gotten back together. Or maybe nothing would have changed even if the families weren't so invested in the relationship.
Anyway, because of that experience, I have always tried to strike a balance between being warm and welcoming to my kids' boyfriends/girlfriends, without being too quick to embrace them as a family member.
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 2, 2022 3:38:28 GMT
I thought the statement the police spokesman made today was very unsettling. The spokesman said the police believe this was a targeted murder but they don’t know if the killer targeted the victims or the residence.
If the killer targeted the residence, does that just mean he set out to kill a stranger(s) and picked that residence because it was an easy mark?
If so, I would be very frightened if I lived anywhere near that community. This case is so bizarre. I hope the police have more leads than they are letting on.
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Post by auntkelly on Nov 29, 2022 16:38:11 GMT
If it were me, I would keep things simple and make your festive Christmas plates the star of the table. If you are going for a more traditional vibe, I would buy red or green solid placemats and napkins then find an appropriately sized and shaped bowl (you could use more than one if you have a big table) and fill it w/ shiny glass ornaments of different sizes which match your placemats and napkins. Then I'd add a few sprigs of real or fake greenery and call it good. I probably wouldn't use a table cloth or runner, but that's just me. I like things clean and simple. If I did use a tablecloth, I'd choose white or ivory.
Of course you could go w/ a more modern Christmas color like pink or turquoise if you wanted, but I would keep things simple and not have a lot of patterns on the table, because I think they would compete w/ the words on your dishes.
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Post by auntkelly on Nov 27, 2022 16:55:46 GMT
I'm certainly not a fashion icon, but if pressed, I think my friends would describe my style as classic. (When I was younger, I think they would have said "Preppy.")
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Post by auntkelly on Nov 27, 2022 16:36:05 GMT
In a fitting end to a heartbreaking season, my Oklahoma Sooners lost a heartbreaker to Texas Tech in overtime.
BOOMER!
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Post by auntkelly on Nov 26, 2022 15:07:57 GMT
Oh my goodness, that NC State/Carolina game was a nail biter! Ha Ha Tarheels! That was one of the best games I’ve watched this season! What an amazing performance by NC State’s fourth string quarterback! Talk about grace under fire! My daughter is engaged to a NC State grad so we’ve added the Wolfpack to the list of teams we cheer for (as long as they aren’t playing OU 🤣).
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Post by auntkelly on Nov 26, 2022 14:16:14 GMT
Watching my Huskers play Iowa today. Just wondering how they will lose. Matt Rhule will probably be announced as our coach in a few days. In 2019, my daughter, sister in law and I went to NYC for a long weekend. It happened to be the weekend they announced the Heisman trophy winner. As we were walking back to our hotel one cold and rainy afternoon, my usually very proper sister in law suddenly stops in her tracks and says “we just passed . . .oh what’s his name . . .” Then she yells “Hey Baylor coach!” Matt Rhule was walking down the street with his wife, brother, and very young daughter. They stopped and talked to us for a good five minutes and could not have been nicer. I’ve been a huge Matt Rhule fan ever since. I think he’ll be the perfect hire for Nebraska!
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Post by auntkelly on Nov 24, 2022 5:24:32 GMT
There are 9 of us. It's my immediate family plus my brother's immediate family.
My brother's son just got engaged tonight. My brother and SIL hosted an engagement party tonight for about 60 people or so. My SIL still insisted on hosting Thanksgiving tomorrow for our family. She's a rock star!
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Post by auntkelly on Nov 23, 2022 22:43:08 GMT
My Oklahoma Sooners play Texas Tech in Lubbock. Hopefully the win last week against in state rival Oklahoma State will give them some confidence going in this game! Good luck to your Red Raiders, **GypsyGirl**. It should be a good game! BOOMER!
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Post by auntkelly on Nov 23, 2022 4:15:35 GMT
I’m so sorry.
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Post by auntkelly on Nov 22, 2022 21:23:52 GMT
I’m glad you are going to be seen soon.
I was going to suggest going to an urgent care.
A couple of years ago, I felt a small lump under my arm on a Friday night. I went to an urgent care on Saturday morning. The doctor told me he thought it was a swollen lymph node and prescribed antibiotics. He told me to call my ob-gyn’s office first thing Monday morning, which I did. By the time I saw her on Monday afternoon, it had shrunk considerably. She agreed that it was probably just a swollen lymph node, but ordered a mammogram just to be sure. (I was due for one anyway). The mammogram was fine and I haven’t had any problems since.
I hope everything turns out fine w/ your situation as well.
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Post by auntkelly on Nov 21, 2022 17:13:08 GMT
I bought this face tint at Cos Bar as a treat for myself on vacation. Now I am completely hooked. It moisturizes my face and gives it a nice pink glow. I like to wear it under my foundation or all by itself on days I don't feel like putting on foundation. link
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