Good Morning!

We slept in till nearly 6 o'clock! I was awake at 3 and almost got up, but was able to fall back to sleep off and on.

DH is out playing with his snow blower now. I handed the yard stick out the door for him to measure the snow......15". I sent you all a pic of our backyard.

Not doing anything today. DH will be busy clearing snow here, at Betty's and at the recreation park where he works. It's not terribly cold(20's) and the sun is supposed to come out and the wind is not whipping. All in all, a nice winter day.

Trig.....so you have to tiptoe around the house since DD just went to bed? Too funny! She has her days and nights mixed up! LOL! Hope DH has a good trip to SC.

Jaz....glad you have some nice plans for Christmas Day. I'm sorry about your Mom, but it sounds like it will be best to distance yourself. You did your best to have a relationship with her....have no regrets about your part in it all.

Nic.....I think we all have those days of feeling like we're just drifting along with nothing on the horizon. The only thing that has saved me this year is golf. If I wouldn't have had that, I fear that it would have been a bad scene around here.

I feel badly about your son's last semester of college. So many special things of life have been ruined this year. Sigh....

Blue....thinking of you. Have you gotten a big snow yet this season? I know snow is no big deal for people in MN.

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See you all later!

Lori ya gotta have something planned, like your video tapes or dvds with exercise stuff you were mentioning?? just wondering on what your day is, kind mine is boring but I am gonna go to store for a few 'zc foods' I want and to get out, won't buy alot but out of the house is key for me now.

but also I am thinking of 2021 challenge. OMG should I say the word exercise, and darn if it ain't easy and doable but 'me' ya know HAHA hmm...thinking LOL

yea literally to be young again with no bills, 0 responsibility and just 'living' as it comes at you on your own terms, and me thinks when she sees the 'real life of society' and its functions, life is so crushed for many but then again, rise above somehow and one can shine thru? ugh...who knows just a rant HAHA

Hi all-

Jaz- I was smiling over you having to ask Siri what day it was. DS22 said he was taking his food upstairs and I asked him why. He said he had to work. I was COMPLETELY CONFUSED. I had NO IDEA that it was Thursday. I thought maybe Tuesday? LOLOLOL Where has this week even GONE? Part of it is that DH worked over the weekend so it all just blended into itself. Ever since the week of Thanksgiving I have lost all sense of time (but not of taste and smell!)

LOL over your Aunt being appalled about lounge wear. Lord, she would really freak over what we do in our house! We have house wear and you would think we never actually get dressed! That wouldn't be too far off the mark, either.

I'm glad you get to have Xmas with your DD. That will be nice. And yeah, get your stuff out of your Mom's place. That way IF you choose to see her or not, you won't be beholden to her. I wouldn't ask her for anything, dog care included.

Trig- This BETTER all be over by the time your DD goes to college. OMG! I can't imagine!

I've stripped down over the years from sleeping in a t-shirt and shorts, to a t-shirt only, to just underwear. Once the kids are gone I will probably ditch that too and live wild and free!

My DS18 is staying up all night too, says he has bad insomnia right now. He says that if a peer texts in a group chat at 4 AM that everyone responds, so I guess all the kids are flipped upside down and sideways these days!

Your kiddo was lucky only having one exam! When I was in HS we could only place out of exams in our senior year, and my kids weren't allowed to place out of ANY. Which totally sucked!

Lori- 15 inches! That is a good solid snow! I hope there are lots of kids out sledding and building snowmen and forts etc.

Hey Blue!

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Trig mentioned a 2021 challenge. I just got NOTHIN'. I mean, I cannot even envision what next year will be like. I can't do a work related challenge because how knows what that will look like- I don't see being mask free until summer at the earliest. Nothing involving a gym. Nothing really involving travel- I think we will be lucky to pull off the Mexico trip in August at this point. I'll have to think on it... maybe something involving low carb cooking or recipes and the cookbooks I have that are largely untouched.

I am considering a letter writing challenge for myself. I bought a book about it- a woman who wrote on thank you letter a week for a full year. Really nice ones. I think that would be something that would benefit me in being in a place of gratitude and saying things unsaid, and also benefit others as well. So that is a strong contender.

Also, maybe some minor weight work. We have weights in the basement and DS22 could show me a thing or two. Possibly. We'll see. I do feel that I have lost some strength and overall fitness since gyms closed 9 months ago. Random walks do not make up for missing my fitness classes.

Feeling better than I was yesterday. Today I've gotten some cleaning done (DS18's room- he straightened it, I dusted/vacuumed), basement bathroom, basement FR, half bath on main, and kitchen/FR counters/floors. I made a list of what I need to get for Xmas breakfast and dinner. I will be mailing the Xmas cards out. So yeah, a blue day followed by a productive day to balance it out.

Dinner tonight is meatloaf and some veg.

I hate that we can't plan anything for next year. I sure was spoiled by just picking up and going whenever I felt like it. I joined a couple FB Women who golf groups and have struck up a couple good conversations. One of them mentioned going to a women's golf clinic in NC in May. It is for 4 days. I would love to go...even though it's $$$. I just don't think we're going to be able to do stuff like that by May. The golf part would be ok....being outside with classes etc., but there is also a social part with cocktail hours and dinners.....I don't want to go if we couldn't do all that too. Several of the women have already signed up and said they were told that they could get their deposit refunded if things don't work out. I'm just afraid that they'll go ahead with it.....with restrictions...and then they won't refund since they're technically running the clinic. I'm so torn. I want 2021 to be the year that my game really improves and I know that will mean some lessons and more time at the practice range.

So, I guess my challenge will involve exercises and training to improve golf! Let's hope it works!

Hey ladies - do frekin late here!!!!!
Where to start- all beautiful posts- ......... and ... you are it- all so good.

Nic-I so LOVE the idea of a thank you letter to yourself. OMG do I ever. What a shit show of 2020. I can't even go for a goal for 2021 except it not be 2020. So something positive and gentle is a welcome gesture!!!!!

I laughed when I read you post.......WHAT IS TODAY?!?!?!?!?!? hahahah
BTW- Your home is STUNNING with your tree and fire place........ truly Christmas!!!!!!!!

Yum on the meatloaf!!!!!!- What time for dinner.
how much snow did you end up getting????

Lori- HOLY MOLY- Girl- you place is as expected- post card material!!!!!!! Beautiful. Seriously 19 inches!!!!!!! Then comes the blowing snow- no thank you . You can keep your post card and send all the pics you want!!!!!! HAHAHAHAh

Are you stocked up for a minute?
Hey shoveling snow is a work out- HAVE AT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HAHAHAHA

I hear on on not know about the FB- get together for May. Personally it is going to be WELL into 2021- before any sense of normal comes into play. Just sayin, I don't think anything is going to pick up for .............. I dunno- 2021 might be a wash

Trig-- wow you stalled for a day?!?!?!?!- listen skinny gal- no worries for you!!!! insert eye roll here!!!!! HAHAHAHAH
Ya I am with you on wanted to go further south!!!!!

Cool part about you and the family you can just pick up and go at a whim- and be safe and all!!!!! You have invested well!!!!!

Have you decided on your"Christmas" dinner?

Blue- Oh..... time to post my friend..... if you don't I will SIC TRIG on you....... HAHAHAHAH
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I had a but load of errands today. One to get emissions for car- can you say money GRAB!!!!!It is not even a state thing but a county thing! !~#$%$#~

Then I was off to Traders Joes - place was PACKED! - I had on a mask of course but loosed it on ne side so I could "lick" a back for veggies to get it open as the bag was sticking. It had my make down for no longer than a minute before some EMPLOYEE informed me policy to have mask secure.
No take in mind I am wearing an N95- right! And half these clowns are wearing hell knows what some kind of fabric. I wanted to scream.......no cure for STUPID, SHEEPLE..... I put it back up as I was going to anyway........
My N95- down for 10 seconds VS- bandanna UNDER a NOSE....... HUMMMMMMMMMMMM- yea what ever......... no cure.....

Wall Street- 2nd best DAY EVER........ Tesla...... I bought it last week when it tanked- a lot of it. It sold out today for highest ever...... I sold at almost highest.
I think the hardest thing- when to take your profit and walk- or chance it and hold..... I dunno. I cash out and sweet-
Tomorrow it either going to crash or I will be weeping I should have held.
So fun......... Truly it is. I am counting the blessing of today

So NIC- I love your idea of writing blessing to self every week!!!!
That is DYNAMITE
Can't do too much self love these days. this is a rough stinking year. Everyone of us has been touched in some way.

Not much else- I am tired. Every tired. Will be hitting up a movie and bed early!!!!

XOXOXOXo
Ladies

Hi all,

Nic---Glad you shared how you're feeling about all this. You're just so super capable that we need reminding that doesn't mean it hasn't been a bit of a truck pull for you. Having your son have the THING, you know how it is when you're a mom---you get through it and THEN you allow yourself to feel it. I think the word you used, "unsettled" is a very good one to describe how so many of us feel, and each of us for our own reasons. Anywho, I love that we can all show up here with our real feelings as they occur. SIGH. Nothing to do but find our connections and commonalities and know that we're so not alone, and we're not "failing" any test of how we should be in these times we've never experienced before.

Love the thing about writing a thank you letter to yourself, to realize all the ways we try so hard and never give ourselves credit for it.

Trig---I love how you just keep ramming thru stall outs and losses. Seriously girl, I am hungry for a pix of you, as I think you probably don't see how dramatic your losses have been. Last time I saw you was Charlston. You looked good, but thinking you've probably whittled down some since then, by the sound of your posts. HA. I'm not too keen on sharing pix of myself, so I totally understand if you don't want to do this. Still girl, you are an inspiration. Tucking it away for the day I'm ready to receive that inspiration in my own heart.

Jaz---Wow, congrats on your Tesla victory. Yeah, I can see how hard it would be to STOP when you see your potential to make more the longer you hold on. But this my friend, IS the Casino part. This is where many day traders, and that's what you are, either come out exactly where they came in, or get much more hurt. But you have obviously come out ahead. Y'know, l can see how suited for this you are. You like a bit of a wild ride, but are smart enough to not be greedy. Keep it that way, because imo, it's the only way to make day trading work for you longer term.

Hope you continue on with Halifax. If you do you'll find that this show ain't all sweet and there are some "warriors" of a different kind involved.

Lori---Oh man. And then there's Aunt Betty's laundry. I don't think many people realize all the challenges of taking care of the elderly, because usually they turn it over to someone else. Again girl, good on you!

So get what you mean when you say you hate not being able to plan anything for next year. We all have things we struggle with the most. For me, besides the obvious of wanting to see and hug my son, as well as other family and friends, it's restaurants. Man, do I ever miss restaurants. And I miss not seeing people's smiles, now covered with a mask.

I do agree with you that May might be optimistic for social gatherings, and sounds like that's a nice part of the golf clinic thing. Heard today that after the front line, people 65 and over will probably be next for the vaccine. Thinking you might be too young for that, and even if not, who knows when we will get even there, but I'm feeling optimistic it could be before then. Still. Who knows.

A pal of mine's daughter just cancelled and re-scheduled her upcoming May wedding. Decided she didn't want wedding pix with everyone in masks, not to mention all those who may not feel safe to be there at all yet.

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So, my work projects are done, and I don't expect to see anymore of them till next year, if I'm lucky enough to keep getting work in such a difficult time.

OTOH, this is allowing me to get back to the book my co-author and I are writing much more regularly. Took me awhile to get back into our story, even though I have worked on it with her here and there when I could in these last busy weeks.

But writing a story really demands a day to day mojo I have been missing. When you work on it every day, you get this feeling of the story all around you, and you come up with more ideas. Feels good to be back in that game. I have and do so treasure this project in this time, and the amazing relationship my co-author and I have developed. We are so different, but nevertheless seem to fit together like puzzle pieces to get the job done. We have our disagreements about it all, but it's like parents arguing over a baby, it is with love and care. She rolls with it, I roll with it. And for two creative people, that's right next to a miracle.

Unlike some of our friends on the east coast, we are continuing to enjoy very mild weather for this time of year. In the 40's, virtually no snow. If it's one thing I know as a northern gal, we'll always get our share of snow, so I don't miss it when it's not there. Particularly now when snow and ice is just one more burden to those we already face. Heh. Know that can change anytime, but the way I look at it, we're almost to Xmas without seeing anywhere near the worst of winter. I do not need a "White Xmas" this year.

Hoping this weather holds thru the holiday, as I'm hoping we can do a bonfire and Xmas cheers in my bro's backyard for a couple of hours, either Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. We'll see.

Good Morning!

Ho Hum......just another day. I, too, have to really think to remember what day it is. One day is just like another around here since I have no golf "dates" on my calendar and no appointments or anything. I have no appts. until the first week of the new year.

DH dug through the mountain of snow here, at Betty's and at the park. He's loving his snow blower! He said it is the best thing he ever bought. I'm always harping at him about being careful when he has to shovel.....telling him if he feels anything in his chest to stop! So many people have heart attacks shoveling snow.....scary. I think a lot of people are very inactive and then go out to shovel snow and boom. DH is quite active in his daily life, so I think he's in pretty good shape, but you never know.

Personals another time as I'm still half asleep.

Later!

Nicco I liked your 2021 challenges/a goal that you wrote out, alot of them are good ones I also have to think on this stuff cause I need a small focus, anything, for 2021 to seem better than the crazy 2020 LOL

Yea the exams were changed up cause of covid and no school etc, they put good grade limits on if testing was required and she got away lucky on that with the other classes Everything is different as you know with school crap now!

yes, yes, her group chats up at about 2am or so and she is in there laughing and chatting...omg. It is a cult now thing I guess or something off the wall ya know... HAHAHA

your meatloaf sounds yummy. I might have to make me one soon, I stopped making them cause a burger is basically the same thing to me, my meatloaf is just add an egg and shape it different but somehow I miss 'my meatloaf' now reading about yours

Jazz, too funny, being scolded by an employee for not masking up for a second....oh boy what I woulda said to that person!!! You kinder than me holding back HAHA

on the scale, I haven't lost anything in a while now but I am fine with it. I am trying to get thru the holidays and not worrying about a 1/2 lb off that scale right now Jan. I will focus tighter ya know, right now is get thru holiday food crap and be strong kinda thing....Jan. and winter is slug tired cold time for me, I might force a darn little exercise per day challenge on myself....thinking on it all tho.

end of Jan. will come and changes again for you and you will zip back up. you move alot and all but your life is more sluggy also without work and you are in 'free style' mode and alot of times we get tired in that mode, I do....I need to find ways to zip me up a bit

Lori....oh that has to irk the furball outta ya big time. Wanting to do this golf lesson package and social event and you are worried about it all. I so get that and it stinks doesn't it? That sounds like something you would just love to do ya know and you are right, restrictions will loosen or go tight again? who knows? Planning something like this you don't know what it will be but in the end, we can only hope to not let restrictions worry us so much we don't do things we want ya know.....hell I am having those troubles too! I know.

Lovin' your snow? boy you got it. maybe weather will temp up and bit and melt faster for you guys....hope so.

Blue, a bonfire and Christmas cheers in your bro's backyard would be super cool.....I hope you guys can make that happen, and without alot of snow on top of it all LOL That would be way more than I have going down. Just the 3 of us. Kid wants Italian restaurant dinner on Xmas eve since the moms are not coming and I said cool. Xmas dinner is just crab stuffed flounder filet and filet mignon. But she wants out and about for something to feel more like a holiday and I get it so I said cool on eating out.

Sounds like you are doing good!! Love it. Just all lets get thru the last of the year in good form and put alot of prayers that 2021 makes 2020 start to fade ya know. Best we can do I guess!

I will do a pic from my upcoming June or July? pic from the beach. Then you can all see me again and let me tell ya....I am NO skinny minny ya know LOL I just lost some more lbs but still am an old farm gal and not some model HAHA



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sunny but cold day but will take it vs all that rain.
back porch is slick and slippery, gotta watch out for that, this old gal goes down hard now and doesn't bounce back up like I used to LOL

off to moms today.

then home to clean a bit, this and that. Nothing major

hubby driving to, heck I don't know, he said, I forgot but he is working.

kid sleeping as usual.

nothing major here. boring. need to find me some zip in life. gonna have to work on that. I need a new niche somehow, something ya know. winter is gonna be long, I will go bonkers without some type of focus.....we shall see, thinking on it all.

over and out and be good everyone

TGIF- LADIES!!!!! - Dec. 18th -
Remember when I was so happy about Fridays!!!!! - yeahhhhhh

Lori- I bet your land laden with snow is so pretty! You all really got dumped! Does it "feel" like winter now for you?
I agree with being careful with that snow shoveling!!!! I gave away my snow blower when I moved! Thing is a snow blower is good for SMALL amounts- not FEET of snow!

Stay warm and safe- it can get slippery out there! Trig is right- we don't bounce like we used to!!!!!

Trig- You should be drying out today!!! Sunny and cool here. At least the sun will be out.

I love the idea of you hitting up the beach in June!!!!! Beach anytime is a grand idea!
I hear ya on needing a focus during the winter! I keep thinking about SPRING!!!! Over winter already- hahahahah

Nic- - did you get all your pre Christmas stuff done yesterday? I take it you didn't get the snow Lori did.
Hoping you all well!!!!

Blue- Lovely post as usual. I had to smile reading your personal about the "writing". I have to wonder about this person you are writing with. If you both are different as night and day, how in the world did you both conspire to write together! I think it's great to "hash" out a story. You are correct that when you are IN a story you get emersed!!!! Very cool. I can't wait to read it!!

We have a star in our mist!! Make sure my copy is signed!!!! Hats off to you. I know you were thinking you would have nothing to occupy your time and here you have been non- stop! A great thing really.
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Sitting here early for me, for me to be on here before 8 seems rare these days!
I got up early with a headache and popped some aspirin and never went back to bed.
I think I have not been drinking as much water as I need. My lips are dry too!!! So that is a HUGE goal for me.
More water.

Going on a hike (burrrrrrrrrrrr) with my DD and the littles today. Going to meet her at Hartwell lake so it should be pretty. That will pretty much be my day.
I did most of my errands yesterday.

Gotta run- back later!!!!

OMG.......what the he!! next?????????? Our water heater died! I could tell that our water wasn't as hot this morning and that something was wrong. A friend of DH's came down to check it(he put it in for us 4 years ago) and sure enough, the damn thing has sprung a leak. We called the plumbing supply place where we bought it and they will honor the 6 year warranty so DH is on his way to pick up a new one. Next problem.....round up some guys to get it down into our cellar(basement). Old house = dirt floor cellar. Then, hoping the other guy can come back and get it hooked up today. Otherwise, it will be heating water on the stove for doing dishes and bathing......what fun!

Add one more thing to the list for 2020.

EDITED: New water heater installed & functioning! No cold showers for us! Thank goodness for friends who come when you need a helping hand. One guy came and helped carry the old one out and carry the new one in and another friend hooked the new one up. Whew!

Lori- Man, what a bummer about the water heater but so glad it is under warranty. My friend had one break/spring a leak after only TWO years! It happened to her this past week also. WTH with these poorly made appliances? Ours is probably ten years now and I was thinking maybe we should replace it but now I am thinking we will use it til it dies. I just don't want it leaking all over the place! I need to get a pan and water alarm for it. But then dumb question- how do you lift the water heater on to the pan? I have no idea about these things...

Man, I hate that your golf thing is in May. I wonder what things will look like by May. You never know. If the deposit is completely refundable then I would put one down. What is there to lose?

Jaz (et al)- I clearly did a HORRIBLE piss poor job of explaining the letter writing thing.. It is actually a letter a week to someone else. BUT that being said, Jaz, as I read your comment I realized that I absolutely should write one of the letters to myself. Really, that would be an excellent year-end tradition- a letter to myself reflecting on my year and the good things about myself, to myself. I love that! So I'm glad I explained it so poorly.

Man those vegetable bags SUCK right now! I remember the first few months of shopping being so confused about how to get them open but now I've gotten used to wrestling them. I don't dare lick my finger because I know I would the soul who catches C19 from that single lick!

I hope your hike has been fun and not too cold!

Blue (again, et al) thanks for hearing my words/sadness/vent the other day over all that we are giving up/losing and how bleak it feels looking into next year's empty calendar.

Look at you, moving from your work back into your writing! I love that you have these things going on in your life. What is your hubby doing to keep busy?

Aw, I hope you can see your brother. That would be fab!

Trig- Heck yeah, be careful with slick and slippery! Falling is no bueno! We have plenty of slick right here as well, particularly along sidewalks and parking lots. I haven't gone to get the mail in two days bc our driveway is pretty slick and I don't want to wipe out!

Yes, I feel as you do about the coming year- I feel I will go bonkers with no focus, and yet I don't know where to put my focus. I will be on the 'thinking-it-over' bench with you.

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Today has been a good day thus far. Some hanging out time and then some errand time. Ordered food for DS22's graduation (virtual) on Sunday- we will be watching that and the Ravens game simultaneously. We will be having a mix of Indian and Mediterranean food (for the folks who don't like Indian) and I got enough for leftovers for a meal or two for all. It will be our family of 6 plus DS22's fiancee and possibly DS18's GF.

Then I also mailed out some cards, and went to two grocery stores to get most of the basics I will need for the upcoming week PLUS Xmas breakfast and Xmas dinner, with the exception of the Tenderloin. I need to purchase that at Costco this upcoming week. Narrowing it down a bit at a time.

DS22 came (crashing, as he does) down the stairs yesterday, phone in hand, very excited bc he was going to be on the Dave Ramsey show.. he had called in. If you want to hear him, here is the link: https://www.daveramsey.com/show/arc...2-17?mode=watch. He is the first caller, from Baltimore. I think he has decided to do a mix of what was suggested, which is 401k to the match for the retirement and then saving to eliminate the debt otherwise. D.R. was wrong about the $ a PA should make coming out of school though- she should make somewhere in the 70-90K range, with it being more if they are still in NYC at that point.

That's about it- DH has to work Saturday again but just texted me that he will be home for dinner tonight instead of working late so that is nice!

Lori, damn that water heater but heck ya got it fixed very fast and wtih help.....omg I love when crap happens like that and the fix is faster than it takes for the mind to go totally bonkers on stuff like this I go bonkers fast when crap breaks LOL You got away good actually, cool!!

Nicco that is so cool about your DS22 and Dave Ramsey

Sounds like you truly got a handle on the holidays, all the little boxes are being ticked and you are just cruising into a good holiday handled time....love it.

yea no wipe outs, none of us here can handle that and darn weather, it is time for wipe outs, we need to all wear studded boots for survival HAHA heck one of my worse wipeouts was in the darn grass....walking down to feed the horse and that thick frost, and boom down I went and I was like, WTH? in the grass? darn right.....I take no step for granted

Jazz, how was your outing....need update on your fun!!!!



All good here.
nothing doing.

hubby off to Sat work at dealership.
kid will sleep til 1? or 2? who knows.

I am freezing but I did get 1/2 lb. off the scale....I had a little movement down, like a .2 which, pffft ya know, but then this morn I got a full 1/2 lb off.
WEE.....every so slowly, inch by inch, cool with it all. Just doing my thing.

SOS type day here. Clean a tad and not much more, do?? who knows.

over and out and be good everyone!!

Good Morning!

I was out and ran some errands this morning. First time I've been out of the house since Wednesday morning and I'm not in a hurry to go out again. 7 degrees and streets in town a disaster. Snow piled everywhere, no place to park etc etc. Crews are working on it and have streets blocked with loaders and dump trucks. I had to go in town to go to the post office to mail DD's family their gift cards. $400 in cards and could only insure for $60? I should have lied and told her it was something besides gift cards. Gift cards are only insurable at $15 each?? I sent them first class in a padded mailer.....fingers crossed that they get there ok.

Hit up the grocery store and got us restocked. I probably won't go out of the house again until the middle of next week. Hibernation anyone?

Counting our blessings on having hot water this morning. Everything worked out SO great to get it fixed. Within 4 hours of figuring out it was busted, we had a new one working with no $$ out of pocket except for $30 for some new fittings from the hardware store. Our friend would not take any $$ for helping us get it installed. Great to have friends who can do stuff like that! We gave him some venison steaks that were in our freezer...he was happy with the meat instead of $$. All DH had to do was take the sticker from the old one to the plumbing supply place so they can send it in to the manufacturer to get their reimbursement. We'll have a scrap man come and pick up the old one for disposal at some point. Done!

We're getting take out for dinner tonight. Not sure what, but I'm not cooking. Happy to be safe & warm......did I mention it's 7 degrees???? WTH?????

Good morning, almost noon! Quiet around here today!

Lori- so glad your water heater issue worked out as well as it did. That is good news!

Sounds like your area is a mess. It is always harder when it snows and then there is rain/a bit of melt and then freezing temps. It is pretty icy around our area as well, although the plows came. People, including us, were pretty lazy about driveways and sidewalks etc this time around. I think we are all out of practice from not having much snow the last couple of years.

Trig- I have no studded boots at all. I guess I should look into that! I sent DH out to get the mail yesterday bc I knew I would bust my ass. He grew up in Michigan so he is better at stuff like that. I grew up in Houston and that is my permanent excuse!

YAY on a half pound down! Go you! I am seriously off my rocker over here.

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Kids in, kids out over here. DS22 took a car and went to his college apartment for the night. His Fi was there and his suitemates. It was nice for them to have a chance to see each other. He officially graduates from college tomorrow!

Meanwhile DS18 had his bestie over for a sleepover. They walked over to the CVS at 10PM and apparently dyed their hair. I haven't seen the friend, only my son, but it's mild- slightly lighter and a little coppery. I didn't even care.

Tonight we are watching "The Prom" apparently. Dh is really excited about it. I think DD and SoIL are coming over, along with DS22 and his Fi. Then tomorrow is DS22's college graduation family 'party'- ie take out of his choice and football along with half-watching the graduation.

After that I will be peopled out for a bit!

That's about it from here. I think there was more but my head is empty!

Good AFTERNOON!!!! It's 2:45 here! Where did today GO?!?!?!?!

Seriously for a day I thought was going to be a truly nothing to do, this is first chance to sit and collect my thoughts.

Nic- - YAY for small and wonderful celebrations! I know it was as dreamed about maybe for a graduation, but you know to have family and over school might just BE ENOUGH.

Yeah- I had to laugh over the writing a letter thing. So I went back and read your post and realized that you wrote about sending a thank you to other people! I took it as a thank to yourself.
Then I was thinking wow that sounded self centered until I thought about it. How often do we especially as women put ourself last, or not appreciate who we are?
Most of us don't take compliments well and I don't know anyone who isn''t somewhat critical of the body. But WE WOMEN need to stop that.
So the more I thought about it too- I liked it.
Now may not weekly- but now I am thinking of maybe a monthly journal. You know you just write out some positive or nice things that have occurred for that that month. Even if the entry is I just took time to take a bath and read a great book, etc.........

Really enjoy your weekend as it is busy! I know you will be ready to CHILL come Monday.
Keep us posted to festivities!!!!!!!

Lori- OMG- on the water tank!!!!! But yay on having a warranty and good friends to get it up and going in hours and not days!!!!! HUGE blessing!!!!!!!
I so hear ya on dirty, slick snow. That is why I am in the south. I just can't DO COLD.
We just don't bounce after a fall!!!!!

Speaking of- how is that hamstring doing? You haven't said anything. Did that cream work for you? I still feel my PF- and think I will be "dealing with it" still for a minute!!! I have bought some new orthotics for my shoes but they really are too soft and don't hold the arch!

I am glad to hear you are stock up and golden for a bit. No need to get out, Especially now, with Covid EVERYWHERE.

Trig- I know chat rooms- they are addicting!!!!!! I am glad you kidding is finding a way to still socialize. Just make sure she is not talking to weirdos!!!!! I know you got a side eye on here!!!!! Momma bear!!!

Wow another 1/2 down. You amaze me lady!!!!!!! WHOOT and WHOOT!!!!!!!!!!!!- I am in need of finding my SWEET spot as you did yours. I still like my veggies. Not going to lie. I do.
Lucky for you - those were not an issue.
I am very proud! You know I want to see skinny mini!!!! - I know you have curves in ALL the right places and it shows I am sure!!!

Blue - You are doing so well with work life balance - it appears anyway!!!
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