I'm working on my grocery lists for tomorrow's shopping spree. By tomorrow afternoon, I'll be able to indulge in my favorite time of planning recipes and working on getting all the meats and produce prepped and frozen or cooked.
I went to Gastro yesterday. I am scheduled for a Barium study later this month. This morning I am going shopping. I received a $21 increase in my food stamps due to winter heating costs. I don't know how they figured that. I don't pay for my heat, but I am not complaining. Right now I will take what ever help I can get.
It is 5 a.m. and I need to be ready by 7 a.m.
That's cute, Carol! Hope you got a good deal. Oh, and the comment about "emptying water..." is probably for movers. When my cousin moved from Chicago to Minnesota years ago I remember her telling us the movers packed everything as-is..including a vase with flowers and water still IN it! Thanks to her learning experience, I made sure all of our stuff was packing ready when we moved here. However, I didn't know the movers were going to turn my dresser on its side. All my boxes of fashion jewelry opened and spilled. I was untangling earrings and chains for months! Next move, I'm packing all of our clean towels into the dresser drawers. That way there should be no chance of contents shifting. I hope.
I bought this little fountain at Goodwill today. I'm going to put it on my coffee table for the holidays. It didn't have the directions in the box so I googled to make sure I was using the right amount of water and putting it in the right place. In the directions it said "empty the water from the fountain before turning upside down to change the batteries." Well DUH! It's a good thing they told me that!!! LOL
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I have an attic full of Christmas decor, but can't use much of it anymore. We used to have shelves that separated our living room and dining room but we took them out and now just have an open floor plan. We also used to have a large entertainment center, and now we only have a small glass stand for the flat screen TV. So I don't have as many places to put things out. Some day I will let the kids pick out what they want and donate the rest.
The less you put out, the less you have to take down after the holidays.
The less you put out, the less you have to take down after the holidays.
Maybe your sons were getting tired of being able to see through your old nightgowns. But then, one of them, at least, likes to walk in on you in the bathroom, so maybe that's not the case.
Addie, I am never going to let you forget that story! LOL
I'm glad you got a coffee maker that you like.
The less you put out, the less you have to take down after the holidays.
I remember one Christmas, during my working years, I was so busy the tree stayed up until St. Patrick's day! It was a real tree and it looked fine until I began taking the ornaments off of it. By the time I was finished it was just a wooden skeleton!
These days I put out a ceramic tree, a nativity set, my wooden Santa Claus riding a pig and a stuffed shark swallowing poor Santa Claus! For me it is more about the memories than the decorating. The last two things help remind me of how commercial Christmas has become.
The less you put out, the less you have to take down after the holidays.
I'm with you GG. No live tree since we'll be spending the holiday with the kids back home, but I figure on having three trees up before we leave. I have the 6-foot one in the sunroom, lights already on, and a box of ornaments to hang when the sun warms the room - probably tomorrow. Also putting 5-foot alpine tree in the family room by the fireplace, and a 3-foot alpine on the window seat in the living room, along with an assortment of other holiday items. Lots of other things spread around too, putting the everyday items into the box that the Christmas things come from. Then around the 6th of January I start putting it all back. The obvious Santa things are first, but the trees, angels and winter items might be out until after Valentine's Day. After all, as long as it's white and red it should be OK, right?And the less you have to enjoy during the holidays.
The obvious Santa things are first, but the trees, angels and winter items might be out until after Valentine's Day. After all, as long as it's white and red it should be OK, right?