~cattleman cafe~ & another 24...

[Ginger999]

Yikes! This is a hard time of year for a postal strike. Hope it gets resolved soon for everyone's sake, Mul.

Off to see the ortho doc today. Fingers crossed.

Waves to all my pals

I'll take another day of freedom!

[Rava]

Good morning Cafe and Good luck today Ginger. Off to volunteer job this morning then packing this afternoon. Flying north tomorrow morning. Hi to everyone! 24 more please and thank you!

[abcowboy]

5:27am in Alberta, 24 more for me please, and thanks...

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[abcowboy]

Hope all goes well at the appointment Ginger!

Sounds like the postal workers will be back on the job today Mulburry, but it's a bit too late now to get parcels in the mail and delivered by Christmas. We haven't decided yet if we should get the packages for the kids sent out right way or wait for the backlog to get cleared out.

I take it you're spending Christmas up north with your family Rava?

We've had our Nativity scene and Advent wreath out since the beginning of December dill, so nice that your granddaughter helped with yours.

Checkup went well so I'm good to go for another year lol.

[Jude58]

I forgot to check in earlier, so now I have to get ready for work. Ginger, good luck with your appointment today. Here's hoping for some good news!

24 more please...

[dill]

Mul and Cowboy, Christmas time is sure a bad time for a Postal strike! Glad it got resolved. I typically get my Nativity set up by the 1st of December but it just didn't work out this year. What matters is, it is up and it will be up until Epiphany. Mul, I bet your online gifts will be delivered on time. At least I hope so!

Ginger, hope you get some much needed good news at the ortho doc.

Rava, safe travels tomorrow. How long will you be at your northern headquarters?

Jude, better late than never.

I made some sugar cookie dough yesterday and if I have time today I hope to roll it out and bake it today. Homemade sugar cookies are one of my favorite treats at this time of year.

24 more for all of us here, please and thank you.

[Jude58]

Good morning cafe! I'm in for another 24 hours of peace...

[dill]

24 more for me as well, please and thank you.

[Rava]

Good morning cafe. Yes Cowboy we are heading north to spend Christmas with our family. We will be there for about 2 weeks. Flying tho, no more driving for us. I am glad that I am heading north as I also plan to visit my father, probably for the last time. His health has deteriorated terribly in the last few weeks. His wife is completely unaccepting of his fate and actually scheduled him to have rehab for strength. This actually makes me mad because I just want him to be comfortable and stop fighting. I guess everyone is different. Will check in tomorrow morning from the tiny house. Wishing everyone a great and sober day! 24 more please and thank you. PS Ginger, hope your report was good!

[abcowboy]

5:25am in Alberta, I'll have another 24 please, and thanks...

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[abcowboy]

Hopefully Ginger got some good news from the ortho Dr and he can do something for her knee.

Sad news about your dad Rava, but enjoy your visit with him.

I too love sugar cookies dill, do you cut them in Christmas shapes and decorate them fancy? I remember as small boys my brothers and I would help mom decorate the Christmas sugar cookies. She had cookie cutters shape like a star, Christmas tree, bell, and candy cane.

Waves to Jude and Mulburry, hope we all have a great day.

[Ginger999]

Rava, that's so hard. I hope you get a little alone time with your Dad so you can say a proper goodbye. Thinking of you and safe travels.

Glad the postal strike has ended. Boy howdy, that was an impactful time of year to do it! Personally, I'd wait to mail anything for a bit. Can you imagine the backlog?

My knee is far from needing replaced. Whew! He thinks I just didn't let it heal enough after surgery and now its terribly inflamed. He prescribed anti-inflammatory, said ice 2x a day and wear a sleeve on it, indefinitely if needed. Oh and rest it for five days. There's my problem! I'll be a good patient though, I'm tired of this.

Waves to my buddies! I'll take another day of freedom!

[Mulburry]

but it's a bit too late now to get parcels in the mail and delivered by Christmas. We haven't decided yet if we should get the packages for the kids sent out right way or wait for the backlog to get cleared out.l.

They said they'll go based on "first come first served" order so probably still best to get them in ASAP, but ya pretty much zero chance they get their before christams.

I too love sugar cookies dill, do you cut them in Christmas shapes and decorate them fancy?

Just helped my mom with baking the last batch of cookies (traditional german christmas cookies: chocolate hazelnut "bear paws", and almond dough, appricot jam, icing sugar "naughty boys"). !

Sorry to hear about your dad Rava .

Glad to hear your knee not as bad as you'd feared Ginger999 . Resting is hard I know, but sometimes you have to bit the bullet!

[Jude58]

Ginger, that's great news about your knee. Mr. G might have to tie you down to a chair so that you can heal properly.

Rava, enjoy your visit with your family, and I hope that you can spend a lot of time with your Dad.

I can't believe that Christmas is less than a week away. Yikes!

24 more for all of us please...

[dill]

I too love sugar cookies dill, do you cut them in Christmas shapes and decorate them fancy? I remember as small boys my brothers and I would help mom decorate the Christmas sugar cookies. She had cookie cutters shape like a star, Christmas tree, bell, and candy cane.

Yes indeed, Cowboy. I did it up just like your mom, including my kids plus the neighbor's kids. Those are some fond memories. I still decorate them but not like we used to do back in the day. And I usually just make Christmas trees, stars and snowballs.

Ginger, that's really good news about your knee! I know you are so active though, it must be so frustrating for you to have to baby it so much.

Rava, safe travels and enjoy your time up north. I wonder if you'll see any of those crazy drones that have been in the news. I hope you get to spend some time alone with your dad. I know it will be special to him to get to see you.

Mul, so great that you and your mom still make Christmas cookies together! She's a lucky lady;

Waves to you, Jude.

24 for all of us here, please and thank you.