1st Dec

[Mick]

White rabbits .....afternoon all ...how are we doing? hope we are good .Just dropped Julie off at the hospital...its an absolute nightmare to park up....and its started raining too.the place is crazy with Christmas shopping.....Ive not started mine yet .Bonnie doing ok ..she has been outside this morning for the first time.hope everyone is doing good .

[Slo]

My daughter won our “white rabbits” competition this month! I didn’t realize in time that the month had changed.
She (Young Daughter) stopped over and helped set up my new TV, and helped me get a heavy-ish, awkward-shaped chair from the living room into my bedroom.
Yesterday a continuous mystery beeping started up in my condo. Thankfully I finally found the smoke detector with the dying battery inside the dropped ceiling in the basement!

Mick, I like the picture for your new avatar! When my mom was hospitalized for a couple weeks, the hospital parking at that big hospital was difficult. Thankfully they ran a valet service during busy times, which helped.

Lav, I’m going to Puerto Rico on Friday! ! I so look forward to the ocean and the warmth! I’m sad that, although D1 & I had plans to go again, she wouldn’t make plans with me (kept blowing me off), and instead made plans to go with her husband. “Well, you keep complaining about your foot.” I thought I did a good job last year keeping up and helping with the kids and everything, in spite of it all! Well, at least I got grudgingly included this time.

PQ, thanks for the update on the childcare director. I was wondering how she was doing.

[Lavande]

Greetings friends,

24 degrees this morning, colder than yesterday. Welcome December, my birth month, oh joy haha!
I was looking for a good side dish to go with our turkey burgers & salads for dinner & found a recipe for Amish onion patties. Boy are they ever good if yo don’t mind a little onion breath Lol. Fried them up on my cooktop griddle with minimal olive oil. I’ll be keeping that recipe. I used our homegrown sweet onions, very good.

Mick, I’ve ordered a few things online for Christmas, not much of a shopper anymore & that’s OK.
I hope Julie’s Dad is comfortable at this point. Say Hi to Bonnie for me

Slo, I hope your trip is wonderful! Glad your younger daughter pitches in to give you a hand with things. It’s a shame your oldest doesn’t have concern for your situation. I hate being an inconvenience to anyone, geez. I feel like I’m done with offering to help people at the drop of a hat, you know? Our smoked detectors are all hard wired in this house & monitored by a security company - no more changing batteries yearly when you hear the faint beeps haha.

Hello to PQ, hope your weekend has been good.
Hello to Cyn, Pie & everyone.
Have a good night all.

Lav

[Mick]

mae all how are we doing? hope all is good .Dropped Julie off at the hosp this morning ...there were 9 loaded ambulances waiting to be seen to .As Julie got there the consultant was actually waiting for her to explain things ..and Ive just had a message that they are discharging him this aft back to thecare home.Im going to nip out and get some shopping Cold morning here ,and threats of rain.Apologies for this short post ,but things are all over the place at the moment!!!

[Slo]

Good morning,

Lav, the Amish really have good, hearty, economical recipes. My in-laws brought me back two Amish cookbooks once when they travelled over that way.
How wonderful to be able to use your own produce too!
That is smart to have no smoke alarm batteries. What a smoke detector is doing INSIDE a ceiling is beyond me! Not sure what to do about that.
I do need to become more accepting of the changes I am undergoing as I age and my body breaks down. Lately my once sharp vision is going, and thatone has me really upset. But, at least I had 19 years of excellent vision; ever since my LASIK surgery in 2005.

Oh boy, it’s a busy day at the hospital, Mick! This must be in Manchester. And you & Julie have a busy day ahead getting FIL settled back in at the care home.

Yesterday I had to go out and buy some new shorts & a pair of capris for my recently expanding girth. That proves that I really am putting on pounds! Need to drop the cookies.

I will have to get serious about Christmas shopping too. I am not going to overdo it, as far as buying tons of gifts for people.

Happy Monday!

[Lavande]

Good evening friends,

Woke up to a balmy 21 degrees this morning, Lol. Definitely starting to feel like Christmas around here.
I put a Shepherd’s pie together for dinner, baked it the air fryer/oven. Then I actually air fried baking powder biscuits. Don’t need all the calories but it made me happy

Mick, I know you & Julie are up to your eyeballs making sure Dad is well taken care of, I understand having been through all that with my parents. I hope you can find appropriate placement for him so he can be comfortable & safe. Good luck with the shopping.

Slo, the Amish cookbooks are cute but you need to skip a lot of their recipes due to sugar overload, ugh. No wonder none of them have many teeth in their mouth, no kidding. We do can or freeze a lot of produce that we either grow or buy from the Amish stands. The onions & garlic we grow usually keep pretty well. Loss of or changes in vision just goes with aging I believe. My husband had cataracts extracted earlier this year & that’s made him happy. First time in his entire life he doesn’t need glasses. Getting old is not easy.
since there are absolutely NO stores near me my shopping is done mostly online. I like Lands End, Eddie Bauer & a few other online stores. Same with shoes, I order from Sketchers, Brooks, etc. I keep UPS & Fed Ex in business. I went up one size 20 some years ago but now seem to be losing a few lbs here & there. I think my new probiotic is helping with that - Low of Nature Bets Days Formula. No more heartburn or reflux is nice.

Hello to PQ, Cyn, Pie & everyone.
Have a good night all!

Lav

[porqoui]

MAE ALL....just a quick check in from me, I had a horrible night, my COPD has flared up so I was up most of the night. Definitely an early night tonight. On top of that I'm due for my injection in 3 days and sure stiff and sore. My neck is still pretty painful, I find it just wears me out. We have got warmer weather with temps above freezing. Not having to deal with the frigid cold will help. Sorry for not chatting with all of you but read through your posts. Hopefully will get a better sleep tonight....PPQP