What are you doing today?

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dseag2 said:
Feeling good. I learned to control my stress.

Some may remember that my mother passed away on November 9, and I went to Bank of America a couple of days later to close her account. I was listed as the beneficiary, but they refused to close the account and sent me to their Estate department. A woman called me from that department 4 days ago and we keep missing each others' calls. She NEVER answers her phone and it always goes to voice mail. I am not a slave to my phone, so I don't feel it is my job to keep it with me every second to answer her call.

I was at the end of my rope today and was ready to close my own account with B of A. Instead, I went to the gym to exercise and said to myself, "Why am I letting this control my feelings? I don't need this stress in my life".

I decided to remain level-headed, so I called the general Estate line and they actually put me in touch with this woman. The irony is that she verified I am the beneficiary and the branch should have closed her account before she had Social Security and pension payments direct deposited to her account. Now I have to wait until Social Security reclaims the payment before I can close the account, but at least I got somewhere without getting angry.
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Excellent post. Thank you very much, for sharing all of it. Both the shared info and the personal process.
 

A pleasant surprise bright and early this morning was that we have an additional employee. Yippee. We're getting caught up! She'll be with us on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday every week. Maybe, just maybe, more!

Got home from work a little while ago, had lunch, and was going to sit outside for a bit with a cup of coffee when Mother Nature decided to start raining NOW instead of waiting until I had a chance to relax with my coffee. Grrrr. If the predicted storm isn't as bad as they're saying it will be and we don't lose power, I'm going to make spritz this afternoon.

And...I checked my mega millions ticket. Woohoo! I won $20:)
 
I wasn't going to put up any decorations but the room looked so sad, that I decided to put a garland and a few decs on the Fireplace... it looks much more Christmassy now... 🎅🎄

Daughter rang on her way home from Cambridge where she and her friends had gone to have fun on Ice...They're all in their mid-40's but they had a fabulous time sliding down the snow slide.. and on the ice rink..like little kids..:D


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I'm home recharging my batteries!
I've been out all week running (walking fast) around doing errands. And, these stores, Kohl's and Walmart are so big, and their parking lots...that's a lot of walking. I'm pooped.

At least the sun is shining outside, but it's very cold. May start a fire in the fireplace later and do some reading
in my chair in front of it. I stashed some wood right outside my garage door for easy access...
 
Murrmurr said:
It's Paxton. His mother got pissed at me so she stopped his weekend visits. His foster mom says he's not coping very well. His grandmother said he asks for me every time she visits him. I haven't seen him for over a month.

His mother is a witch.

I'm going to see about setting up face-time with him tomorrow. Have to check with the foster mom, find out when it's convenient for her.
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Prayers for you and Paxton.

We've been thru this with Aubrey, hubby's granddaughter. Her mother is evil. We haven't seen Aubrey since 2013.

The mother somehow got full custody.

Keep the faith, dear friend.
 
I"m doing NOTHING today! Have been baking like a Keebler elf for the past week (including 30 pizzas yesterday), had a small party last night - family and close friends only, all vaxxed and boosted. House is decorated, clean and sparkling.

Made over 1,000 cookies last week, will bake more tomorrow and start shipping them out Monday. Hoping they get to their destinations in time for Christmas. Will also have drop-by friends pick up pizza (frozen and bagged) and cookies again this year. We'd hoped 2020 would have been a one-off on that, but between Delta, Omicrom and vaccine effectiveness waning over time, we're particularly invested in keeping everyone safe because (wait for it)...

A brand new grandson was born yesterday morning! So delighted! Can't wait for mother and baby to come home from the hospital so we can meet the newest addition to our family. :love:

Yesterday was a spectacular but exhausting day!
 
Sunday dawned bright and sunny after yesterday's gloom and rain.

The spritz dough is ready for the cookie press. Ten dozen is what the recipe says, and yeah, it makes the whole 10 dozen. My goal is done by noon. Done as in baked, cooled, and the kitchen cleaned up because the next project is Chex mix.

I want to get those two things done so that I can pack up and ship DS's package this week.
 
I only got 5 hours of sleep last night....not enough for me. 😴

While waiting for my coffee to be ready, I decided to let Andy try on his new Christmas outfit. He was less than pleased. I "fixed" the best of the pix, by adding a wreath. He was one unhappy kitty! I was quite entertained, and hardly got scratched at all! LOL
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At least now he can send a Christmas greeting to Maggiecat! @GeorgiaXplant
 
StarSong said:
I"m doing NOTHING today! Have been baking like a Keebler elf for the past week (including 30 pizzas yesterday), had a small party last night - family and close friends only, all vaxxed and boosted. House is decorated, clean and sparkling.

Made over 1,000 cookies last week, will bake more tomorrow and start shipping them out Monday. Hoping they get to their destinations in time for Christmas. Will also have drop-by friends pick up pizza (frozen and bagged) and cookies again this year. We'd hoped 2020 would have been a one-off on that, but between Delta, Omicrom and vaccine effectiveness waning over time, we're particularly invested in keeping everyone safe because (wait for it)...

A brand new grandson was born yesterday morning! So delighted! Can't wait for mother and baby to come home from the hospital so we can meet the newest addition to our family. :love:

Yesterday was a spectacular but exhausting day!
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!! ❤
 
GeorgiaXplant said:
Sunday dawned bright and sunny after yesterday's gloom and rain.

The spritz dough is ready for the cookie press. Ten dozen is what the recipe says, and yeah, it makes the whole 10 dozen. My goal is done by noon. Done as in baked, cooled, and the kitchen cleaned up because the next project is Chex mix.

I want to get those two things done so that I can pack up and ship DS's package this week.
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Omg...chex mix, I haven't heard that in along time.

A very good gfriend (RIP) used to make that all the time around the holidays. Good stuff!

p.s....that's a whole lot of cookie action you got going on...jeez impressive.
 
Jules said:
Trip to Costco this morning. I like shopping, I just don’t like the other people being in the store with me. Gives me a mini panic attack; keep having to unclench my hands from the cart. Managed to spend lots on things I don’t really need. I do go with a list. Costco sure does know how to market to me.
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I used to go to Costco just to accompany a friend of mine. I always left with about $300 worth of stuff, no list. Not hard to imagine with a family of 6, including 4 teenagers. I had can't resist a bargain syndrome. And stocking up for the winter syndrome -- so I didn't have to go out as much in the freezing or snowy weather.
 
Murrmurr said:
I haven't slept. It's 5am here. I've been up all night. Moping.

I watched 2 whole seasons of this series on Netflix called Love, Death, & Robots, an anthology of animated short stories by various artists that includes science fiction, fantasy, horror and comedy. For adults only, because there's gore and naughty words and nudity. But that's not what kept me awake.
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I have to use my scanty self-control not to stay up all night playing games on the computer or reading. I totally lose track of the time. because I have an immense and uncontrolled ability to concentrate. I am currently trying hard to go to sleep at a decent hour. My dog helps. He says bedtime is 10 pm. I'm just glad if I'm in bed by midnight.
 
The spritz and the Chex mix are both done. Yay. That's all the Christmas baking I'm doing this year. The only thing left to do in the kitchen is finish washing the last few dishes.

Then...there's the stuff to wrap and pack to be sent with the cookies and Chex mix. Sigh. Grateful that there's only this one package to be shipped.

@Trila, Maggiecat was not impressed with Andy's Christmas costume. She ran and hid, probably worrying that I'll do that to her!

We are going out for Sunday dinner in about an hour to celebrate DSIL's birthday. It was Friday, but he had a meeting he couldn't get out of so today's the day instead. It's a Mexican restaurant that I like and that still seats patrons in alternate booths/at spaced tables. Suits me.

The only thing is...I was up early attacking cookie dough and would really rather stay home and take a nap. Ok. I'm ashamed. Do I look ashamed? How about now? Now do I look ashamed?
 

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