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Today I am in holiday vacation eating mode. Actually started Friday night and will continue until the end of next weekend. My treat (so far today) was a big bowl of strawberries with whipped cream. Yesterday was a lot of peanuts.

Last night I was up almost all night unable to tear myself away from the computer. Part of the time I was revising my future retirement budget and going into a complete despair that I didn't have enough money to retire after all, but eventually I found I'd put the medicare part b/d stuff in twice, I'd included pet vet and car maintenance in both separate buckets and within Credit Card budget, and I'd over-estimated how much taxes would be, so finally I was back to "able to retire" status. But I still worry that I haven't budgeted expenses properly.

All the talk about Omicron has put me in the same mood at early in the pandemic so I submitted a big grocery order for tomorrow to stock up a lot. I'm being smarter about it this time, in 2020 I bought flour (which I recently threw away), this time I bought microwavable rice cups, lentils, microwavable mashed potato cups, and a bunch of meat to freeze. Oh and cans of beans. I figure this is all food that I really will eat, if not soon then sometime in the next year.

So, I feel more prepared if all the young grocery kids catch omicron and stay home sick with it for a week, I will be okay. I suppose it would be more risky if utility workers all get sick. Hope they are all vaccinated.
 

Mizmo said:
Oh the baby beanies already gone to neighbour who does the work for charity but here are couple of others.
Larger and they go to her church to be shipped to somewhere in Africa.
Apparently the poorer kids luv to wear them especially at night as it does get chilly.

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You are a blessing; thank you for being so kind hearted.
 

hollydolly said:
why ?.. covid ?......you're completely vaxxed up aren't you ?.. what about your daughter? ...awwww so sorry you won't see her for your birthday, I know what that feels like...
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The new Omnicrom is running wild in this province and cases are going up and up...daughter did do a driveway visit today. She also suggested that if we all do a rapid covid test (she gave me some) on Christmas morning and it is negative then her and her family will come on Christmas day.
Edited to add: yes my household have had 1st and 2nd shots with hubby and I both have boosters. Daughter is worried about her 9 yr old daughter who has only had one dose.
 
PamfromTx said:
I have been looking for some soft and cozy caps for my g-nieces and am unable to find any. I'll keep looking.
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Ah too bad we are so far apart.
I like to pass my time with crochet ( knitting is out for sure) when as I said before my fingers allow me. I have peripheral nerve damage ..some days it is working hard on me , somedays not.
Those days I make use of them...the fingers I mean:LOL:
 
Mizmo said:
Ah too bad we are so far apart.
I like to pass my time with crochet ( knitting is out for sure) when as I said before my fingers allow me. I have peripheral nerve damage ..some days it is working hard on me , somedays not.
Those days I make use of them...the fingers I mean:LOL:
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Not to worry, I'll keep looking. When the weather clears up... we'll go to the neighboring city to the large mall and try Macy's and/or Dillard's. They of course will get them after Christmas. I hope they dig out the ones I have bought them in the past.... in the meantime.
 
Just hanging in. Not much, The high point of my day came just about a half hour ago. I went downstairs to pick up a couple packages from Amazon. Nice enough. Then I heard someone call my name..and looked at some person. She said "Remember me?" So, I Senior Momented out. Turns out she is a cousin of mine. We were not really close but she is moving in next month..and two doors down from me. So, there was that.
 
Since I will be having company over in the upcoming week......I decided I better do some dusting. I can't remember the last time I did it lol.
Also, a sorry attempt to clean the oven. I really just wanted to see how quick the oven cleaner worked after spraying it on. That's on my to do list for tuesday while my car is at the mechanics.

Folded some clothes, took out some trash, sent a couple of holiday greetings via text to a couple of people, and here I am.
Hallmark movies next.
 
dobielvr said:
Since I will be having company over in the upcoming week......I decided I better do some dusting. I can't remember the last time I did it lol.
Also, a sorry attempt to clean the oven. I really just wanted to see how quick the oven cleaner worked after spraying it on. That's on my to do list for tuesday while my car is at the mechanics.

Folded some clothes, took out some trash, sent a couple of holiday greetings via text to a couple of people, and here I am.
Hallmark movies next.
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When I was cleaning Joey’s computer table yesterday he said “boy mom, you really love to clean”. 😳🤦🏻‍♀️
 
dobielvr said:
Since I will be having company over in the upcoming week......I decided I better do some dusting. I can't remember the last time I did it lol.
Also, a sorry attempt to clean the oven. I really just wanted to see how quick the oven cleaner worked after spraying it on. That's on my to do list for tuesday while my car is at the mechanics.

Folded some clothes, took out some trash, sent a couple of holiday greetings via text to a couple of people, and here I am.
Hallmark movies next.
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LOL at the dusting. My pet peeve. I ignore it as long as I can.
 
Today I napped and watched T.V. I also talked on the phone with my son and BFF. I watched part of a documentary about cruise ships and started watching Amazon Prime's The Wheel of Time. The scenery in both the doc (about a Norwegian cruise) and the show were gorgeous. Now I'm on here trying to catch up with some posts. I will probably get back to my T.V. watching tonight.
 
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Kaila said:
@Aneeda72
What are you putting on your face, to soothe the burn spots and the scraped one? That must be slow to heal.:confused:

@Mizmo
Those hats are adorable and well stitched! I am sure the baby ones, are wonderful, as well!:giggle:
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Nothing on any of then, the spots are quite swollen. He didn’t scrape it. He gave me shots and dug a bit out, it’s scabbed over now. He seemed sure it was not good. Should know by Tuesday.
 
My partner is off work for the next 3 days, which is unheard of. We went to see Nightmare Alley today. There was one other couple in the theater. It was an amazing movie, set in the 40's. During the first 30 minutes, I was thinking "what am I watching?", then it became riveting. Bradley Cooper and Cate Blanchett were amazing.
 
I have an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon tomorrow and then on Tuesday, I'm taking the great-granddaughters (2 and 5) to Legoland.

Pray for me. I should have stopped shaking and be sane enough to post by New Year's Day.....LOL.

If you read about an old lady who has barricaded herself behind a wall of Legos and won't come out, well, that'll be me....
 
Shero said:
Hello Lewkat,
So glad all went well with the procedure. May I ask you this: did the doctor say how the moisture accumulated?
Also, do you use lubricating eye drops? I use these and am wondering if it can be a cause. Something I shall ask my own doc when I see him.
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It probably started when the lens was implanted and then just spread for a few months thereafter. Yes, I do use lubricating eye drops which he recommends for my dry eyes. I read a great deal of the time so they get tired and dry. He did not feel that had anything to do with the moisture behind the lens. As a matter of fact, he was certain of it. So check with your doctor and see if he agrees.
 
Today I was quite happy because my son came home from college for the holidays. Hadn't seen him since Thanksgiving. He helped me put up the Christmas lights outside. I know it's a little late. Usually we have the lights up after Thanksgiving, but he was away and it's difficult for me to do it alone, especially if I have to use the ladder. It was quite cold and windy, and I had to go back inside and add a scarf and hat to my outfit. I was practically shivering. He also bought this remote gadget that turns the lights on and off from inside the house so I wouldn't have to do it from the garage as before, which I really liked.

Our neighborhood also had a visit by the local firetruck with Santa Claus in it waving to everyone. When I heard the sirens, I thought there was a fire in the neighborhood, but as soon as I went to the door and saw Santa, I was thrilled. I waved back. It's wonderful to see the neighbors and their families going out to meet him.

Have a good evening!:)
 

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