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Recapping : Saw a real doctor not the nurse practitioner ,Wednesday.
She was on the ball, gave me paper work to have my right side checked.
It feels like a pulled muscle,,but i've had it for sometime.

Told her I wanted a differnt bone density med.
Pharmacy called & after some discussion will hear from them in a bout 5 weeks.
That's when the when the pills I'm taking run out.

Hubby & I went down to CVS & got our booster shots.

Then off to exchange belt sander ,, doesn't work.
While at Home Depot saw a couple we haven't seen in a while.

Went to Rural King & picked up cheap doggie jacket for Mac.
Its bit long for his back .
Of course he wasn't going to let me put it on him.

My good news is that our oldest son will be here for Christmas.
I made a batch of my guys favorite cookie, Macadamia, White chip with butter brickle bits .

May not be online much this weekend,,, Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!
 
I'm about to start working on Xmas dinner... a kugel made with our food processor. Actually, that's it for today. Tomorrow I'll make the turkey and then I'll make the veggie side dishes on Saturday just before I head out to the nursing home.

I hope I don't screw anything up. If I can find a Jewish bakery, I'll pick up some desert. There must be one around here somewhere.
 

@GeorgiaXplant

I just had to share this story....

Andy loves to go with us as we walk around or do things in the yard...as long as we stay together, he is part of the "pride". But as soon as we split up, he gets confused and unhappy!

Yesterday morning, Andy was being punished, and we kicked him out of the house. He is supposed to be an outdoor cat, so coming in the house is a privilege!
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In the afternoon, we had our annual Yule celebration. This is when we make a big bonfire, and sit around roasting hotdogs & marshmallows. It is also one of the few times per year that I will have an adult beverage. 😁

Well, we got everything going, and were just about ready to sit by the fire, when I heard Andy give out the most pitiful cry. I looked over to the sound, and there he was. He was just sitting at the edge of the woods, looking at us and crying. He didn't know why his pride had banished him that morning....but he was sorry!!!! LOL

As soon as we called him, he (very docilely) joined us by the fire. I even shared my hotdog with him...so he is happy to be part of the pride again!

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What i did today.
My usual cleaning chores.
And then.......spent a good part of the day shoveling snow.....divided my shoveling into sessions, tooks breaks in between.
The back is all done, had only 20 minutes left on the driveway, but.....i tired out.
Didn't have the driveway hired to be done, they were just here on Monday, and $30 for clearing, i'm up to $60 so far this month.
Forecast is for more snow next few days coming.....Colorado Low....so we're bound to get dumped on again.....Oh happy, happy.:cautious::cautious::cautious::cautious::cautious:
 
Dropped off two bags of clothes at a charity shop, found a couple of items for myself.

Two walks today. It’s cold but not unbearable yet, that’s saved for next week. The second walk was around the neighbourhood to admire their Christmas lights. They and the snow are pretty right now.
 
My daughter and her partner got back from CA Thursday morning, 3 AM. Their connecting flight at Newark was delayed, and her partner's luggage was put on a later flight when they got to our airport, so they had to wait there too.

My dog understands a lot of words, and he gets it if I string them together. So before I found out all this, I told him my daughter would be home in a little while (1-2 hours). He got excited and he started looking out the window. Then he barked at me many times, so I would come and watch for her arrival with him. So we were both still awake at 3 AM. Got to bed around 4.

I spent yesterday doing nothing except putting away groceries my daughter bought. I was too tired. Watched a few episodes of Chicago Med, the latest TV show I like. I like my daughter's partner. My dog absolutely adores him. I had fun showing off Aidan obeying all the commands he knows, first with hand signals, then verbally.
 
Aunt Bea said:
I enjoy Christmas, but this year it feels like drip, drip, drip.

I'm more than ready for Christmas to come and go!

I did my final grocery shopping yesterday, a little cleaning today, sharpened my knives, and changed my little Christmas menu for the dozenth time.

“I’m just tired and bored with myself.” - Bruce Springsteen
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Exactly the way I feel! Come on New Year's and let's get on with life.
 
No special plans for today. Some vacuuming and maybe laundry (sheets) and the recliner cover. Vacuum packing some chicken I bought yesterday. I expect to have a quiet day. Even though I am not in a Christmas frame of mind, I like to play Christmas music and I have a number of CD's I will listen to today.

Reminding myself that in 6 months I will hit that big milestone of 70. That keeps me disciplined on a goal that I set for myself.

I hope everyone here has a Merry Christmas! Love you all and love having friends from all over the world!!
 
Well.. my Daughter who all along has told me she will be visiting sometime after Christmas, has just a few minutes ago, at almost mid-day on Christmas eve, informed me she will be arriving with 3 dogs on Christmas morning 😲...tomorrow it's forecast to rain so the dogs won't be able to go out and play in the garden.... and now I have to remove all my Christmas Decorations that adorn the Hearth , because the dogs gets so excited when they're here everything will get knocked over in the first 10 minutes..., after that they'll calm down because they're old, and all that excitement being here will wear them out.. but it means it won't look very festive here on the big day either....and then I have to get out some protective sheeting that I have especially to cover the carpets from wet and muddy paws..

I've also now got to go and find extra food from the freezer to thaw overnight and cook in the morning for Christmas lunch... ...

Obviously I am looking forward very much to seeing my DD..and my beloved grandfurkids.. but I hadn't planned for any company tomorrow, and I do like to have notice...but whatever.. it'll be great to have them here, I don't get to see them enough . She's only staying a few hours because she has to drive a couple of hours home in the dark... but anything is better than nothing, especially at Christmas..
 
hollydolly said:
Well.. my Daughter who all along has told me she will be visiting sometime after Christmas, has just a few minutes ago, at almost mid-day on Christmas eve, informed me she will be arriving with 3 dogs on Christmas morning 😲...tomorrow it's forecast to rain so the dogs won't be able to go out and play in the garden.... and now I have to remove all my Christmas Decorations that adorn the Hearth , because the dogs gets so excited when they're here everything will get knocked over in the first 10 minutes..., after that they'll calm down because they're old, and all that excitement being here will wear them out.. but it means it won't look very festive here on the big day either....and then I have to get out some protective sheeting that I have especially to cover the carpets from wet and muddy paws..

I've also now got to go and find extra food from the freezer to thaw overnight and cook in the morning for Christmas lunch... ...

Obviously I am looking forward very much to seeing my DD..and my beloved grandfurkids.. but I hadn't planned for any company tomorrow, and I do like to have notice...but whatever.. it'll be great to have them here, I don't get to see them enough . She's only staying a few hours because she has to drive a couple of hours home in the dark... but anything is better than nothing, especially at Christmas..
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Well, it is short notice but you will probably make it a beautiful Christmas Day anyway. Glad she is able to be there.
 
moviequeen1 said:
On my short early walk around 6:30 it was a tad nippy outside 28 but no breeze, actually refreshing
A couple of weeks ago I bought at Target a Swiffer kit with 2 heavy duty pads because I'm tired of washing kitchen/bathroom floors the old way with mop/bucket &cleaning solution. I'll see if this works better
The rest of my day take another walk,read NYT&local paper,,play couple games on my Smartphone.,read my book After dinner tackle NYT daily crossword,see what's interesting to watch on TV tonight
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an update,the Swiffer worked great,will be using this from now on Sue
 
katlupe said:
Well, it is short notice but you will probably make it a beautiful Christmas Day anyway. Glad she is able to be there.
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I will do my best as always... :D..just had a text telling me what she wants to eat for lunch..lol...no meat...

Prawns in Blankets... Giant Wild red Shrimp.. and roast potatoes in beef gravy.. 🦐..

When she was still living at home, from the time she was very small I used to tell her that on Christmas day she could have anything she wanted for Lunch or dinner, if that meant ice-cream and French fries, that's what she could have...any concoctions was ok as long as it wasn't likely to make her sick...

I reckon she's remembered that and taking full advantage ...but what does it say about me that I have all those things in my freezer..and don't have to go shopping for any of it ? 😄

Oh and btw...''mum do you happen to have any beef for the pooches , as a Christmas treat''?... yep I have silverside they can have.. 🐶
 
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Shoveled snow at both houses, but it wasn't very much and it was a dry snow. A lot less to clear at my new house - just from the front steps over to the driveway. The driveway is half as long at the NH as at the OH and no public sidewalk to clear. When I was at my NH I saw the trash company left off new collection bins, but they haven't picked up the old ones yet. Probably won't happen on the holiday weekend anyway. My aunt changed her trash company a few months ago and she said it took them weeks to do it and she even sent them reminder messages.
 
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hollydolly said:
Obviously I am looking forward very much to seeing my DD..and my beloved grandfurkids.. but I hadn't planned for any company tomorrow,
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I wish she'd given you some better notice, o_O:oops::eek::unsure:
so that it would have been much easier on you to prepare, :confused::rolleyes:

But I hope you will enjoy their visit, and of course, I know you will, anyway.:love:

I'm just saying that I comprehend having liked more notice!:rolleyes::giggle::giggle::giggle:
 
Pappy said:
Going to do a little last minute grocery shopping. A beautiful day here..in the mid 70s. Traffic will be heavy so whatever we do I hope it doesn’t take forever.
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It probably will take forever,
or at least till New Years.;)
Pack some things, to take along on that grocery trip, that you might need before the following holiday. :LOL::ROFLMAO::D:giggle::love:
 
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Kaila said:
I wish she'd given you some better notice, o_O:oops::eek::unsure:
so that it would have been much easier on you to prepare, :confused::rolleyes:

But I hope you will enjoy their visit, and of course, I know you will, anyway.:love:

I'm just saying that I comprehend having liked more notice!:rolleyes::giggle::giggle::giggle:
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Now that I've gone ahead and read your next post, all so very sweet and funny too @hollydolly
We can now, just both of us, forget all about the little notice part, :giggle::geek::ROFLMAO:
and simply enjoy thoroughly, that she and they are coming, after all! :giggle::love:

I pictured your having just taken all the things out of your freezer, :Dand then, your getting her next text, and speedily putting all those items back into it, and taking out all the ones that she (and dear doggies) want!
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@Trila awwww. Poor Andycat:cry: I'm glad you shared your hot dog with him.

@debodun Do you have a leaf blower? They work wonderfully well on powder sNOw!

@hollydolly What a fun Christmas surprise for you. All you need for Christmas lunch is a little of this and a little of that (and you'll still wind up with leftovers!).

DS and his husband brought lunch today...a special stew that they concocted a while back...and it was delicious. I didn't get the recipe because I so rarely cook anymore, and nobody here likes soups/stews except me. Their visits mean the world to me!

So...DGD related yesterday's work adventures. A lady got to the drive-up window to pick up a prescription. After verifying all the info and passing the scrip through the window, DGD said "Have a great day" to the customer, who replied in a really nasty tone "Y'all are pathetic!" Huh? Yeah, well Merry Christmas to you, too.

At the front door of the pharmacy there's a very large sign telling customers that the rapid Covid test kits are located right there where the sign is and that there are four kits allowed per customer. The customers walk right past the sign and all the way to the back of the store to the pharmacy and ask for rapid tests. Duh. One man did that and said he wanted six kits. DGD told him that they could be found at the front of the store at the sign but that there were only four allowed per customer. Man got snippy, said he needed one for each of his four kids, one each for himself and his wife ("She's sitting out in the car."). So? So buy four kits. Have his wife go into the store and buy two more. She's a customer...four kits per customer...presto! Six kits. Heck, she could have bought four if she wanted to. Even I could have figured out that one:rolleyes:

Covid seems to have made a lot of people not very smart.
 
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