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I'm afraid I've been terribly hit by Bah Humbug. It's really just me having a panic attack about tomorrow. Still, at the last minute, getting gifts together. Missing a real important get together tonight. I just don't have the moxie to go. A shame. I'm missing hob nobbing with a VIP of showbiz. I'm so tired all the time lately. Nervous too. Not sure why.
 

Pepper said:
I'm afraid I've been terribly hit by Bah Humbug. It's really just me having a panic attack about tomorrow. Still, at the last minute, getting gifts together. Missing a real important get together tonight. I just don't have the moxie to go. A shame. I'm missing hob nobbing with a VIP of showbiz. I'm so tired all the time lately. Nervous too. Not sure why.
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oh don't be concerned.. . Having worked and socialized with the V.I.P's of Showbiz for many years, I can assure you , unless they're close friends , you're not missing anything..

I'm on my own today, can't go out as planned because my back has gone out by itself.. obviously to celebrate Christmas eve on it's own.. :cautious:.. so my plans on this one dry day to go out have gone awry.. .. and nothing is open again until Tuesday. so I'm going to be stuck here alone all over Christmas and Boxing day...

@Mizmo.. sorry you won't be able to get out either.. seems so many people are stuck at home this year..

I'm meeting up with my Daughter on Tuesday, god willing.. for Christmas lunch..so that will be my Christmas day
 

Blessed said:
So I must have missed this, please tell me (or us) where you are moving and why. I also don't drive at night unless it is a mile or so around my home. Shoot, let's be honest. I don't drive much at all anymore, just getting on a freeway scares me to death. I also have no sense of direction and get lost. I have not even been to my son's new home because I am afraid to get lost. I don't have a cell or car with GPS. Guess it is time I get a cell just for GPS!
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Blessed……I am moving to a 55+ community complex, an hour away from here.
I have no kids or family……I’ve been here in this town for 45 years…..there is nothing keeping me here.
I am very much looking forward to this move.

If you’re interested in the whole story……
Check out the thread…..
“ This will be my last move, where will your last move take you. “
Thanks for your interest.
 
Blessed said:
I am so happy you were able to get some to get you through the weekend. I know it is enough but if you are like me, we try not take things until there is no choice. I could not get my doctor today, so I got on the internet for nausea and getting motion sickness medicine might help so I went and picked up some of that just to have on hand. I should hear from the doctor on Monday.

I am booked to see an orthopedic surgeon right after the new year. I am sure he will want another MRI of my neck, last one was 2016. I am hoping for some kind of surgery to fix things. I am tired of migraines almost daily and being in pain everyday. The only things I have for relief are Xanax and promethazine. They wanted to give me Zofran but the insurance threw a wrench in that.
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So hope you can get some relief soon…..can’t imagine what you’re going through with all this migraine issues, must be terrible.
TAKE CARE.
 
hollydolly said:
oh don't be concerned.. . Having worked and socialized with the V.I.P's of Showbiz for many years, I can assure you , unless they're close friends , you're not missing anything..
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Family, DIL's first cousin. Haven't seen them since before pandemic I think.........maybe next year, right? I'd have a heart attack pulling myself together for tonight, tomorrow and 2 full days next week with grandson. It's all too much!!!!!!!!
 
We cancelled our Christmas trip to NYC because of the weather forecast. Son came down with Covid after that so we couldn't have gone anyway.

So we're home on Christmas Eve, not that much to do. Wife is putting together a mini-Christmas dinner for tonight and we have someplace to go tomorrow. No real gifts because we all pooled our resources this year to help out a family member in trouble.

9 degrees and windy. Still, it's not so bad. Thank goodness we enjoy each others' company!
 
Spoke to my niece for over an hour this morning. She was going to try to come visit, but her family in Ohio insists that she goes there since she missed Thanksgiving and spent it with me. I really miss her when she doesn’t come around for months at a time. She just got back from Japan and said she was exhausted, but is going home for Christmas. She goes to Hong Kong the day after New Years.
She has promised to come here a few days before Easter and stay for 4-5 days.

I am getting ready to help at the soup kitchen tomorrow. I was told that I would be cleaning tables and serving, which is fine by me. We think we will be serving over 300 meals this year because the homeless population has picked up and baby, it’s cold outside. Right now it’s 5 degrees outside. After we are done serving, we get to eat. People ask me how good is the food? I tell them it’s better than the military serves. The best military meal I ever had was one Thanksgiving dinner on the boat the USS Enterprise. Those Navy guys know how to cook.
 
Murrmurr said:
When I lived where it snows a lot, I had a neighbor who'd put a piece of ply-board down on the snow when his little doggie needed to go outside. The board was about 3'x3' and the guy would pour some potting soil on it, then set the li'l pooper down on it and she knew what it was for.

Maybe you could try something like that.
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Thanks for the suggestions, Murrmurr.
Being she’s over 16 years old……she’s set in her ways.
Have tried many things, like yours, the cold is so terribly hard on her, all of her 10 lbs…..warm things to put on her…..no way…..she plants herself and won’t do anything.
I’ve even set up something in the garage….nope.
I have a potty mat in the house, got a chunk of frozen pee to put on it, no luck…..still keep it on the floor.
She’s had poo accidents in the house, but always on the bare floor……disinfect……clean again.
She’s had a couple of pee accidents in the house…..can’t scold her, she really tries outside but the cold gets to her……so we try many trips.
She’s fine in the milder temps….-20 and warmer…..she better……colder like lately……down to -30 like the last few days, very hard for her.
 
It is a bit cold here this morning. 0 degrees presently, my phone says it feels like -18. That is with the sun shining. Keeping my windows blocked though. I unblocked them as soon as I saw the sun but it seemed like it got colder inside so I blocked them back up. Very windy and looks icy outside.

I thought I was catching something the last couple of days. So I focused on my immune system and after a day of that I am better today. Don't feel bad at all and no more symptoms so far.

Have a good day everyone!
 
@hollydolly Did you sell the chinos?

To pass the time and in keeping with the season, I'm watching murder shows on TV.

And a haha! DD who wasn't going to go anywhere today no matter what? She and DGD have gone to pick up a dash cam for DSIL's Christmas gift. She begged him for ideas about something he'd like but never got an answer. Bought the usual clothes and stuff but had no idea what else to give him. I don't know how/why she thought of a dash cam, but I'll bet he'll be tickled.

It's so bleedin' cold here and drafty as all get out in The Hovel so I taped all around where the windows meet the frame and all around where the thru-the-wall a/c unit meets the frame, and for good measure taped across the vents on the a/c although they're closed. Surprised how much draft was coming in in those places. Who knew?
 
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Planning to prepare as much as possible for tomorrow, I got the turkey out to defrost and noticed the best before date was Sept.2022 ....the manager of the shop I bought it two weeks ago said they had no more left but, kindly went to another branch and got me a fresh one, then opened a new bag of Marris Pipers and found they were half rotten, lucky I have plenty but I’m frightened to look at my parsnips...
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Got most of my list completed yesterday. Guests arrive today at 4 PM for a grab bag (theme for this one is consumables, but no candy), visiting and dinner. Ingredients that needs defrosting are nearly ready. Everything else for dinner is either chilling in the fridge or staged on a counter. Also started defrosting ingredients for tomorrow's dinner.

I was up before the dawn today, as nearly always happens. :( When DH gets up I'll start dusting, straightening, mopping floors and freshening the bathrooms. Mr. Higgins (my Roomba) took care of the vacuuming yesterday. Can't tell you how happy I am to have bought that!

Might sneak in a nap or at least a rest if all goes smoothly today. If not, no biggie.
 
dobielvr said:
After recuperating from my lunch with my cousin yesterday, I got up today and made some grape leaves w/rice and some beerocks.
I was a little rusty on making the grape leaves, it's been a long while. But, they came out ok.

I just gave my neighbor and his wife a little of both.
They're both around 80yrs old, and deserve it. They're always so helpful to me.
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Murrmurr said:
OMG! I love grape leaves w/rice, and my mom sometimes made bierocks for our school lunches. My favorite of all. I could have eaten them everyday. I've made grape leaves w/rice (and beef) and I remember they were a lot of work and took a long time to make. So worth it, though.

I'm jealous of your neighbors. I'm sure they totally enjoyed your gift.
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This is so inspiring! I'm going to get some jarred grape leaves and will try making (meatless) dolmas next week. I quite like dolmas others have made but never tried making them myself. Online recipes seem pretty simple.

Anything advice before I embark on the project? Some insider tips, perhaps?
 
Somehow I caught a cold, even though I haven't been out for 7 days. Canceled my language meeting.

My language partner wanted to bring me some meat (as a kind of non-Christmas gift I guess). I said let's wait until next week. The intercom in my building doesn't work. Also, I might need a nap, and I don't really want to see anyone.

So I guess I'll just mope around all day. If I feel ambitious, I might compile some more trivia questions.
 
Pepper said:
I really love your attitude @StarSong .... you're so calm in the face of company and you're so hospitable!
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Here's my secret: Keep things simple, avoid foods that need to be timed perfectly either on their own or to serve with everything else. Perish the thought of garlic bread. Been there, done that, burned more than my share. Besides, guess what? Everyone, children especially, love bread sticks and are almost never served them anymore. No muss, no fuss, no stale leftovers. Talk about an easy way out.

I also unashamedly ask for help when I need it. ("Could you please stir this for a bit?") Guests are forever milling around in my kitchen; might as well put them to work. Truth is, they enjoy being part of the process.

Tonight's menu:
Appetizers:
Cold shrimp served with lemon wedges picked from our tree this morning, and homemade cocktail sauce
Veggies with ranch dip (thank you Costco), plus homemade hummus.

Dinner:
Caesar salad (homemade dressing, made in advance). Everyone dresses their own salad.
Sausage, peppers and onions (veggies chopped in advance, will cook in an electric skillet to avoid crowding the stovetop)
Tortellini Alfredo (need a stirrer for this one)
Freshly grated parmesan on the table for all of the above

Sauteed (pre-sliced) mushrooms
Mini Calzones
Bread sticks and butter

Dessert:
Christmas cookies (of course)

I've learned that people don't eat a ton of veggies at holiday meals so I keep them to a minimum.

It helps to keep in mind that I'm hosting friends and family, not paying customers. If something goes awry we laugh and keep on going.
 
StarSong said:
This is so inspiring! I'm going to get some jarred grape leaves and will try making (meatless) dolmas next week. I quite like dolmas others have made but never tried making them myself. Online recipes seem pretty simple.

Anything advice before I embark on the project? Some insider tips, perhaps?
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I will say, and not to discourage you, but the hardest part about making the grape leaves..was getting them out of the jar!
I had the darndest time, cussing a bit helped lol.

Do be sure to rinse off the brine after removing them from the jar. I set them in a colander and let them drain. Pat them dry, as much as you can. And, snip off the stem.

If using a roasting pan or casserole dish, be sure to lay some leaves down on the bottom......just 1 layer for them to rest on.

I hope I haven't scared you off from making them..lol
 
Alternating between indoor activities (all do-able in pj’s 😉)…. Knitting, watching various series on Amazon or YouTube, reading, sipping mocha or tea, and beginning courses needed to renew my nursing license in a month. I’m still not sure where the part-time job road is going to take me, just trying to be prepared.
 
Felt like I had a cold this morning and considered staying home but so glad I didn't. The supermarket is closed until Tuesday so they were selling off their perishables including some expensive cuts of meat. We got some great bargains and only just managed to fit it all into the freezer!

It's definitely colder today than it has been.

We are going out for dinner tomorrow so I may very well pop on here in the morning but, if not, Happy Christmas everyone 🤶🎄
 

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