Much to do Monday

[blessedw2]

lovely that dd tells you when she is ready - it must make her feel so safe and loved d lady.

[blessedw2]

We just got home. We had a lovely time!
mom said she had fun too!
nice to see old neighbors - lovely women!
she is tired now.
dh took the car.

hi d lady how lovely to work in the garden

hi d Nancy your kitchen, dining room, and living room look lovely!

d rose you sound like you have very good doctors! I am glad you have such skilled people looking out for you!

hi d twins - yay on doing errands! yay on all you do!

hi d cathy hope you had fun at your Monday morning group!
wow you did have wind!

hi d harriet how nice that you had a long morning and lunch with your sweet dd! yay on errands too. the wig sounds lovely. yay on your dd getting a bonus. I always love looking at photos! oh my goodness that the bridesmaid had a wardrobe snafu !

hi d mystery I am exactly the same way - same for dd younger - we need to break down steps into very small steps I haven't had pumpernickel in years! sounds great with the dip!

hi d Kathryn wow you got a lot done!

hello dear everyone!!!!

[blessedw2]

going outside to play with the dogs.

dd's and I spoke - they are out to get oranges from the orchard.

I have to plan tomorrow

[lucylee]

So -- I've been to the doctor -- more in J&C, but maybe this will be a good thing.
I am waiting on call back from nurse at gyno office.... missed her call while I was with family doctor...

I've talked to dmom and daunt, and Dcousin, re: funeral plans for tomorrow. Harriet -- surprisingly, I am not nervous about going to the funeral. I rarely see this side of my family, but I love them very much and they are really wonderful people. Especially with this great-uncle being the last of my dgrandmother's siblings, I want to go. My dad was probably closer to these two cousins than any of his others, certainly during my lifetime. I will meet dmom at my church at 11:30, funeral begins at 1:00 after visitation, and we will probably go to the cemetery and possibly eat with family afterwards.
(Dcousin because daunt/her mom was confused about what time I said funeral was. Also daunt asked me if dmom and I could pick her up, and of course I said yes, but Dcousin says "I don't know why she said that. You get your mom and I'll get mine." (Again -- daunt is having memory issues.)
This funeral will be about 20 minutes away -- town where my dad grew up and cemetery where my grandparents are buried.)

Right now, I'm feeling "okay" about tonight and tomorrow night even. DS will be going to dbil's and will go to the NYE gathering with cousins, "as long as we aren't staying five hours" DS said. LOL -- I told him I agreed -- maybe we would spend a few hours with them, no more than 2-3 hours, and then we'd make our exits.

Happy birthday to Twins' dad and Ken In Canada! Hope you both have a great day.
Twins, y'all get all the celebrations over with at once, don't you?

I'm swapping dgrands in about an hour. DGS has to get a haircut. I told DS to bring DGD over when he gets DGS. Still kinda nervous about being home alone, you know. I need distraction. Then we go to dbil's at 6:00 pm. DDil is not going; she still feels flu-ish.
I have finished the laundry, except for folding towels and underwear.
I'm still planning to take the tree down on Wednesday, hoping to start the new year free of Christmas hanging over my head. Would like a totally clean slate, but there's no way I can get the biopsy done and forgotten about before the new year.

[Nancy]

Happy birthday to the board twins today!
Twins Dad & Mr. K in C.

I took a couple of items to the basement one Nativity wall plaque my gran made.
Another item a sign let it snow & fall on the opposite side.
I have another sign that also says let it snow and that one needs to go up a leaning sign out front.

I have a break after our walk I crocheted a section on a bright green hot pad
watched a history show while my lunch cooked and the enjoyed that.

Ddoggo is having her nap now. [She is 10 gotta luv fb to help know that!}

[Lady Maverick]

We are experiencing a wonderful weather day (74F bright sunshine) before the winter weather arrives. I've heard the words Winter Polar Vortex to describe our weather next week. We still have flies and other insects flying around outside so i know we need the cold weather to happen.

We went on a mini adventure. We drove to get drinks from drive-thru coffeehouse that we have never been to. DD13 got mango smoothie and DH got unsweetened black coffee. I stuck with my daily DDrPepper.

DS16 continues with his normal life that include a dozen phone calls to me. I could write everything he is doing today but that is too many words.

[blessedw2]

the mini adventure sounded wonderful d lady!


mom has been draining me a bit - dh wished me GOOD LUCK today at least they are both aren't on the same wavelength today I must have patience
"Petit à petit, l'oiseau fait son nid," : "Little by little, the bird makes its nest".

[Harriet]

Always blame or invoke the dr when possible, blessed. "The doctor says... .." is a phrase that takes the emphasis off of you and puts it onto the relationship between doctor and patient. Also helps when you can honestly remind, "You/we promised the doctor... ..", which makes the doctor sound like a good guy, not a mean old slave driver or something.

I took a nice walk and saw mostly my own family, pacing myself when I noticed others walking my way. I'm looking unfamiliar and just don't want to explain during this time of flux. Missed seeing ddil, who was still working, and their dog. Poor oldest granddog has been in hospital overnight since I've seen her. She seems well.

[blessedw2]

you are truly brilliant d harriet!!!

the walk sounds lovely d harriet! praying for your ddil's dog. glad she seems well.

dd's are struggling with each other as well - that hasn't happened in a long time.
one calls and then the other. the both are struggling. I can just be there with a listening ear

[Nancy]

I did crocheting on the edging of a project I set aside a week or so ago.
More to do but that's enough for now.
I need to consider dinner.

Sorted out some more knitted items I made before and put in a tote.
Found the cards for a card file set up and possible box solution.

Found a few more items to put down stairs of holiday stuff.
I got up early enough that I am feeling it now and it's to early for a wind down.
I need to get more steps in also.