Good morning-Suzanne was an RA her senoir year-saved me 7,000 a year and I was retired. She got caught up in problems the girls had but I am sure it would be easier with boys. I hope he gets it.
I swam, went in the hot tub, and walked and my back hurts. I really should get an xray.
Just put the air on-haha!!! Too hot-too cold-We are never happy about the weather no matter where we are.
Early service today-it's tpp laye to get home when we go at 11 because we go out to eat.
Something is wrong with my laptop=I can't get it on in the morning-It says there is a serious error. I wonder if Norton is scanning automatically?
Bye for now-Mima

Thanks! Tim said he knows quite a few of the guys who live on the 2 floors that will have vacancies because he has worked the desk. Alot of football players so he also knows them from being in the band.

Hope your back is feeling better. Mine hurts from being sick on Thursday. I looked outside, and it doesn't look like we got the freezing rain that they had predicted. I'm glad so I can go to early church.

computers can be a hastle, but they are also pretty nice!!

Tammy, my son was in the band all through high school and a little at the beginning of college. He plays snare drum...what does your son play?

I'm with you both on the sore back...mines been killing me with this cold, damp weather. I love my hot baths and warm packs :0)

Eliza, my son is also a drummer! This year he is equipment manager because they cut back from 45 to 30 in the drumline. He isn't a music major, so he knew he'd be cut. He's loving what he's doing though. He gets to drive the equipment truck to Toronto the beginning of January. He goes to Ball State in Muncie, IN, and the football team is playing in the International Bowl there. He'll have someone else with him to help drive. The band directors have asked him to do the same position next year. He gets 2 hours credit for it, so what the heck!!

I had a nice hot shower earlier, and it felt great!!

I ended up not going to church this morning. When I was getting ready, it started to rain, freezing rain. Things became slick rather quickly. I'm just glad it happened before I left the house.

Good morning-it's freezing rain back home-again!!!
That's awesome for Tim. My computer is ok now-I think I actually did something to fix it.
Out to eat after church-salmon. But I ate bread and dessert. Naughty Mima.
I have suffered with this hip-back thing for 2 years. I think i will see an orthopedic guy down here-I guess I can choose my own since I am out of plan.
I nedd to finish my shopping and mail some things. I saw a beautiful necklace for Suzanne on Overstock.com-what a great site if you never have been there-no tax and free shipping.
Up early again. Bye for now Mima

Good for you for fixing the computer!! I like salmon, but we rarely have it. I also like bread and dessert!!!

I need to check out that site!!

I volunteered at the radio station this morning from 6-10 answering phones. When I left they were working on the 3rd of 12 families to provide for for Christmas. It was really awesome the way people were stepping up to help out. I get to go shopping now because I commited to buying a couple things. I thought I'd do the same thing tomorrow and Wed. when I'm working there.

Hope everyone is doing ok!!

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Doing fine here..I have half of my shopping done.. No cards out yet..
We are fencing in a portion of the back yard so I can put Christie out there to play and give me a break now and then during the day..We have to keep a eye on her all the time or she is into something. This way I can do some things I need to do without the upset of her under my feet or whatever.Babysitting a puppy 24-7 is no fun.They tell me she will be a puppy another year..
It is in the 80's here.. Supposed to be the same tomorrow.. We may get into the 60's by the weekend.. What we really need is rain..
Hello everybody... Joanne

We do need the rain! I am almost done with my shopping. Got to get some Visa cards. And send oranges . I only cut down a little on the shopping-added some people and next year there will be another grandchild.
I paid bigtime for that dessert and bread-horrible stomache ache yesterday.
I made an appt with an orthopedic type doc and they will take xrays first. I tried to get an appt near here but that doc only did hips and knees-not backs-too funny. There were about 8 docs in this office-each specializing in something.At least my insurance will cover xrays. I pay 20% of the doc.
I guess I will do my cards while Evan is here.
What a great idea to fence in the yard, Joanne.
Bye for now, Mima

Good morning.

Mima - hope you feel better. Food is something we just eat, not thinking of the damage it can do. Good luck with the Dr.

Tammy - Hope Tim gets the job. That sounds like such a money saver. College and University are soooooo expensive now. If they need student loans, it will take a long while to pay back.

Eliza - How is the diet going? I will start on this one soon as well. Just have a problem with eating every 3 hours when I'm working. My breaks just don't fit.

Joanne - good on getting a little area fenced off for puppy. That should help you out a LOT. It is hard raising a puppy.

Meme- Hi there. Hope you are having some better days my friend.

This past month has been the worst month for me. First the sinus infection, then the stomach flu, ending in the hospital, and now my back is giving me MAJOR grief. I have been to the chiro 3 times and it still HURTS!! I am going to go again today. Eventually, it will move back to where it belongs, but gee. I am having to work 3 full days this week as well. Yesterday didn't go badly, as I had used Dr. Ho on it (like a TENS machine) and it did help, but I think I probably did more harm by working the full day. Oh well, it is what it is!

Shopping is coming along nicely. Just about done. Even got the wrapping paper, so maybe this afternoon that job will be finished(if I can get some relief from this pain in the back).

Won't do any baking until next week and then I will be ready. Have to make a Cherry Cheesecake today, for a potluck at work tomorrow. That is easy enough to do and doesn't take long at all.

Hope you are all having a great day.

Glad to know there are others that don't have their cards out yet. I was stressing over that. Was going to do them tonight but not feeling the best in the world. It's supposed to rain here for 3 days ... Eliza, wet weather hurts me, too. Supposed to be 75 tomorrow and break a record. That's warm for TN in Dec. Too warm & doesn't seem like Christmas ... I'm from MI and I miss my snow so I'm not much in the mood for shopping. Hubby and I went today and "looked" for him. I called son tonight and arranged to meet him at Tractor Supply tomorrow afternoon so he could get one of the things he picked out and take it to his house. It's a large cart for him to use outside and I can't manage it. We went to Lowe's and got his mom and dad a ceiling fan and light for their kitchen. Got three of the g-kids finished ... online. Best way to shop. Got some stuff at overstock.com and some at gamestop.com. Girls are into the American Girl Doll stuff so I did quite a bit of shopping on their site. I still need to get hubby a navy sports jacket. I may try to get that tomorrow, too. We usually give the big kids money. They've gotten to hard to buy for because they already have everything. I asked for an ipod ... hope Santa remembers! (He may think I've been too naughty!) :p I put ipod or Nintendo DS Lite with games like Brain Age and Flash Focus on my list. One of my friends said that to her Christmas was about giving and she just enjoyed giving gifts to others (how sweet & unselfish). I said ... that's PART of it for me, too, the biggest part is the kids ... but I also like receiving gifts! Especially the big one from hubby!!! ;) Guess I'm still just a kid at heart when it comes to Christmas, huh? :D

The job sounds like a good deal for Tim. Sounds like he's doing good in school. You must be very proud of him. That radio job sounds interesting.

Anne, sounds like you've been having a rough time. Back pain is the worst. Hopefully things will get better for you. I've got to get started on my baking, too. My throat feels like it is trying to get sore. Hope I'm not getting something else. This is NOT a good time to come down with the crud!

Mima ... I'm paying for what I've been eating, too, but in a different way. I've gained about 6 pounds just lately. And Christmas is a coming. Gotta get it back off.

Joanne, I need a break from my puppy sometimes, too. They can really wear you down. I put potpourri in a brass Christmas sleigh with attached reindeer on one of my tables ... I decorate with it every year. I've been picking that stuff up out of the floor for days. Can't leave a pen on the table, can't leave the top off the candy dish FOR SURE! I will be watching a TV show and lay the remote on the couch. Right in the middle of the good part, she jumps up on the couch and changes the channel or turns up the sound so loud it scares you to death. One night she hit a button on the cable remote and screwed something up so bad the whole screen went black and it took me 5 minutes to figure out what she had done. She gets in the trash, the electrical cords, the curtains, on the beds, in the window seat, tears up the rugs and even drags my underwear out in the middle of the livingroom floor if I don't watch her. But ... alas ... she has stolen my heart and I love her still.

Puppies-good thing they are cute. My stomache is better-I ate rice and a little ham last night, applesauce.
We are going to a Christmas party at church and it was suggested we wear old-fashioned clothes-got a skirt and frilly blouse at a goodwill type store for $3. And the skirt label was Vera Bradley-.99. I would like a vest now. And Brad needs something. FL has so many good stores like that-They are opening another Goodwill near here.
Evan was good yesterday but Jill comes late.I like to sleep around noon. Since I get up at 4.
Finally Brad talked to tenant-if he would only call and tell us. He's putting the extra money in the bank today.
Art today.
Boy, Anne you sure are having a hard time. Hope it's over soon. I will be glad to have an xray to find out if there is anything wrong,
Hey Meme-I also like to get a nice present-this year I am getting a new chair.
Bye for now. mima

Joanne, I haven't done any cards yet either. I told Bob that I thought that since I'm retired, I'd be more on the ball this year. Hasn't happened!! Great idea about the fence! That will help out alot!!

Mima, did Evan help with the cards????

Anne, when hubby's aunt passed away, she left some money so we wouldn't have to worry about Tim's college. She didn't want him to have to worry about student loans because she knew what a hastle that could be. That money went into Tim's savings account, and we've taken from there when things are due. With him working in the dorm last year and this year, and now hopefully with the RA position, he'll have money left in the savings account when he is ready to move out on his own when he graduates.

I hope that things start looking up for you with the back pain!! You need relief after everything the past several weeks. Please send me a piece of that cheesecake!!

Meme, I'm the same about the cards. I keep thinking about getting them done, and then I don't do them. I guess they'll get done eventually. I didn't know you were from Michigan, did I? I like it up there. LOL I think I'm a kid at heart too!! It's nice to give, but receiving feels good also.

We are definitely proud of Tim. He has never caused us any trouble, well just minor things over the years, but I guess that happens with all kids sometime or other. I told Bob last night that I think I have gained 82 pounds in the past month. Have no idea why I picked that number, but it tickled him. He got quite a chuckle.

I can relate about the pets! Kramer drives me nuts sometimes, but I love him to pieces. He'll be 14 next month, and I know that he won't be around too much longer. We won't be getting another one after him.

As for presents this year, we went to Wal Mart the other night and bought new silverware! Now isn't that romantic??? lol We have a combined set that we've been using since we've been married. I had a set from when I moved out on my own in 1977, and Bob had a set from about the same time. It's looking its age, so he said let's just buy new for Christmas. We didn't even wrap it, but it's under the tree.

Need to get dressed to head to the radio station. Last night they were on the 11th of the 12 families. I'm supposed to be there from 6-10 this morning, but I'm sure they'll finish the 12th family early. It has been so awesome!! It's been fun talking to the people calling in who are donating things to the families. It all has to be new, nothing used. I went shopping yesterday to buy the things that I commited to. For the one mother, I bought a little extra gift for her because I'd like one. It was a bath set with shower gel, lotion, and that type of stuff. I thought she could pamper herself some day with all that the family is going through right now. Wish I could do so much more for all of them.

Tim just called. He got the job!!! There were 3 openings in 3 different dorms, and all 3 of them wanted him!! I told him it's because his mother is such an awesome person!! lol He gets to stay in the same dorm he lived last year and this year. He'll move from 4th floor to 2nd floor. He is one excited kid!!!

Went for my mammogram this afternoon. That's done for another year. Now I need to make a dentist appointment.

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Tammy- Good for Tim and your pocketbook.. I bought my cards. Now I have to take them out of the sack and write them
We put Christie out in her fenced in area a couple times today.. I hope she will do more than stand at the gate and look for us.. She would not go potty until I put her leash on.. That will be another thing to tackle. She has never gone without the leash.The hubby was a basket case. He was afraid she was going to eat something like a leaf ot stick..I told him not to let the neighbors hear him..
Meme- There is nothing christie will miss.. Nothing is safe.. It will be a challenge Christmas with the presants.. We won't put them out till the morning of. We will have to keep her out of the way while we open them..
Hello everybody... Joanne

Great that Tim will be an RA, What a blessing that radio staion is!!!
I use my best silverware all the time -stainlesss- and one set of dishes for all the time-no room for any more at home.
Got most of my cards done-mailed a fruit basket to Uncle Paul-npw I need some addresses.
Got a call from Josh-heat was out-he said it was out for 3 days???? He called the oil company for more oil-they couldn't start it. He should have called us right away-the oil co. said we needed something that cost 300. Brad said no way and called our burner man who went over and said it was on. And charged us $70. Now Brad wants to talk with that oil co. and also put the light in the window for when the burner goes out. You can't leave it for 3 days-the pipes will freeze.
We watched Amazing Grace last night-really good.
Everyone feel good-going to orthopedic doc for 9. Mima