Mima - glad you made it to Florida. Hope the airconditioning gets fixed. Me, I am thinking about heat lol.

Joanne - kids! Sometimes you want to just shake some sense into them. Hope your son comes round, as he will be the big loser in the long run. It is hard to live with guilt and he might have some if something should happen to either of his parents.

Meme - the office sounds great. Just what you need. I wouldn't want strange men in my house either. You just can't trust anybody these days. You are busy. I bet the kids stole the show.

Tammy - nice you had a visit with your son. He isn't that far away, so you can go see him.

Chris - I don't think my house has ever been like it is now. It is hard for me to work and keep up with the housework, so I chose work, as I enjoy getting out doing stuff. I like housework, but energy seems sparse at times and pain is always present.

Well, I am off to work, and I had better get going as it is getting late. It is a beautiful day here today. It is -2, or 28F. The air is soft and warm. Cold is all relevant to where you live. A gal at work has a daughter than just moved to Norman Wells, up near the Arctic Circle. It had been 45 below zero and she was saying how beautiful and warm the day was, when it was 25 below zero!!!! I can identify with that, as after 30 below, 15 below feels like a heatwave. I will open my windows when I get from work and air the place out.

Have a good day.

I wish I could get my son to come around so I could try to find out what the problem is...I will keep praying. Hope you guys will too. My heart is broken.
Thanks for the new start Happy..
Not much time this am,I'm really stressed. Back later...Joanne

I grew up in Northern New York and thought that was cold enough. I can't imagine the temps in Canada. I would be hurting all the time. I don't know who you all do it up there. It is what everyone around here calls cold....38 today. DH and I don't call that cold (he is from Michigan and I lived there before moving here). I stay in as much as I can when it is cold. If I get out in the cold it makes me hurt more.

Meme, I'm sure the angel costumes will be beautiful! At WW, I don't feel like I'm depriving myself. If I want something, I have it. Of course the pounds aren't tumbling right off of me, but it took a while to get them there in the first place.

Mima, I'm on dial-up too. We are talking about moving to something faster. We'll need to discuss that when hubby gets home from Florida. We have to renew what we have in January, so we need to find something else soon.

It is about 28 here today. I wasn't wearing my winter coat, and some lady made a comment about it. I didn't even know her! I had on a long sleeved shirt and a sweatshirt jacket. I was comfortable. It's not like I'm standing outside in the weather. Oh well. I will admit that I ache more when it is cold outside.

My perm stinks, but the hair looks better. I went to the storage unit and picked up a couple more boxes to go through. One has games, and the other one is books and records. I am very capable of putting books on shelves, so that one will be easy. Need to find a spot for the games. Maybe under the hutch.

I,m happy about your knees, Meme. And I'm happy about Happy starting a new thread!!!!
And I'm happy I am getting cable for my computer-and the phone too. Can call anywhere anytime-again as soon as it's installed. they have the seasonal for 60 all the time you are gone-was paying 30 for the phone whe we are not here.
The cost for the new air is adding up-if Brad could get a couple of small jobs-it would help pay for it-going to spread the word. Gotta be careful-he's not licensed for down here,
At least we have the heat off at home-it was 17.
Art class today!!!!
Bye Mima

That is alot of material! Do you pay for this yourself? Yikes! Glad you were able to get the tree up and had a little help. I can't find my Christmas cards. I know I have several boxes, so they should be easy to find. Nope, they are not. With the medicine working, maybe that will help you get everything accomplished. Want to share?? lol I think I overdid it yesterday, and I'm paying for it this morning. I hurt but I know that I have to go to school. I'm going to work in a rest break sometime during the day.

Mima, enjoy your art class!

Loved the art class-we take a break and have tea-time. Love that instructor-she brought us circles to make a Santa Claus pin.
Stomache was better yesterday.I weeded-allergies but it looks so much better, This monstrosity is sitting in my hallway-it's the new system without a cover!!!!I ordered the cable phone and computer cable-going nuts here!!!!
Wow for the angel costumes. D wants me to get something online for Christmas-finally found a coat at Burlington coat factory. Need shirts for Brad. I think gift cert would be better-we have that store here.
Get to stay home today!!!
Hi everyone Mima

Hello Everybody- Just about got my shopping done.. I am giving some gift cards too.Next I have to clean my carpet and put up Christmas tree and lights..Lots of work...I finished the quilt for my daughter, Now I can get back to other things I have started.I am going to make some bead ear rings for my daughter.
Mima- Eleni takes a couple art classes too. She had a showing this past weekend. Pin and ink and some pastels.
Tammy- I lost a lot of weight at WW.. It was slow but that is better.Keep going ,you will reach your goal before you know it..
Meme- G/children are such a blessing. I wish I had more. That is not likely to happen. My G/son is 27 and going to be a electrician. He said he would put up my lights. The only catch is he won't be here till Christmas day. That won't work for me.I will just have to do my best..
Happy- I told my daughter the same thing.. I know my son would feel the pain a long time if something happened to a family member.I'll just keep asking God to help..We are supposed to get cooler weather this week.I won't say cold. Compared to you it is just cooler.
I may go out and shop a little more today. It depends on if I get to it before the hubby starts to sleep Joanne

Mima, glad you enjoyed your art class. I ordered Bob a new coat from Land's End. I bought one a couple years ago for myself, and I love it. Did you enjoy staying at home today?

Joanne, I'm sure the quilt is beautiful! Your daughter is very lucky. Tonight at the WW meeting there weren't many people there. The leader got us started on some different topics, and we broke into small groups and just talked. We usually are there for the meeting for 30 minutes, but we just kept talking. It was nice to compare notes and what strategies we use to work through obstacles that we have. The leader let us go as long as we wanted. She joined in on one of the groups.
My goal is a long way off. That's one thing we talked about. WW has a goal for people, but a doctor can have a different goal. In my mind, I would like to lose 50 more pounds from where I am right now. That would be where I was when Bob and I got married. I ran across a picture from when we were dating, and I really looked good. And that weight was 15-20 above what WW would like me to be.

It is 10 degrees right now. No wonder the dog didn't want to go outside! I wouldn't want to either!! I know I am up too late again, and I'm going to regret this in the morning. Maybe we'll have a cold delay for school!! (Well, we've had fog delays, so why not a cold one????)

Hi.

Mima - glad you had a good art class and enjoyed it. You will soon LOVE that air conditioner lol

Tammy - It is only going be 24F overnight and tomorrow 42 above. It was around 30 today and it was a beautiful day. Cold is all relevant to where you live. Hope you sleep well.

Joanne - Glad you are getting your Christmas shopping done. I still have a couple to buy, but one will wait until the weekend of the 16-17. I need to buy a gift certificate for a store in Edmonton. I have an idea of what we are going to get our gson.

Meme - Hope you are not all wrapped up in all that fabric

I finally am going to get down to 3 days a week - Mon, Wed and Fri. That will be plenty for me. I stopped at a drugstore that specializes in supports and found one for the Thorax area. I have been wearing it tonight, and I think it is going to be ok. Anything to keep this pain away. I don't do so well with meds, so I have to try other things. I think I now have a support for every part of my body lol

Hope you all have a good day.

HAHAHA ... you guys are so funny ... but the yoke's on you this time. I went to church last night and found out that another woman is making four angel costumes for the kids Christmas play Sunday night AFTER our Cantata and they will all fit the girls that are singing in the Cantata ... some are going on the same girls even. I was sooooo excited. And another woman found 3 young men to be my '3 kings' and they even already had 3 beautiful king crowns all made up of material with stones sewn in them. I was ecstatic! GOD IS GOOD!!! This has saved me so much time and money. Son and DIL had asked me to keep the kids Sat. evening for a few hours while they go to a Chirstmas party and I was dreading it because I have so much to do. Now I can take them to see Santa Claus 3 and not feel guilty about it!

Don't feel quite as good today ... had a bad night. Guess that's because of the snow. They closed schools here at 1 today. Our deck was covered but the roads were fine. Everybody panics when we get a little snow here (and my bones hurt). It's really cold tonight and supposed to be cold tomorrow. Hubby is off and wants to go do our Christmas shopping!

The drops the Eye Dr. gave me caused my eyes to turn really red. He said nearly a month ago that would go away in a couple of weeks ... it hasn't and now there are broken blood vessels on the bottom of my upper lids as well. I called today and made an app. to go back in tomorrow for him to have a look. May have to change to something else but I looked on the net today and all of them have some kind of bad side effects. Other alternative is surgery. Hubby is wanting me to go to a different Dr. - MD/eye surgeon I went to back years ago when I had a torn retina. I probably will make an appointment next week. The one I'm going to now is just an optometrist. Guess I need someone a bit more professional and knowledgable for something as important as my sight, huh?

I can identify with just about everything you guys have said. I need to clean carpets ... I put a brace on my ankle before I go to bed at night, one on my wrist before I play piano and I have one for my knee, too! I desparately need to shop ... and I seriously wish I could just buy gift certificates for everybody and be done with it! Also, I've talked (and talked) about taking some classes ... but can't find the time. There is one starting in town but it starts THIS month! I'd love to do it ... cake decortaing ... but not this month. That's the one I've really been wanting to do. I'm not bad now but I'd like to be better. I could save so much by doing my own. Oh, yes, and my dog hates the cold, too. We put her in the garage again tonight. She stands outside the livingroom window and barks until we bring her in! (I can't imagine having to go outside to pee tonight!!!) We are all so much alike. Wouldn't we have fun if we lived close together? I really feel like I've known you all forever. And, actually, some of you I have 'known' for years!

Wish me luck shopping tomorrow. I have a very long list ... & with my memory I'll sure have to 'check it twice' - probably three or four times!

Good morning-can't sleep past 4 am-back to hubby waking me up all night,
back to other room!!!
Thought I had cheap tickets for my kids to come down but I think it was one way. Suzanne said it was too good to be true and she was right!!!
My stomache is not good, Think I need a prescription!!!
I put some lights up outside. And a nativity-small but with lights. It will have to do!!!No tree yet-the dust mites on it will start my allergies so I am waiting,
We have heat-might need a little. This is a big project. Bye for now Mima-thrilled about your costumes Meme

It's about 20 degrees right now, and tomorrow it should hit 30! Heatwave! lol

Anne, I think you'll feel much better doing the 3 days a week. I know that I do. On weeks that I can't be there one of those days, I've tried to make it up on Tues. or Thurs. I am not going to do that anymore. I found out that it is just too much. Since the cold bothers me, I'm hurting even taking a day off in between the days I work. I think I'm pretty much finished with shopping too. I know I need to get something else for Tim, but I really am not sure what yet.

Meme, that is terrific that you'll be able to use those costumes!! And as you said, God is Good!! I'd like to go see that movie too. Could I tag along?
I do think you need to go to a specialist for your eyes. PLEASE??? Cake decorating would be fun for you! A friend of mine does that, and I've watched her in action. Very impressive. I have thought so many times of how much fun we would have if we could get together! Good luck on the shopping, and don't forget to buy things for all of us!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mima, I have some lights that I was going to put up outside, but it has just been too cold this week. Probably won't get put up this year. We have two small nativities. Just the right size for this house.

Tonight I wrapped presents and baked some cookies. I'm going to give cookies to all of the neighbors on our street. They are mainly older people. I hope they all like cookies. I've also been listening to some of my old records. What fun! Memories. Seals and Crofts, Earth Wind and Fire, Carpenters, Beatles. I had planned to do the wrapping and baking tomorrow, but I decided to get it done tonight. Not sure what I'll do tomorrow now. Possibly straighten things up since Bob will be home on Sunday.

Guess I'll be doing my shopping another day ... alone preferrably.

I bought Garrett a magic kit and 2 magic DVDs and that's as far as I got. He's 11 and into the magic card and coin tricks. I had an app. with the optometrist at 2 and he said I had an infection from the drops he gave me. He gave me drops for the infection to use 4 times a day until Mon. night then gave me more drops for the glaucoma to start using Mon night. Hubby has been after me all week to go to another Dr. so I had decided I'd do that. He jumped me as soon as I came out from my app. before we went shopping. Said, I thought you were going to call and make an app. I told him I was just going to go by the Drs. office because I was sure I'd have to sign something so he could get the xrays sent over from the optometrists office. Then he started in on me because I hadn't told the optometrist I was taking prednisone. I told him yesterday I had read on the internet that was one of the worst meds. you could take when you have glaucoma ... and I also told him I took my last pill yesterday so I was getting off them so there was no use talking to the optometrist about it. He just kept on and on and on until I finally got so upset I just couldn't think. After we left the place where I got Garrett's magic things he asked me where I wanted to go next and I told him to just take me home because I couldn't think where I wanted to go or what I was going to do. I came home and went to bed for 3 hrs. I don't know why he thinks he has to dictate everything I say and do. It wouldn't even be so bad if he'd just drop it and not keep yammering on at me. Why bring up something like that when I'm not taking those pills anymore??? He always says he's sorry and then a few days later it happens all over again. So ... moral of the story is ... I've wasted a day and I still have all my Christmas shopping to do.

Just lost my post.
Meme-Men are from mars-they think they have to fix things,
PTL-a $4 script for my stomache from Walmart!!!!
A 23 dollar raise from SS to replace 2 of my zero earning years.I fought for that.
Suzanne got a plane ticket to come to FL for Chritmas.
I don't have my shopping done and I have to mail 2 packages.
We have heat.
Pray for my stomache to be better.
Glad you and Anne work less, tammy. Mima