Hi ladies,
I'm back and hopefully for good this time. I got my computer back from Best Buy yesterday. I had them load on Windows 10 for me and so far I have found several problems in that the browser I like doesn't work and there is lots I can't do as it says I'm not connected to the internet. So it looks like I'll have to take it back for the 4th time to get fixed while it is still on warranty.....however.....I hate the thought of lugging this thing back again especially with all the Christmas traffic so my daughter is having her computer guy access my computer remotely tomorrow to fix up these problems. I hope he can do it and also redo the networking to another computer. Luckily my Google browser works so I can at least get here and to other sites.

I put up my Christmas decorations yesterday but still am not in the Christmas Spirit. I'm all ready for Christmas with presents purchased. I just hope that we don't have inclement weather for travelling or I might have to stay home.

I have myself committed to joining Weight Watchers after Christmas. I'm not getting anywhere on my own especially since I can't do much exercise anymore. I still can't get past 12 minutes on the treadmill but I have been laxing on that too. I think I am depressed. Weight Watchers just announced a new program 2 weeks ago that is called "Smart Points". I guess I find out more about it when I go to the first meeting in January.

I sure hope we won't be sorry for all this nice weather once the snow does come.

Gayle - that is great that you just got a warning when you were pulled over by the police for speeding. I'm happy for you that your sciatic pain is overwith now and keep up with the exercise you have learned.

Carol - good thing you didn't get caught when driving without a license for 15 days - good for you. As for Windows 10 - I don't have any comment yet as I'm still learning but I'm sure not happy about the new problems I am having with the installation of it.

Mary - sounds like you are just about all set for Christmas and are as busy as ever I see.

Lynn - hang in there and hope you get back to posting after the holidays. Your new health doctor sounds very interesting. Tell us more.

Sandy - that carrot salad sounds good...would you care to share it with us?

After church today I plan on spending more time learning how to get around in Windows 10.

Have a good Sunday everyone,
Karen

Hello Everyone!

It is so unusual for us to have this warm weather last so long. Next weekend the highs are going to be in the 30's and that will feel more like the December I know. I don't mind the cold, and I like snow and would miss it if we never had it. I don't like to have to drive in it, but snow is much better than ice for driving. Now that we are retired we don't have to go out in it for any reason.

Karrine, When I had my old computer fixed the guy who fixed it loaded Firefox and I liked it, so that's what I like to use. When I bought this new computer I got a 6 months free offer of Kaspersky's Security. It seems that Kaspersky's doesn't like Firefox so there is a bit of problem with it. I don't particularly like Kaspersky's so I will probably not buy it when my free offer runs out. I know a lot of people like Chrome and I did have it for a while, but DH also used this computer and doesn't like change, so I am sticking with Firefox for now. I had a very hard time getting him away from Internet Explorer. I hope you get all the bugs worked out.

I did WW for a while and I was able to lose on it, but couldn't stick to it if I didn't attend the meetings and the cost was too much for me. I guess I could afford it, but I felt that I was spending $4X.XX per month to have someone weigh me. I still get emails from them. I read recently about their new plan and they are starting to recommend eliminating some foods, whereas before any food was allowed as long as you stayed within your points. I encourage you to continue with your treadmill even if you can only do 12 minutes. If you can do 12 minutes twice a day that's even better, and eventually you may be able to work up to a longer time.

Gayle, I never actually followed Eat To Live because with DH's eating habits, I find it hard to eliminate animal protein and dairy. I have mostly eliminated starchy carbs and have greatly increased my vegetable intake. I do notice a different now that I'm eating more vegetables and a wider variety. My pain has diminished somewhat. My nails are healthier, they grow longer and stronger. If these obvious things have improved then I figure there must be other underlying improvements that I don't realize. It has not helped with my psoriasis or weight loss. Probably since I am not following it by giving up animal products. You have done a very good job on your weight loss, I see. I too hover around the 200 mark, sometimes above and sometimes below. Can't get it to keep going down. I was wondering if you have noticed an improvement in your blood sugar. I have Eat To Live but I also have The End of Diabetes, which is similar, but geared more toward blood sugar control. I pick that up and read it once in a while, as it makes me more resolved to fill up on those veggies. It's a good thing I like them!

Mary, I think I would like Filipino food, but DH would not. He does not eat any Asian food at all. He is a potato eater the way your DH likes rice. I googled Lumpia and saw a couple different recipes for it. Some used shredded carrots and cabbage with the pork and some did not. I'm wondering how you make yours as I think it would be authentic.

Sandy, your trout supper sounds good. We haven't had trout for years, since we quit fishing.

I'm glad you and Pat are enjoying getting out in the warm weather, enjoy it while it lasts.

Lynn, it sounds as if we are all waiting to hear about your new nutrition doctor. Don't keep us in suspense too long! LOL

Carol SueFilipino food sounds good to me, too and what I've had was really outstanding.

Regarding Foxfire: Pat thinks that is the only way to get on the web. Internet explorer is slow and kicks me off at time. Chrome is ok.

Love this warm weather. Lots of cloudy days but nice and warm. Walking in neighborhood is relaxing, but after Mass with being Reader and processing in and our, then to Walmart's supercenter - what I wanted was at all four corners of store so I"m tired.

Trying to corral the lids to plastic storage containers I use for left overs or when freezing DH's good soups. Trying a shorter shoe box that may solve the problem so all the lids don't end up on the floor.

Well I've only got a few gifts left to purchase. Once I get them wrapped and under the tree, I am hoping to feel up to baking my Christmas bread. This morning on top of the itch problem I started having bladder spasms again! After a couple painful episodes I took the OTC product and went back to bed. Surprisingly (to me) I got to sleep and I slept until 2:30 pm! So missed church but think I really needed the sleep. Even when I woke up I felt I could have gone back to sleep but wanted to be sure I could sleep tonight plus I needed to do some online shopping. Dh was going to go but I felt I needed him here so talked him into staying home too. After I got up I felt much better (no more spasms), but the kids came over and we forgot to go to the Christmas concert tonight. I was kinda disappointed about that. I did get my online shopping done though.

Sandy - I have never found a good method for coralling my plastic containers and lids. Hope you have found one. I also need to get back to my de-cluttering to make more room for the things I actually use.

Carol Sue - We make our lumpia with ground beef, onions and garlic, shredded carrots and cabbage. Filipinos do it different ways...often with shrimp and/or pork. Dh eats that, but I don't eat shrimp and prefer not to eat pork although I do some. Most Filipinos use a lot of pork and seafood in their dishes. Filipino food can be healthy but to tell the truth it usually isn't in my experience. With lumpia we prefer it fried in a little oil but not deep fried. There is a fresh lumpia version though that is not fried. Might be healthier but not as tasty to me. In most cases I do try to make the food healthier though as many recipes call for a lot of fat and salt.

Karrine/Carol Sue - I may have mentioned this before but I keep three browsers on my computer. I mostly use Chrome but now and then use one of the other two for some reason...IE, and Firefox. I used to like Firefox really well but for several versions now I haven't liked it as well, and prefer Chrome, but I think it's mostly what you are used to. If someone else uses my computer (rare) they can load whatever browser they want to use. IE has been said to be less secure in the past but I don't know now.

Sorry you've had problems since installing Win 10. Other than updating some drivers (free) and a Centurylink fix on my DSL connection (not sure what they did), I've had no problems at all. I do not use the IE browser that comes with it, prob fine, just no reason to use it so far. BTW, I was in my settings today and noticed there was an upgrade so I upgraded Win 10. Just trying it out now. Took about 20 min (they said, I didn't time it). So far haven't noticed much difference. Will let you know if I discover significant differences, it said there are some new features when it started up.

Diabetes - I have increased Amaryl as instructed by doc. So far no problems but also not much change in my bs. Maybe a little, but I'm also trying to be careful with my eating.

Karen, good luck with WWs! It works for a lot of people. So far the program I like best is Food Lovers Online but I haven't done well sticking to it even. But that's my fault. I think ALL weightloss programs work, it's the person who doesn't always.

Yesterday I was baking cookies and when I took one tray out of the oven I was holding it with one hand wearing an oven glove and it started to tilt. My first instinct was to grab it with the other bare hand, but I realized how hot the pan would be so instead it tilted and the cookies when all over the kitchen. A few went on the floor, some on the open oven door, some inside the oven and 2 went through the vent holes down into the flame of my gas oven. DH helped me pick them all up and he got to eat the ones that got damaged. Later on he opened up the oven and pulled out the 2 that fell into the flame. They look like charcoal briquettes. LOL I still got 6 1/2 dozen out of the batch. Into the freezer until Christmas.

Sandy, I have a lot of plastic containers but don't use them much. I have a few that I use regularly to store leftovers, but I don't have a lot of leftovers since DH won't eat them. I try to cook the amount we normally eat with no extra. The only exception is holidays when we have the family over. They like to take leftovers home so I make sure I cook extra of everything. For that I keep foil pie or cake pans on hand, and also containers from things like Cool Whip or Cottage Cheese. I tell them to bring containers but only my daughter-in-law does that.

Mary, I think the first Lumpia recipe I saw is closest to yours. It did use pork instead of beef, and it was fried in a bit of oil, not deep fried.

I think my doctor will probably increase my Amaryl even though I don't want him to, but I've been taking extra sometimes so I'm going to run out before it's time for a refill. I am becoming more and more sensitive to carbs. I know if I would get back to my exercising that would help, but I'm too busy right now to take the time for exercise. I know that's a poor excuse.

I heard that some areas out your way got a lot of snow. Did that effect you? It was really warm the past few days but I heard that we will have highs in the 30s by the weekend.

Good morning GG's,

It is a nice sunny day today ~ I think kind of chilly outside though ~ it felt chilly in the house when I got up this morning.

Got to go visit my son on Saturday. Took him a container of macaroni salad he'd been asking me to make. It didn't taste exactly how he remembered it. I never had a recipe, just kind of put stuff in ~ it maybe wasn't even exactly the same each time. We had a nice visit.

I spent the day yesterday sewing name labels on the clothes I got my mom for Christmas. The nursing home asks that we put name labels on their clothes. Then I began working on removing a broken zipper from my son's work jacket so I could replace it.

Trying to figure out with Sara what we're doing for Christmas. We used to all get together at her house. Us, our son Jason, her ex, his parents and brother. But now ~ we have no desire to be around her ex (she let him come back and live with her) or his family (don't miss that part at all ~ didn't especially enjoy spending time with them even before all the divorce difficulties happened), and she has had a falling out with Jason. It makes the holidays difficult and kind of a sad time. Sad for me because she and Jason don't get along anymore.

Mary ~ sorry you had the bladder spasms again. Glad they went away and that you had a good sleep and felt better. Sorry you missed the concert you wanted to go to. Glad your shopping is almost all done.

Sandy ~ good idea ~ organizing the containers and lids. I sort of have mine organized, but every once in a while, I have to re do it. DH puts stuff away sometimes and just stuffs it in where ever. Here lately, he has been letting me load and unload the dish washer and so I can put stuff away where it belongs and avoid the redoing of the organization ~ LOL.

Carol Sue ~ we had IE for a long time, then ~ I don't know if you remember back along when a bunch of us had trouble getting on 3FC with IE and some people recommended Firefox. I kept the IE on the computer, but had DH add Firefox. I continuted to use IE for everything because I was used to it, and used Firefox to get on 3FC. Then some weird stuff happened with Firefox ~ like it let in some kind of virus or something and crashed my computer. So, took that right off my computer. Father-in-law and his wife swore by Chrome, so we started using that. Glad you did not burn your hand on that hot cookie sheet. You still got quite a lot from what didn't fall. I feel kind of like you about the exercise right now. Doing it does not come naturally for me ~ I have to make myself. So, putting it off comes easy, but is not good for me. My hope is to do the minimum of those physical therapy exercises (for now) to keep that sciatic pain at bay. Then after the holidays, add back the rest of the stuff. I guess a better plan would be to do as much as I can every day instead of putting it off ~ we'll see. I need to make taking care of myself a priority instead of always puttint it off. But that is a major change for me ~ gotta work on that.

Karrine ~ Glad you got your computer back ~ sorry that there are still some problems with it. Hope the guy your daughter has asked to help, can fix it so you don't have to haul it in yet again one more time. 12 minutes on the treadmill is great. I don't know why, but it seems harder to me ~ walking on the treadmill than walking outside. I can walk outside and do the ½ hour. On the treadmill ~ 10 minutes is about it ~ so if I want to do ½ hour on the treadmill, I have to break it up into 10 minute chunks.

I just went and added some candy canes to our little christmas tree. Maddie has eaten several of what were on there last year, so I needed to add some more. We don't use the big tree anymore. Don't feel like going to the bother. Our house is so cluttered up and no where really to put the regular one anyway. No kids at home anymore, hardly anyone coming over to see it anyway. So, we got a little 3 foot tall pre lit table top one which I decorated with little red velvet bows, a little garland, a mini tree skirt, a glittery star on top and some candy canes that are in between the regular sized and mini sized ones. I found all these things at the Dollar Tree store. We're happy with it.

Guess I'd better get off here and quit procrastinating. Hope you all have a good day.

Here are a couple pictures ~ our little Christmas tree, and a gift Maddie made me ~ she is so creative ~ we have a box of stuff, and she takes stuff out of it and makes her creations.

Gayle Candy Canes on the tree? I'd forgotten how much our kids enjoyed hooking them on the tree back when young. Safe for them to add. Our dog got tangled up with the cord, tree fell down and he ran.

Ted's mom's beautiful glass ornaments from Poland were demolished. I cried and cried.

We used the candy canes that year with Pat still in the play pen and not walking. She is #3 born. After that we gradually added some delicate decorations in the upper part of tree and used the needle point decorations and unbreakable at their level.

Maddie is indeed artistic.

CarolSue Cookie disaster. I've never cooked on gas and had to think what would happen to the cookies that fell thru. Charcoal for sure!!! Hope you didn't get burned. Fast thinking.

Mary What turned you against eating shrimp? We've used shrimp boiled and dipped in horsradish/catsup sauce as a special treat for birthday's or other celebrations. When Danny was in, that was the main dish because he does love Shrimp and so do we 3 here at home.

Supper was delicious tonight. Broiled strip steak, baked sweet potatoes (I eat my plain) and Shredded carrots cooked fast with very little water and a bit of Amish butter added when put in bowl. Pretty and one of my favorites. I used 8 carrots for 3 of us and no leftovers.

Today was very much healthy. It is about time I did so. Last night I munched on an entire box of rice crackers as I watched a movie. Not smart.

Karen Noticed the different name. Is this what you prefer? Sympathy as you struggle to learn new ways on computer. Seems too much is a struggle at times. Today was on and off rain but surprisingly warm. I started for walk several times but never made it past the mail box. Food good, exercise non existent. Finances and Laundry with machines burn few calories.

Good morning,
Well.....the man my daughter recommended for my computer issues took a look at it remotely yesterday. The Edge and other apps don't work because my computer doesn't think it is attached to a network when it is. He recommended that I take it back to Best Buy while I still have it under the 30 day warranty. So I took it back yesterday and Best Buy was very nice and just said they will delete the Edge Browser and everything should work fine. Got it back home and that wasn't the problem...it still exists. So back I go again this morning with the beast to tell them that "my computer doesn't think it is attached to a network when it is which is why the apps don't work". I think they will have to reinstall Windows 10 as I shouldn't be having these problems.

Carol - As for Weight Watchers....so far I have refused to join because of the expense but I'm so depressed at being unable to control myself that I feel the $$$ is worth it. I'll be saving quite a bit from not dining out so much and buying junk food and fattening casseroles which should offset some of the expense. Glad you got to save some of those cookies.

Mary - good that you got rid of the bladder spasms which sure did interrupt your sleep. I hope you don't get that very often. Like you, I have 3 different browsers on my computer and I still like Internet Explorer although I use Chrome quite a bit too. Thanks for the vote of confidence with WW.

Gayle - that's great that you get further walking outside versus the treadmill. I don't like walking outside because of the uneven sidewalks and I have tripped too many times with sidewalks that need to be replaced. I'll try to do the treadmill twice a day after the holidays.

Sandy - Karen is my real name but I go by Karrine on the internet. I'm fine with both names and am sorry to have confused you.

If Best Buy keeps my computer you might not hear from me for a few days.
Karrine

Karen, I hope you get your computer fixed soon. It sounds very annoying to have to keep taking it back.

I hope you do well with WW. There was more than money that made me quit. I am a home body who doesn't like to go out, and didn't like having to go out for the meetings every week. Also, I didn't care for the leader at the meetings I was going to. That was the only AM meeting in my area. There's another meeting in my area but it is at 5:30 which is not a convenient time for me. Sounds like I used every excuse in the book! LOL

I used to walk outside years ago, but now that I have all these heart problems I'm afraid I will get halfway through the walk and get sick and not be able to get back home. Then there's the people who let their dogs run loose and have chased me, barking. And you cannot go more that a block from my house without encountering a hill. Lots of excuses for not walking outside, too. I like the treadmill because I can watch TV while I'm using it and if I don't feel good I can stop right there, and I'm home. A lot of people find a treadmill too boring.

Sandy, sometimes I put candy canes on my tree, but no one likes to eat them so I quit doing that. One year when I took the tree decorations down out of the attic I found last years candy canes in the box. LOL

My mother had some tree ornaments that had been on my father's tree when he was a child. When she started getting grandchildren she gave one to each of the grandchildren. Because I didn't give her any grandchildren I didn't get one. I would bet my last dollar that none of them still has their ornament, and I would have treasured one and kept it for a lifetime.

Mary, DH will not eat shrimp or any shellfish.

Gayle, I'm sorry to hear of the family problems putting a damper on your Christmas. It makes it hard when people can't get along. I am of the feeling that personal feelings should always be put aside on a holiday, but everyone is different. I think my step-daughter and her husband will be the only ones coming to my house this Christmas. It will be a quiet Christmas. I think my sister-in-law is mad because we didn't come to her house for Thanksgiving, and my step-son and his wife are going to her parents for Christmas. My brother-in-law might not come because of Rusty. They don't like each other. I think Rusty is going to be spending Christmas in the basement as he doesn't know how to behave around company. Poor Rusty.

Holidays bring up so many issues that can delight us, or confuse us, or worse give us anxiety attacks.!!!

Now that I'm officially retired as chief cook for the entire family and my son and grandson have taken up the slack, I feel so relieved. My largest problem is they each live on a very, very steep hill almost 20 miles away on narrow roads. Driving home after dark is scary!!! I used to have our main meals at 2:00 pm so all could be home by dark, or kids home for taming down before bedtime.

Can't complain to be free of all that cooking, cleaning, and expense, but do wish it was scheduled for earlier. Since that is my largest problem this year, I feel fortunate.

Sunday we have a friend coming to join us for Church, then a special Asian restaurant near by then back to that area for special afternoon event. The 3 of us enjoy each other so much over the years. I'm looking forward to that time together.

CarolSue I hear how disappointed you are not to have a special ornament from your Mother that you would value so highly. I wonder how I've caused hurt to one of our children in a similar way and didn't recognize it. Our younger two had no children, and perhaps with so much emphasis on the grandchildren of our older two kids I may have caused some pain.

Thank goodness those younger two are dating fine young men (young to me but near their ages.) Both daughters spoil their nephew's son every chance they get. Anthony really loves the commotion of family and even if sick remains a smiling child. We are so fortunate.

Walking outside, It is overcast, but I believe I'll go for at least a walk of 1/2 mile before the weather turns colder. Our roads are for walking in this quiet neighborhood, we have no sidewalks, but if they are heaved up and dangerous, those sidewalks are useless.

In the area going to our Son's home, the road was widened and sidewalks installed for the main drag in the past 10 years. So many are out walking, running or pushing baby carriages. A turn off goes to the county park with lots of gravel or grassy pathways that are some in sunshine, some in shade and delightful paces to walk. Wished it were closer than 16 miles from here.

sandy

I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed right now! I'll get through it and I'm sure everything will get done that needs to be done, but right now I'm feeling way too old for holding two big dinners! Our regular meals are only two or three dishes and much more than that is hard for me anymore even though the kids are each bringing a dish I think. I know my dil is bring her special mashed potatoes on Christmas day which will really help as mashing potatoes is sorta a bother in the middle of everything else.

I'm done with shopping, waiting on a few packages, wrapped a lot last night, all I could but there's one gift I can't find...I know it's here somewhere. sure hope I find it.

My bs is NOT dropping so far with this new med...thinking it might be the infection though I haven't had any more spasms and the itching is less. So am going to wait until that's over (or the two weeks of meds at least), to update the doctor.

Carol, do you do anything different when you bake cookies for freezing? Like bake a little less time? Or do you freeze cookie dough? Thinking about doing it but scared they won't turn out well. I usually bake snickerdoodles, chocolate crinkles and/or cowboy cookies. In recent years I've been making the snickerdoodles from a mix. Does that make a difference?

I'll try to get back with personals when I can..

Good afternoon GG's,

It is off and on sunny here today. 74* ~ I like that

Woke up with a headache ~ but it's my own fault. I had some M&M's yesterday. They didn't used to bother me, but the last couple times I had some, I had a headache after. Guess I'd better not do that anymore.

Got a couple more things to do (hem the pants) so I can finish up getting my mom's Christmas package ready to mail.

Found a new crochet afghan/blanket pattern on Pinterest yesterday that I would like to try. It makes a square blanket and to me is prettier than the granny squares. I don't care so much for the open spaces in the granny square ones.

Sandy ~ sounds like you have a nice day coming up with your friend ~ enjoy. We are lucky that in our area, they keep up the sidewalks nicely. They don't run right beside the roads, but are kind of set in a bit with some trees in between the sidewalk and the street. Makes for a pleasant walk.

It is hard with the kids sometimes ~ you do the best you can and someone still ends up with hurt feelings.

Carol Sue ~ I like your set up with your treadmill and TV. Mine was like that, but the TV connection stopped working and we can't get any programs on it. I have waited patiently for DH to fix it, he has been so busy with other stuff, so, I understand, but he says he doesn't know if it can be fixed and why can't I just listen to an audio book or the radio like he does. I think I could maybe do the whole half hour on the treadmill if I could watch a TV program while doing it. Hopefully maybe he will be able to fix it.

Sorry about your disappointment about not getting one of your father's christmas ornaments.

Maddie did eat some of the candy canes, that is why I had to get some new ones this year.

It is ok about how my family is at Christmas. I would rather them not try to be together than for them to try and it be all uncomfortable. I understand why they don't want to be. I just keep praying that one day they might be able to forgive each other and get along again.

Karrine ~ wow ~ you sure are having a time with that computer. Sorry for the frustrations. Hope they get it straightened out for good this time. I understand your not liking to walk on the uneven surfaces outside. I don't feel as steady as I used to ~ I carry my cane along just in case.

Mary ~ I hope you can relax and not feel so stressed and be able to enjoy the time with your family. Everything will turn out ok. Glad that your bladder infection is passing. Wish your blood sugars would drop for you.

I guess I'd better get off here and get some stuff done. Hope you all are having a good day.

Mary, I bake my cookies the way I normally do. Let them cool and put them in a plastic container lined with wax paper. I don't usually freeze them for longer that a couple weeks. No one has ever complained that they had freezer taste and they all get eaten. I am really surprised that my husband eats them and likes them because it's almost like eating leftovers. LOL

CarolSue How funny that your husband doesn't think of those cookies as leftovers, you must be a good baker!!!

Gayle Figured Maddie would eat the candy canes. I found some in some decorations we haven't used in ages - tossed them in trash. Who knows how old they were.

Mary Would you consider some of those sturdy and pretty disposable plates and bowls to make your day easier? The year we did that was delightful to be able to toss them, and simply sit around the table talking without dishwasher clanging nearby. Even DH was not objecting.

Today was so busy I haven't had time to eat anything I shouldn't. I'll be gone from 8:30 am till 6:00 pm tomorrow. Be exhausted when I get home but kinda glad I can get so many things done on one trip.

Sandy

Good morning,
When I took my beast back to Best Buy yesterday they hooked it up and had me go behind the counter to show me that everything works just fine which shocked me. It turns out that after 5 trips now that the problem is at my end. They recommended I get a new network cable and if needed, a new modem. What I don't understand is I am connected to the internet and all my other browsers work just fine so why do I need a new modem. What doesn't work is it still says I am not connected to a network....when I am which is why my Windows 10 apps don't work. Sheesh.....I'm getting so sick of this.

Carol - I am a home body too but so when I need to go out it is almost always in the mornings ie: groceries; appointments etc. I'm going to go to a 10 am WW meeting and the other good thing is my leader is a fantastic person and is the same one that was there 15 years ago the last time I went to WW. I lost 50 lbs. back then but I was younger; more active and no health problems. I feel the same way as you do about walking outside. On the treadmill I can stop anytime and be right at home. I also have a TV I can watch while on it.

Sandy - You'll have to be very careful driving home after dark at Christmas which I find difficult too but great that you don't have to do all that cooking. Good for you in being able to walk 1/2 mile outside!!!

Mary - Sorry you are feeling overwhelmed. I truly believe that the older we get the more anxiety we feel especially if we no longer entertain as much and getting out of practice.

Glynne - did you purchase the new afghan pattern? Being able to do that is a great hobby. Using a cane outside for extra support is a very good thing.

It looks like my next step is to go to Staples and purchase a new network cable. I'll try that first before doing anything regarding the modem.

I haven't heard from my DD in a couple of weeks so am not sure about the planning for our trip on Christmas Eve Day to Trenton ( about 3-1/2 hrs. from me).

Have a good day everyone
Karrine