I spent the morning at church doing my weekly "duty" and then helped work on the annual pledge mailing. Instead of having the cards filled out in church, they are being mailed along with postage paid return envelopes and a letter. That is a huge waste of money imo, but no one asked me. 
I have card club tonight and need to work on laundry in the meantime."Gma" -- Beth's house is 100+ years old so the basement is just a dingy kind of basement where she has her washer and dryer. There is/was a family room, of sorts, but they pulled the carpet out after their Great Dane took his frustrations out on it. They have a walk-up attic so think anything of any value packed away is up there. Roto-Rooter came this morning and it was small tree roots (they've cut the trees down) and tp. I'm sure the kids use way too much!
I hope Jay, Alicia, and Jackson have a safe trip home.Maggie -- I am still convinced that weight loss is due to eating less and exerting more energy in exercise.
It's nice to have a doable plan to follow but some of the food Bob and I just plain don't like and don't eat. We had a wall-to-wall area rug in our basement but pulled it out one of the times we had water coming in all around the basement. We only have basement under the livingroom and kitchen so it isn't a huge space -- lots of "stuff" piled down there. 
I'm not excited about learning the new WW program so I'm hoping it isn't a whole lot different from the old. I did ask if all the food would be "new" and the leader said just new packaging, so we'll see. Susan -- What are you up to today?
I'm off to rev up the washer and dryer. Enjoy the rest of your day!
Jean --
from Iowa!
Tomorrow is a work day for you if I remember right. Have a terrific Tuesday.
I did her the pair of socks and did a charitable donation to a group called heifer.org where you pay for animals to be given to small villages and such in 3rd world countries. I bought chicks for her and ducks for Tom's birthday.
My washer is supposed to be smarter than I am and judges how large the load is to adjust the water level. I personally think it is a farce! I like the old simple machine that I could make the choices, check the load during a cycle, add more soap or a 2nd rinse cycle, etc. They are all supposed to be energy efficient but when they run a longer time I'm thinking they may save water but use more electricity. The church financial secretary plays cards with me and last night she said the committee voted down the idea of putting stamps on the return pledge envelopes. 
She thought it was a waste of money too! 
to Kelly! Beth will turn 33 in April -- where do the years go? 
Jackson is going to look pretty spiffy in his new socks!
Good luck on finding the gifts you have in mind.
When he orders them they are always yummy cakes and not just the run of the mill white cakes. I am not much of a cake eater anyway but will have a little 2 bite piece.
The temperature has dropped from 40 down to 36 degrees since I was here last.
Maddy and Kolby's "Holiday" program is the same Monday we will be gone, we play bells that Sunday, we are missing the local Messiah musical which was supposed to be at our church but has been moved to the college auditorium because there are so many singers, and I will also miss a friend's Christmas party. 
Glad your doctor appt. is over for another year and assume all is A-OK. What kind of cakes does Will order? Our local grocery store bakery has started using a marshmallow type frosting and it is gross imo. I like a "good" piece of cake so think of me on one of your bites. 
Your Thanksgiving goodies all sound delicious. 
Do you just add plain pineapple juice to your ham? I never thought about doing that -- good idea. It's hard to coordinate food prep time when you aren't sure what time Jay and family will arrive.