Jane, is this it? http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/whatis/

Judith- Exactlly....I70 East to the airport. Didn't take 465, thank goodness. Are you starting a job in Indy? Or doctoring there? We must live close-by each other. I get on I 70 at Greenfield.
I also take Mom to a Dr. at St. Vincent's and dis-like the Castleton area at any time. Have found an alternate route which works better for me.
I think the key to any big city driving is to map out a smart route....if there is one. :)

Jane- I hear you with the 3 cars stuck behind a tractor. That is what I grew up with in this area, but we are growing some now. Heck...we have a McD's, Burger King, Hardee's, BK, DQ AND a Subway. Growing up we had just mom and pop cafe's.

Michelle- Hugs to you...

I got a walk...and a nap today. We started on a Kincaid puzzle...it is round and HARD. Tomorrow is a trip to the Mall. Lots of walking there...I hope.

Jane:Good luck on your walk. I've been keeping Mary in my prayers, I hope she is doing well. I love doing puzzles and I need to dig out the boxes and set up the card table. It's nice to have one going all the time during the winter. It's been cold here too. We cleaned out the fireplace and have it ready to lite but will probably wait until the weekend.

Michelle:Your mother is always with you, as long as you keep her in your heart. Just remember she is in a better place and feels no pain. My mother lingered for 8 months, dying slowly more every day. Her mind tortured with Alzheimer's disease. I wish she had died like my father, suddenly and without pain. It hurt me both times but I know my father didn't suffer like my mother did.

Marti:Did you get your pumpkin carved? I heard that there is a pumpkin patch near here. It sounds like fun. I may have to find out where it is and just go. I bought two small sugar pumpkins at the grocery store so that I could make fresh pumpkin pies and bread but they are not good carvers.

Cristina:Aren't you the organized one. I do my cards early, but you beat me hands down. I always have cards left each year but I hate sending them out the next year so I keep building my stash. How do you have the time to do all that you are doing? Are you one of those people who get by on only 4 hours sleep each night?

Jules:I hope your daughter moves back home. I love having my kids home, especially for the holidays.

Sue:WTG on the walking. Living in the country beats living in the city anytime. Do you have alot of trees that have changing leaves or do you have pines?

Hello to anyone I missed. I've been gone and need to catch up on everyone.

My sweetie had to take some days off from work because he can't carry over vacation days from year to year. He is already taking a week off at Christmas, a week off at Thanksgiving and he had 5 days still on the books he had to use up so he took off 2 days and added them to the weekend. We have been busy redoing our laundry/utility room. It's 22 ft long and almost 8 feet wide. We have a backup kitchen with stove, refrig. & sinks, counters and cabinets, freezer and washer and dryer. It always been so drab. We have been painting, building new shelves and decorating. I am so sore from painting and going up and down a ladder for 4 days. It was nice having him home.

My son will be coming back to the states on Nov 4 to Georgia for 3 months and we also want to have a room ready for him just in case he can spend some of the holidays with us.

I hope you all have a super week.

Norma

Hi ladies,

Judith - yep, that's it. I have the one for my area bookmarked, and it's equally vague as to what the itinerary is. But, as I mentioned, anyone who has gone says it's awesome.

Sue - if you're like me, you'd much rather have the mom and pop cafes back, and say goodbye to the cookie-cutter franchises. Both of Neal's Kincaid puzzles are round. He did one so far and it gave him trouble, lol. The other one, an outdoor residential Christmas scene, we plan to do together.

Norma - Good to see you here - glad you're better. Tell Tiffany to git her bunz back in here, too, lol. I hope you get to visit with your son plenty while he is home. There's something about doing jigsaw puzzles in the winter that somehow warms the heart, isn't there? I like to see a puzzle table set up in front of a window, with snow falling. Are you and your sweetie doing anything special on his time off?

A big hello to everyone reading this. :wave:

Neal left for Indy a little while ago, and I won't see him until I get back Sunday night. We've never been apart that long before, and I don't think I like it. :( Especially since he can't call me where I'm going. Anyway, I've got so much to do before I leave - last minute stuff. So I want to say Toodles now, and you gals all behave yourselves. tee hee. I'll chat at ya Monday. Big hugs to you all. :hug: :hug: :hug:

Jane- sounds like we live on opposite ends. :) I get on at Cloverdale. I'll have to get entirely too close to the castleton/north indy mess when I start school, I'm going to PCI. My oldest was in occupational, physical and speech therapies at St. Vincent Pediatric Rehab for 3 years and my ex worked at 96th & Michigan road for most of that time so I know the area and it's long list of issues all too well.

I'm doing well so far. I found a new snack I'm in love with even though it's a bit pricey compared to what I usually buy for myself: Kelloggs All Bran Snack Bites. Brown sugar and cinnamon to be exact. Yummy stuff.

Judith- I am the one who gets on I 70 at Greenfield. So I am North of Indy. My daughter went to PCI (dental assistant) and drove that every day while another daughter worked for Davis Homes at Keystone for a few years.

Jane- Have a nice time on your Walk. I am sure we all want a report when you get back...if you can share. My DH is gone for 9 days and we have already been on the phone several times. No fun!

Norma- We do have lots of trees, no pines here. Just the opposite of the old house. We also have lots of squirrels and they are so busy picking up nuts and scampering away. SOunds like you have been busy with painting. I bet it looks great. What colors are you using?

We went to the Mall today where I bought a pair of boots and placemats. Finally found placemats in the colors I wanted/fall colors/ plaid.
At home I touched up some paint in the kitchen that has been bugging me. The painters did the walls before the cabinets were installed and then touched up afterward...but I could see a few spots they missed. (These spots were so tiny I got them with an artist brush) BUT I knew they were there...
Took a walk and it was really sunny, not too cold outside. I can stand the cold if it is not windy...so it was a good walk.

Tomorrow is my pulmonary Dr. and hopefully a little housework. I need to get groceries, but not many. Mom and I are not cooking a lot with DH gone. :)

See you all tomorrow.....

JANE...It sounds like you will have fun and relax on your little trip. Have fun and you will be missed!:hug:

NORMA...Thank you for your kind words. I know my mom is in a better place, and is no longer in the horrible pain that she has had for years, but it's still so hard to accept, and I miss her so much. I am so relieved that she did go peacefully and didn't have to suffer very much.:hug:

SUE...Your house sounds so nice. You're doing so good with your walking!:hug:

Hello to anyone else and hope all of you had a good day today!:grouphug:

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SASSY...That's so neat, thanks for sharing it!;)

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