Good morning, everyone!! White stuff is making it look beautiful here. Just a wee bit...my son and DIL sound as if they're getting pummeled with snow in the DC/VA area...

Hope Barb makes it okay, Jenn...thoughts for a safe drive going out...
Vonn, you are a peach...you've had so many challenges...and still keep dusting yourself off and getting up again. Kudos to you, girl

My DD25 drove down last night...she wanted to attend the extended family get together, since she hasn't seen her cousins since the wedding, and their babies for a long time. I let her make the cheesecake we're bringing so she knows how to do it...she loves baking. It's hard to sit and let someone do my thing, tho It's the control freak in me, I guess.

Slept all night with the CPAP mask on...didn't bother me, but the stupid spasms in my legs did...of course, did I remember to take the additional medication the doc told me to take? Noooo... I'll remember from now on, tho, 'cause DH will make darn sure I do...

Hope everyone has a wonderful Saturday...stay safe!

surprises today ...

first - went to pick up mail - I ordered some Aunt Martha pattern's from off of ebay .. I got to the UPS store ... and I got this HUGE box ... from some friends in Green Bay!!!

second - got home .. and my ceiling is dripping ... so I had to move a bunch of boxes ...

in the meantime, mail came to the apartments - with another box from a friend in Green Bay ...

dripping solved: the lady above me had a dehumidifier - and it overflowed and there was this puddle of water that made it thru her carpet, flooring, my ceiling ... solution: just let it dry out ...

disappointing news: received my answer from the Wisconsin Arts Board for the quilts ... $8000 grant ... only 7 out of 177 .. and I wasn't one of them ..

now - working at really reorganizing ...

I did pick up a frozen pizza ... woo hoo!!

it'll all work out as long as I keep my cool ...

btw, I did check doggie beds ... and mine would look so much cooler to make cat 'bankies' ... like 2 ft x 2 ft ... that should work!!

tkrik- I am truly blessed to have the boss I have. Her assistant is just as sweet.

White carp continues to fall from the sky. DS has dug us out three times and DD helped once. I haven't set foot outside at all today. I'm hoping tomorrow's first shovel out is the last one needed for this round. Actually I won't complain if it never snows again. Unfortunatly we've been lucky the last few years so I fear we are in for a nasty one this time.

I haven't gotten anything done today that was on my to do list. I did however clear out two places that needed clearing out. More stuff got added to the cyber yard sale pile.

The to do list keeps yelling at me.

Good morning all! I hope you all are having a great Sunday! You all know how much I love Sundays.

For all of you in the path of the NE winter storm, stay safe and check in when you can.

Not doing much today at all. I know I posted this in the MS forum but I seem to have tendonitis, possibly from spasticity in my arm. So I will be chilling again today.

I helped my mom make cookies yesterday. Usually my girls go over and help her but they are big girls now (LOL) and are busy with their own lives. My mom and DDs have been doing this since they were about 3 and 4. It was their special time with Grandma. My mom makes so many cookies and I told her I would come help. She has more to make and I'll help her with those as well.

Trish, helping with cookies is always a good thing - especially since the old rule is that the bakers get to taste test everything.

Weave, totally understand the to do list yelling at ya.

Vonn,

Everyone,

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Hoping for a better day today. Last one was a bit rough. Crossing fingers!

Morning all! Nothing big planned today except maybe cleaning the basement. We are supposed to get a storm on xmas eve which could dampen my party. I'll have to keep an eye on it and make a decision by Tuesday what to do. Ugh. I hate when that happens because if you cancel, the weather could change. If you don't it could be bad for your guests. My brother is driving in from OK Christmas day. It will be nice to have him here for a few days.

Mom is getting settled in. Jim and I are too. lol

to everyone for a good day and for healing if your feeling down or not up to par.

Barb, hope you had safe travels.

Good afternoon everyone! Hope all of you in that snowy east are safe and doing well...my son lives near Baltimore...got 2 ft. He and his wife took their dog for a 3 hr. walk...the dog was in heaven. They adopted her this summer, so it's their first winter with a pet.

DD just drove off for cheesehead home...she came down for the extended family holiday party. She thought it was so much fun to see the young ones...little ones add so much to a family gathering, she said. I am happy that they're my SIL's grandkids...I'm not ready yet.

Sandy, I just watched the forecast on the Weather Channel...now they're saying freezing rain for Thursday...you know it'll change. They seem to have difficulty predicting these things this year.

Well, hope all of you have a good Sunday afternoon/evening

Hey all,

safe travels Barb!

Sandy glad all are getting settled, and hope the snow is not too much for the eve...

TK yes the kids are having fun with the cookie baking...

We have done some cut outs, and peanut butter kiss ones, now today have more cut out dough ready. Also a kind I make, usually with peppermint flavor.. but did not have any... so sugar cookie type and you divide dough in three... do some green, red and leave one regular color, cool. then you make snakes.. take the three color snakes and twist a bit... cut and roll into ball, place on cookie sheet.. flatten with bottom of glass with sugar on it... that way each cookie has red, green and white... they are cute... lots of work!

I love baking...
I work tomorrow and Tuesday, also went in few hours today on day off...a manager got really sick.. but then off Wed, Thurs, and Friday. Back Sat to work... then off most of next week yeahhhhhhhhhhhh

That is about it here, a bit of that white stuff... trying to picture white carp falling... but over here it is snowflakes hehe

hugsss all, sarah

Hi all.....sorry i have been so busy.

Yesterday was the wake for my dear friends husband...just so difficult.
My friend is just not doing well. Im sure its the shock of it all, 51 is
so young to have a heart attack...just so sad.

This past friday I made a three
pound Mac and cheese for the family. My friend is a vegetarian so I
had to make something for all! I thought I was going to die stirring the
pot of white/cheese sauce, it took forever!lol

I also took them an uber platter of my cookies. I am proud to say I
have 22 varieties of cookies in my freezer and Im still standing!!!! I
cant believe I havent had any real lingering problems. Yay! I mean
I am dead and cant walk by 6:30 or so but can get up the next day
and be okay.

The funeral is at 10:30 so I gotta scoot!

I know this week is going to fly so I want you to all to know how much
you all mean to me. You are a wonderful bunch of folks! Happy hugs
to all of you!!!!!!!

Sox,
What a kind, caring person you are...bless you for what you did for your friend. It's hard at the time, but I know that after the funereal and all of the insurance papers, etc are filed, the reality of someone's loss really hits. That's when people need someone to pop in and spend some time. Not necessarily to just ask how they're doing...sometimes "Let's go for a walk..." or "Let's play cards..." to spend friend time.
How are you able to even function after making all of those cookies?

I have to take MIL to the neuro for a check up to see how her dementia's doing...which is not good. She gets so darned upset if he tests her. I feel like slinking into the waiting room, but the neuro needs to talk to me also about what I see, and also to discuss treatment. So I need to write another tattle letter this morning to let him know some of the changes we see in her. Ugh.

Well, hope all of you have a wonderful Monday!