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Happy Birthday!! Mine is coming up soon too. So many November birthdays.
Not sure if I remember reading your birthday is this week or not, but wanted to make sure to wish you a happy birthday.
And.....they gave me my gift this morning....
Tickets to see Pentatonix in Chicago!!!!!! I absolutely love Pentatonix!!!! We are seeing their Christmas concert in December. This really blew me away, and I was touched that they did this. They are coming to the concert as well, so what a great night it will be!!
What a thoughtful gift. I looked up Pentatonix. I had never heard of them. I watched your video of them.
Robbie glad you had a nice visit with your dad and nice you`ll see him soon too. Yes, my mum will be 87 in March, but we are so lucky with her, she is fit as a fiddle both physically and mentally, sharp as a tack really.......I`m lucky she has my siblings close by her too.
Carole so glad to hear you mum is doing well and is sparky for a 87 year old. I think when people reach their 80’s and are physically active and mentally sharp they do very well.
And hope your leg improves soon, it`s been quite a long haul for you with that issue, plenty of rest.
It’s coming along. You know how it is. It’s just disrupts things for a while. Hope your foot is continuing to get better.
Goodness you are sharp with the Christmas decorations
.......I know how much you love them though. Usually December 1st for us, but this year we`ll be putting everything up the Friday, Saturday and Sunday before we hopefully leave. Too early for us really even though we adore Christmas, but don`t want to come back to do it all. Look forward to your pictures if you show them this year again.
I will take a few photos with my phone and add them in here. I do like getting the decorations up early. It just make the house so cheerful.
Yes, 50 isn`t bad at all.....I`m 55 next year and plan to celebrate my *** off along with our 30th wedding anniversary
......although one of my friends is 57 the same month and she is depressed about that.....lol.....
You go girl.......every year is a milestone worth celebrating.
I hope it starts feeling better. Let it rest. My left knee causes problems for me sometimes. I had an accident on my Vespa several years ago, hit it on the pavement, and caused a bunch of soft tissue damage. It's usually fine, but sometimes I push it. I totally know the feeling about thinking my body can handle more than it re
I had my both my knees replaced a few years ago. The right knees hardware has been clicking a bit on and off. It’s a bit swollen. Left foot is an issue too. Will just rest them a bit. If don’t improve will see the Orthopedic doc who did the surgery to check things out. The doc who put in my knee joints used the ones that were being used in athletes at the time of my surgery. He said I should get 25 to 30 years out of them.
Another year is better than no year. I think turning 30 bothered me more than others. I feel pretty comfortable now with who am I and my age. Congratulations for next year.
Yes, celebrating and being comfortable in our skin is something to celebrate as women for sure.
Other than this lovely youngin’ qualifying for state competition on her 1st meet of the season
Congratulations to your granddaughter. She is adorable and a champion.
i shot & scored when out shopping this week.
Thanksgiving & Xmas, check. If i could only find a couple of hams…
A grand picture of a female grocery store huntress who found her turkeys.......LOL.....Great score.
I did get a 23 pounder a couple of weeks ago. Right now the stores here have plenty of Turkeys and Ham.
My younger sister is helping with dinner and I’am going to have a couple family members do desserts. So I will have plenty of help this year for cooking and clean up.
oh no! I am not amused mine is seriously barking after 5 or 6 hours now. Not sure if it may be the weather or increased activity.
I think the cold wet weather does do a number on the joints at times.
i may use this as a visual aide when I lobby to have our main tree put up later this week. The mr is off work, GD is coming to stay overnight, would be perfect activity to decorate. Not sure I can pull that request off tho. His people never put up the tree before Xmas eve, old SKool. Took time for him to wrap his head around the weekend after Thanksgiving.
My hubby kinda of threw up his hands many moons ago on the Halloween and Christmas decoration schedules. I usually have Halloween up by first week of September and Christmas first week November. He is really sweet. After I get decorations up he will go around and look at them and tell me he likes them.
Made frittata for dinner with Seltzer's beef bologna, like a smoke salami, and swiss chard. Have enough for leftovers at lunch tomorrow.
Sounds yummy.
Deer are starting to rut & run here, such a driving hazard
I did not put corn out for a few days and a large Doe came to our kitchen window while we were having dinner and looked in at us. This is the one who will let me walk right past her. So after dinner I put out corn and fresh water.
Since they cleared the land behind us I have not been seeing her as often.
I think all my siblings will be at Thanksgiving this year.
That will be nice for you to have your family to visit.
The birthday weekend was a lovely success, thanks to DD and DH!!! They surprised me over and over! I felt very loved by them both!
Dinner out was another surprise, as my parents joined us at the supper club. I didn't think I'd see them, since my mom had just had cataract surgery on Wednesday. So that was another huge bonus to my b-day!!
The restaurant was new to us all, and we really liked it! Will certainly go back again!
Lori what a nice birthday dinner surprise.
Chocolate is my kryptonite, but I do love a good cheddar, sour cream & onion, or salt & vinegar chip/crisp, especially if they are kettle style or British.
These Grippo barbecue chips are addictive and hot. I don’t eat them very often.
Will begin the "before I leave for vacation" house cleaning today, lol! Does anyone else do this?
Yes, I do clean the house and do meal prep for hubby before I go on vacation to Universal.
Several times in America I`ve ordered something and waiter warns me....ooh it is very hot....I tell them I would hope so, and I`m usually disappointed. Exception being the Hot sauce in Strong Water Bar......that was decent!
Can’t remeber if I shared this with you are not before, but there is a cocktail sauce that is served with their famous shrimp cocktail at St. Elmo’s steak house in downtown Indianapolis that is nuclear hot. They now sell it locally here at Costco.
The insurance company notified me a few weeks ago that the dippy doo in huge SUV that backed into my car @ WM parking lot (locked onto my grill and pulled me back into her parking spot with her) was assigned 100% of blame. Nice that since in-house, both with same insurer, I had zero deductible.
Had to drop off my car so early this am, almost feels like it‘s bedtime now.
Nice to hear you are getting things settled with your car. The whole insurance thing is a nightmare at times.
I did not get the job I went for the second interview for. They went with the other candidate. Which is alright, as it was not in the field that I would like to be in. So, I gained great interview experience to get the job I am seeking. As well as, the fact that I was one of two top candidates for such a great federal government job, I know that I am interviewing well and my skills are being seriously looked at. I'm on the right track now
Sorry to hear you didn’t get the job, but maybe it just means your dream job is waiting around the corner.
This is actually a seal in the sea this morning.....it was just bobbing along quite near the shore.......it does look like a dog though, but we could see it clear as day. Phone camera pics are never as good as real cameras I know, but it just didn`t capture that it was a seal.
It does look like a dog swimming. Awesome it was so close for you to get a picture.
Time to put the chicken in the oven and get the parsnip ready to roast. Thinking some Christmas music might be nice to start the evening!
Christmas music is always good. I always play the Nutcracker CD I have when decorating for Christmas.
I like to play Bach’s Toccata and Fugue In D Minor when decorating for Halloween.....LOL....It’s scary pipe organ music reminds me of Phantom of the Opera and The Ghost and Mr Chicken with Don Knots.
Dinner tonight is Chicken Romesco.....an oven baked dish with an unusual sweet pepper, honey, lots of paprika and spice, haven`t made it for a while so hope I get it right. Will need to char roast the peppers and let them cool before skinning them to add to the dish. It`s faffy, but worth it.
Sounds yummy.
Quick hello before going to work. I just ordered B's last Christmas present. I finally decided on this bag for her.
I went to the Mall yesterday to meet my sister, niece and great-nephew for lunch and came through the door at Dillard’s right by the purse department. I saw the new Vera Bradley Potter purses. There were two prints the one with just Hedwig like you purchased and the one with Hogwarts, Hedwig, Fluffy and Buckbeak on it. Both prints are beautiful. I bought the Hipster with Hogwarts on it and the Hedwig change purse.
Your daughter will love her purse.
It’s rainy and gloomy out today. Just enjoying a quiet day at home.
I have all the tree lights on so Christmas cheer is here. Thinking of making a cup of hot chocolate soon.
I have a couple more Christmas presents to wrap. Will do that later.
I need to get online and book hotel up near my dads. My younger sister and I go up for a early Christmas visit first week of December. I also have a cousin I’am very close to who is not doing very well and I want to spend some time with her.
While dad was here we took him up to Santa Claus Indiana. We visited the Candy Castle that carries a lot of the older candy brands.
We visited Santa’s post office were they receive over 100,00 letters to Santa every year. We spoke to one of Santa’s female Elf’s who helps answer those letters. She was lovely to talk to.
I need to get moving to my office. Will post some pics.
Have a wonderful day everyone.
My go to is to clean, rid out 2 corner cupboards in dining room, filled up a large trash bag
