I did it!!! All set up, a little stressed now, it took quite a while to sort out the mail LOL

Could someone please let me know if San's address is Aurora or Vancouver,  can't remember which is the current one, thank you. You can PM, or just use the first letter for safety, 

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SO MANY OF YOU WERE SO BUSY AND EATING LOTS OF GOOD FOOD.  GOOD FOR YOU ALL.

MARYLOU........DRIVE SAVELY ON THE TRIP HOME.

TRISH......GREAT NEWS ON THE NEW COMPUTER.

I'M NOT SURE IF SAN'S LAST MOVE WAS LAST SEPT OR NOT.  I THOUGHT SHE MOVED AFTER THAT BACK TO THE OLD PLACE BUT WITH HER OWN ROOMS INSTEAD OF JUST A CORNER.  NOT CLEAR ON THAT PART.

MY DAY WILL BE QUIET ONCE AGAIN.  A NEIGHBOR BROUGHT ME SOME OF HER HOMEMADE BREAD STUFFING AND GREEN BEEN CASSEROLE LAST NITE AND I GAVE HER SOME MASHED POTATOES.  IT WAS A WAY TO CHANGE OUR LEFTOVERS MEAL A BIT.  I COOKED STEAK LAST NITE AND HAVE LEFTOVERS OF THAT FOR TODAY ALONG WITH MORE TURKEY BREAST.  I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO TAKE FROM THE FREEZER FOR TOMORROW. 
WITH LITTLE TO SAY OR DIFFERENT, I JUST WANT TO SEND YOU GOOD WISHES FOR SAFE TRAVEL IF TRAVELING AND EASY EATING IF HAVING LEFTOVERS.  ENJOY YOUR DAY.  HUGS, QB S  

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The gym was empty again today. Just me and a friend.🤷‍♀️. I like it that way. Maybe because it’s so cold today, or maybe they’re traveling or just at home enjoying their friends and family?
Cleaned bathrooms (2) and vacuumed all the area, scatter rugs and now I’m heading to my sewing room….
Wish I could say I’m getting a lot done up there, but it’s a good hide out….

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We're home again, today, watching the snow gently falling.  The trees and grass are white with green peeking through in the protected areas.  It was a surprise to me, but Howard knew we're supposed to get up to 3 inches today.  
Andrew is heading back to Carmel about a 3 hour drive.  I want to call over there, but will wait for ML to call me.  Him leaving is always an emotional time for her so I'll give her some space.  I know that sounds silly--he's 25 yrs old.  Because of Bill's surgery, it's his job to haul the Christmas totes up from the basement and maybe help decorate before he leaves.  I wonder if he'll do any decorating in his apartment this year?

I lost track of San's moves, too, so can't be of any help.  Hope Elmer is recovering.  

Holly, will the girls and families be able to come back for Christmas?  Sounds like  you've all had a wonderful time.  

QB, that was a good idea--the exchanging of foods with your neighbor for some variety.  I should call Shena, next door and see if I can bum something off her!    That's what it would be as I have nothing to offer her...and of course, I'm kidding...

Think I will call her.  Tom told us they're going to be first-time grandparents but he couldn't remember when and what they are having.  Sounds like a man and if not most men, certainly like Tom.  But, he has other good qualities.  

Have a good afternoon and evening...
Indy
ETA:  got this out of order but am leaving it as is...Egads! 
Mary Lou, here I thought David lives in Memphis, but that's not Mississippi.  So I don't know where you're coming back from.  Perhaps you're home or nearly so by this time.

Trish, congrats (I guess?) on the new 'puter.  It's why I put Howard off for so long--the set up and all that goes with that.  This one is so much like my old, though, that I've had no trouble.  Of course, he did it all and keeps me viable, albeit, with many cracks and scoldings and looks.  That's just Howard...

I hope to start the Christmas decorating tomorrow after the Roomba does it's work.  I usually wait a bit, but  will follow the crowd this year.  



 




 

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Marylou, glad you made it home. How many hrs driving is this?

I did a small embroidery design today, only 10,274 stitches...the smallest one I have done. There are so many pretty designs, I might add an extra row to the quilts so I can add some more, lol! 

I have 10 presents to wrap so I'm off to do that, as I have 11 more gifts coming from Amazon later today and tomorrow. So nice to do this online. I got all of Sadie Grace's gifts at Ross for Less way before Thanksgiving; the rest are from Amazon.

I almost forgot to take the required minimum withdrawal from my IRA, so that would have been a penalty. I got Greg to do it for me, as I took out more than the required withdrawal "just in case" I find a newer embroidery machine. He knows which stocks to sale and I am clueless. 

I came across this quilt on the internet and I really like the pattern and the colors used. I said I wasn't ever doing another bed size quilt, but if I can get good at the Quilt As You Go method, I would consider doing this pattern. 

Trish I love watching Lisa on Pattern Poole on You Tube. She is from Australia and I love listening to her talk. She loves doing Quilt As You Go. Her quilts using the QAYG method are stunning! She really has a good eye for picking out fabric and the perfect colors.

Tomorrow I'll be at the "real" sewing machine doing Quilt As You Go for Gary and Emily's quilt. Hope I can get this right.

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SANDRA Hope we get that special! It sounds good, Martin Clunes is a lovely guy, he plays a good part, he is quite a funny guy really. It's great that so many of you now share a little in your building, a good way to use up plus you have more interactions with others. 

BJ poor FRANK hope he feels better soon, I had that for a long, long time. I didn't think I'd ever get rid of the cough. It goes eventually, but it's exhausting

DEVONNE do you mean Monica Poole, her way is the way I do it, with the hand sewn back. I tried the machine stitch back but although it's extra work I did the hand stitch. Both look good when you are really accurate, although I feel the hand stitch is a little more forgiving.. My stitch in the ditch isn't always "IN" the ditch. I think you need the foot she uses. 

HOLLY you are all having a wonderful time, I hope they enjoy Harry Potter, Megan saw it a while back, is it the 2 part play. I think it was Golden something? 

MARYLOU welcome back, so glad you had a good time, it was a great idea to take your machine as well, I did that when I went to a friends a while back, I stayed in a hotel, and had some sewing time, If we didn't have so much to take when we go to the championships in Queensland I'd take it there, I do take knitting and handsewing.

INDY I couldn't remember San's address either, I am sure she said they moved back to the old place, so I will send it there. I hope you get to see Andrew. I know all about getting computers fixed/set up - I've done all ours LOL. Funnily enough that was the Mr's job for many years, he operated a massive computer. I had to remind him all the time that home ones just don't respond the way a huge one does LOL 

This one took all afternoon to setup, but it happened fairly easily, I just needed to be watchful, when It said it would take 78 hours to load AFTER running for about 2 hours 'preparing to transfer' I almost gave up LOL

It went much faster, and it all works well, still figuring to the right colour settings, and size of things. and the new keyboard is really flat, but the mouse works well, better than the old Apple one.

I did all your cards on the corner of the table, running two large iMacs took up some room, so the handwriting is worse than normal. I kept running out of room LOL

Heading to the post office this morning to mail, at least that is one thing I could do while waiting.

It's hot again today, I have the sheets out already, towels will go out later, I have a couple loads of clothes to do first.
I heard about a tip to dry towels fluffier You give them a really, really good shake from the short end then turn and do from the other short end, it does help lift the fibres after they have been spun. It does take a bit of a work out though. 

 

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Judy, it took 10 full years for me to stop crying every time Manda left. Neither of my PacNW girls will be home at Xmas. Steph and Dan will be here in January for a friend’s 40th birthday. 

The Greyhound bus got delayed in Baltimore for hours, so Heather drove to Manhattan! It’s only a two hour drive, and they reserved a parking garage 5 minutes from the theater. They just texted they are on the way home. The kids are grazers, which I’m not used to, they eat small amounts constantly. Amary and I wrapped the gifts they picked for their parents. 

ACTUALLY NOT ALL, BUT SOME, OF MY PATTERNS ARE EASILY MADE FROM TRACING A PICTURE ON THE SCREEN OFF MY COMPUTER AND THEN TRANSFERRING IT TO MY PATTERN PAPER WITH MY LIGHT BOX.  I ADD BITS HERE AND THERE OF MY OWN.  YOU CAN FIND SO MANY IDEAS ONLINE.  I ALSO LOOK AT A XMAS CARD SCENE I LIKE AND DRAW FREE-HAND FROM THAT.  SOMETIMES I NEED HELP WHEN IT COMES TO ART.  I WISH I HAD A PRINTER THAT INCREASED SIZES OF PATTERNS, BUT I HAVE NONE.  WHEN I WANT SOMETHING LARGER, I JUST HAVE TO DRAW IT MYSELF.  SO LADIES, ANYONE CAN DO IT IF THEY TRY.  START WITH GOING TO GOOGLE FOR COLORING PAGES, LIKE XMAS SNOWMAN COLORING PAGES.  YOU WILL GET LOTS OF PICTURES AND SOME YOU CAN TRACE OR EASILY DRAW FROM THE PICTURES.

TODAY IS A BRIGHT AND WARMER DAY IN THE HIGH 40S.  LOVING IT. I NEED TO TAKE OUT MY TRASH SO I WILL ENJOY SOME OF THAT FRESH AIR TODAY.  THEN ITS NOTHING TO DO.  I MAY DO MORE SEWING.  IN ANY CASE I NEED TO CHOOSE FABRICS.  THAT I CAN DO WITHOUT HELP THOUGH I MISS MY GUY'S HELP WITH THAT.  HE HAD AN EYE FOR COLOR.  ME, I AM WISHY WASHY, CHANGING MY MIND A HALF DOZEN TIMES.

DEVONNE......WHAT A CUTIE IS SADIE GRACE.  AND I BET SHE KNOWS IT.  ENJOY HER WHILE SHE'S SMALL.

I HAVE EMAILED SAN AND HOPE SHE RESPONDS.  I JUST AM NOT SURE OF HER LATEST ADDRESS.  I'LL LET YOU KNOW.

AS I AGE I FIND THAT I LIKE STRONG ODORS LESS AND LESS EACH YEAR.  I HAVE SOME HAND LOTIONS I JUST NEVER USE.  TOO STRONG.  I FOUND ONE WHICH IS VANILLA CASHMERE WHICH IS LIGHT AND NICE.  I ALWAYS LIKED THE VANILLA AROMA.  EVEN THE GALS AT BINGO LIKE THIS ONE.  ONE ESPECIALLY HATES STRONG SCENTS.  ITS VERY SUBTLE BUT PLEASANT ACCORDING TO THEM.  
I ALWAYS BOUGHT COPENHAGEN AFTER SHAVE FOR MY HUSBAND SINCE I HATED OLD SPICE AND KARATE AND THOSE STRONG ONES.  SUBTLE IS MY FAVORITE WORD WHEN IT COMES TO AROMAS.  I JUST NEVER LIKED THEM TOO STRONG.
IN THIS BUILDING THEY RUN SOME SCENTS THRU OUR AIR VENTS.  I GUESS ITS HOW THEY KEEP THESE BUILDINGS WITH OLD PEOPLE FROM SMELLING LIKE OLD PEOPLE.  ANYWAY, ONE THEY USE SMELLS LIKE SKUNK TO ME.  WHEN I FIRST SMELLED IT I WOULD RUN AROUND CLOSING MY WINDOWS TO KEEP OUT THE SMELL THINKING A SKUNK WAS PASSING BY.  NOW WHEN ITS USED I PUT SOME VICKS VAPORUB BENEATH MY NOSTRILS TO COUNTER-ACT THE HORRID AROMA.  ITS RARELY USED BUT STILL I HATE IT.

THAT'S IT LADIES.  WISHING YOU ALL A GOOD DAY.  HUGS, QB S 

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Starting tomorrow I’m going to have to drive the new car or stay home. We brought the Rav to the body shop to have the hood painted
. As I pulled in the tire pressure warning light went on.😡. DH picked me up and I told him on the way home. Now he’s angry that I didn’t tell him while we were there. 🤷‍♀️. Just another day in paradise.

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