Good Morning, I just love reading what everyone is doing.  It is raining this morning and 57*. Wow!!  Can't believe it is so warm.  Seems strange to have Christmas decorations up when it is so warm.  But they are beautiful!  

Have no plans for the day.  Believe Frank has his PT appt. this afternoon.  This may be his last one.  He went to Dr. yesterday and the cancer is gone!!!  WOW!!!  That is wonderful news.

Well, I have nothing more to say so will sign off, wishing you all well.  Have a wonderful day, Love, BJ.

The luncheon was very nice.
Linda- you probably are familiar with the place…The Great 611 Steakhouse in Roanoke. Really good food. The waitress wasn’t ver nice but that being said, she had 18 of us and another group of 16 . Not easy.

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Today was a busy day...for us.  First, we dropped off and exchanged some books with a friend who's heading to Florida soon.  Then, we got RXs and groceries at W-M including some things for Bill and ML.  He's come down with Covid, too.  Lunch in the car from Chic-Fil-A and another stop at Beef Mart, before dropping off ML's stuff.  Then, home to put it all away and nap.  There's been an uptick in Covid around here and we want to stay home as much as possible.  We left ML's stuff on their front porch.

We woke up to a substantial covering of snow, but most of it melted  while we were gone.  As I was getting things out of the car, I heard for the first time, the neighbor's rooster crowing.  He sounded healthy and happy.  Well, I think he was happy.  

Janet, everyone looks 13 to me.  We go to a dentist where you get whoever they give you.  When mine came in a couple of weeks ago, even tho I'd never met him, I had to ask, "Are you fifteen?"  He never missed a beat and said, "thirteen and a half." ...and laughed, (with me).  Must have heard that more than once.  Glad you enjoyed your lunch and hope the heat pump is soon fixed.  

BJ, that is good news for Frank.  You sounded chipper this morning.  It's hard to keep your own appts. straight let alone anyone else's.  That's what your dandy girls are for!    It's supposed to start warming up here tomorrow and be near 60 by Friday.  I'll take it, Christmastime or not.  

With Bill and ML both sick, now, our Christmas gathering is really up in the air.  I suppose by then, they'll be feeling okay, but it surely makes any enthusiasm for it dulled.  Especially when you're waiting for the rest of the family to come up with their work schedules and availability.  
I may be repeating but Andrew has been invited to be the Plus One for a Notre Dame friend who accounting firm has rented the entire Museum of Natural History  (in Chicago) for their Christmas Party.  They'll eat their meal in the huge room where "SUE" the dinosaur is housed and then allowed the run of the rest of the museum  for the remainder of the evening.  This is Saturday night and he planned to stay over with his folks on Friday night on his way there.   That won't happen with them having Covid.  He could sleep here and I have the bed all changed but I'm not sure he'll want to do that.  Either way, he can't be around them and they are blue anyway about that, so I think I'll to stay out of it.  He can always stay in Chicago with someone or wait to go up there on Saturday morning.  

LInda, hope your appts., lunch with your sis, and all went well, today.  It is nice to treat someone, and yourselves at the same time.  

Holly, Olive Garden is always YUM!

Needing to go.  Not jumping into anything tonight, but need to catch up on the newspapers for two days.
Sweet Dreams. 
Indy

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Not much sleep last night, so just a quick hi. Expecting an Amazon package soon, then I'll be headed to bed. It's only 8 pm so I will watch tv and hope I fall asleep earlier.

BJ, that is the BEST news anyone could ever receive!

I forgot to mention a few days ago if anyone is watching Virgin River on Netflix, there are new episodes.  

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Lots to catch up on!!

BJ I am so happy for you and FRANK that is great news!!

INDY you have a lot going on too! I hope you get to see Andrew, even a quick visit, it's still a while till Christmas, so they have plenty of time to recover, there is lots and lots of covid here too at the moment.
I love that museum, I guess they bring in tables and have it catered, I remember well where "Sue" is, one of our group was Sue as well, so lots of pics taken there.

MARYLOU it happens - food things to do everywhere, I have food stuff this week as well. I have my sewing group on Friday, then on Sunday, so need to decide on what to take for that. Fridays group we are going out the next week, but we do a fat 1/4 swap, so have to get a couple for both days.

JANET so sorry about the heat pump, hope you can get it fixed quickly, we are the opposite, hoping the a/c stays good, heat wave here, it was way too hot yesterday, I picked Dean up, he'd been at the beach all day with surf activities, and now he's at Bush Camp till the end of the week.  Mud runs, canoeing and lots of camping =19.5pxthe things, he loves that - but it's HOT and Megan is worried about snakes, they are about and will be at the camp site LOL He's not concerned, but she asked him to check his sleeping bag each night, and keep the cabin doors closed LOL

DEVONNE I hope Gary is OK, and he hears something soon, too awful that he has so many health issues ((((hugs))))) you need to have a few quiet days, you have been working non stop.

And SANDRA I hope you are getting some rest as well, too much to do right now, I am glad you are keeping going with your sewing, it really does keep us busy  and mentally occupied, you have lots of food to make, you will definitely not starve.

HOLLY sounds like it's now quiet at your place, you will miss them for a while, but I am thinking you might need a rest as well (((hugs)))

I have been to the Drs, my cholesterol is down, but because of pills, so he wants me to keep taking them, I was hoping that they really didn't make a difference, but they have done  -- a lot. I'm still cross 'cause the Mr can eat and drink whatever he wants - and he does - and his cholesterol, sugars etc are all perfect, it really comes down to genetics, because I KNOW I eat better and more carefully that he does LOL NOT FAIR!!!!

I got all my baskets filled and wrapped in clear cellophane, they look good. Pete just came back early, he will work from home, didn't get much sleep last night, so he wants an early night. 

We had salads and cold ham and boiled eggs last night, it's slightly cooler today, so I have some thin pork steaks to cook, we'll still have salads though. 
 

Holly- the simple, short answer is no, not anymore. Without family around it’s simply not the same. We light the candles and sometimes I make some traditional dishes.

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Good Morning to everyone.  It is 50* here this morning, not sure why we're having such warm weather, but I sure don't mind it.  Hard to believe it's almost Christmas, when it's so warm.

I'm not feeling very bright this morning, so will just sign off, wishing you all a wonderful day, stay well, Love, BJ.

San, I think you said Elmer is intubated but nice that he could acknowledge  your DD's inquiries.  Also nice to have a change of scene with that visit  to your SIL's mother on the way.  Take care...

Trish, I've never gotten to the museum to see "Sue".   Probably never will, now.  Nice to be able to see things through other's eyes, though.   Andrew is great at describing things and his experiences.  
(Here comes Howard.  Sounds as if he's talking on the phone with Dave...Maybe they'll go out for lunch   this week.  YES, ON FRIDAY! ) Andrew is his friend Madalyn's Plus One.  I had to ask ML and she had to ask Bill!    Madalyn says she's never going to marry as are her several sisters.  So...I think they're just friends.  But, I also know that can change!  If it does, we'll be sure to be the last ones to know!  

Wow, QB, that painting is wonderful.  I love it.  I like loons, too, for their mellow, gentle call.  The other bird I love is the kookaburra from Australia.  His "laugh" is catching and he looks like he's smiling. I get to see one once in awhile on Instagram.   Trish, do you have them by your home or do they stay in the countryside?  

We're big zoo program fans, too.  I love giraffes and wart hogs (of all things).  Recently I saw the trainers apply paint  on a rhino's pointy upper lip and then she "painted"  on canvases for sale.  Don't know which zoo.  She knew what they wanted and started painting as soon as the paint was put on.  It was hilarious and very sweet.  When she was tired of it, she ambled off.  I love that the zoos cater to the animals wishes and don't push them to do stuff they don't want to. 
Mary Lou,  you are having some lovely Christmas gatherings.  Would Lynn be well enough to come to you for Christmas?   Is her repentant husband still hanging in there with her?  I surely hope so...

Well, better carry on here.  Our running for the week is over, but there's more than enough to do in this house.  I'm barely started with my decorating.  Little energy and bad back to blame.  And a bit lazy. 
Off -
Indy








 

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Trish, about genes and health … Mom once asked her cardiologist what she should do to be as healthy as possible. His answer was to get healthier parents.

I had a it’s-a-small-world experience today. I was with friends in a quilt shop about 120 miles east of here. I struck up a conversation with another group of shoppers, who were from a town about 100 miles south of the shop. They know my son!

Thank you to Judy and others who often ask about Lynn. Her husband is still being very good to her. She said she expects to be able to come here for a couple of days sometime during the holiday season if I’m OK with her husband coming so he can drive her. Although I’m still struggling with forgiving him, I can accept that if it means she can come. Then hopefully in the spring she can come long enough for us to go to David’s for a visit with all of his family.

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SANDRA that is beautiful, what a lovely gift. I hope you can get a frame, or maybe you can hang it like a quilt wall hanging?? With some big clips? Pizza sounds good, we haven't had any for quite a while, the places close by are not so good, and it's too far to drive for one to my favourite, it would be half cold by the tome we got home LOL'

INDY funny you should ask about the kookaburras, we do have a few that are in the trees, not all the time, when they start calling it can be loud ! BUT just lately we have a little one coming to sit on our back verandah, we are pretty sure he's a baby, he can fly and it's funny watching him tilt his head back and try to 'laugh' no idea where his mum and dad are, usually you don't see very small ones. We do have a couple resident magpies, they are quite territorial, and will dive-bomb you to protect their young, because we have had them on the back as well they are used to us so haven't been aggressive with us. 

CHERYL I hope you enjoy Nagi and her recipes, she has published a book and all her recipes come with a video usually, she will give other names too for the US and UK, I love her food and it's usually quick and easy to make. I am so happy that Aaron is OK and his scans are clear ((((hugs))))

DEVONNE I believe we have longer, my dad died when he was 81, my mum at 57 but the issues he had I have been treated for much earlier, so I'm hoping that I can live longer, there are no guarantees though !

MARYLOU I think you can try to forgive him if he is looking after her, it will be uncomfortable at first, the issues in the Mrs family have resolved, but it IS hard to try to begin again, for family it's worth trying!

SAN it sounds like Elmer is in the right place for now, if he is on breathing support and dialysis he has quite a few things happening, do they tell you anything about his prognosis? How long he might expect to be intubated etc? 

JANET I'm sorry you have no family close to celebrate with, so they celebrate in NY (your son and family) I know you would love to see them. 

STRINGS I am so glad for you that you have your sis to take you places, our =19.5pxsisters are special - which reminds me I have to call mine back, she rang when I was taking John to the Orthodontist.

It's another hot day here, and going to get worse. it was pretty bad at training, but will be even worse on Saturday LOL I will definitely NOT be working hard. 
Going to  be around 100 by 10am when we finish - EEK!!!!

I have sewing tomorrow, and again on Sunday. Had the Dr yesterday and John had the orthodontist this afternoon, Dean will be home tomorrow - I will leave sewing early so I can pick him up, he should be filthy dirty and very tired, AND hungry, no doubt he'll want a McDs thick shake on the way home. 

I have packed up just some neck coolers to take tomorrow, that way I don't have much to pack up when I leave early. We will do our fat 1/4 game - but I need to buy mine first, I have packed some Christmas wrapping to do there.
See you later!