We joined several from our small group and had lunch at Applebee's, yesterday.  There were four of us "girls" and 7 men, all vets.  We girls ate at a table clear across the restaurant from the men so we had a good visit.  Afterwards, we went and got a free car wash and stopped at Chik-fil-A for Howard's free sandwich, which we brought home and I ate half for supper.  Then, a quick stop at the grocery and home.  It was lovely weather and there were lots of other freebies offered for vets.  

BJ, thanks for keeping us up every day.  We DO love to hear from you and about your family. Hope the girls enjoyed their camping.   

Cheryl, I hate to ask again, but is it too much trouble to share the bread recipe with us?  I, too, would like a better taste.  Made all our bread when I was first married the first time.  Lazy now, but if it's fairly easy, would try again.    

Trish,  nice bribe to get Dean to do what you wish. Glad your second eye is done.  I believe you thought this one would go a bit easier.  One never knows.  A nice, competent doctor is comforting.   

Mary Lou, nice about Thanksgiving.  Will Lynn be coming for Christmas?  Hope and guess she's doing well, now.  Are you going to give your small gifts each day, again?  It's such a nice
touch and one your family will  always remember.

Devonne, I love your Sadie Grace stories. Maybe baseball lessons will wear off some of Caleb's extra "energy".  The catfish place sounds delish.  Howard and I used to stop at a similar place in Kokomo, IN on our way to David's.  At that time we had Harry who, of course had to stay in the car.  Once we parked within sight of him and he was furious.  Barking and tearing around in the car while we ate.  We made sure we didn't park like that again! 

Yes, I have followed that terrible tragedy.  In fact, my 2nd cousin that just passed away Nov. 1st. had Delphi as her address, although she lived outside of town along the Tippecanoe River.  I never did discuss those murders with her, though.  

Better go.  Not feeling great today, so will need to take it easy.  Maybe all our socializing the past few days has been too much for me?  Have a good afternoon and evening. 
Indy 

 


 

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=19.5pxGood Morning, I'm not feeling very well this morning, so will just say Hi!!
It is blowing and has been raining, stopped now though.  Tracy is still sleeping and took Frank his coffee.
Just saying Hi! to everyone.  Hope you are all well, BJ.

Sandra, I have a friend that loves to paint in coloring books. The nature ones are her favorite. Would you enjoy that? Something different! 

Judy, those girls were only 13 and 14. They have never left my mind. I wonder if the families knew the man?

I bought two battery operated sconces for the hallway. I really like them and will have light when the power goes out. These are gold. I'm getting black ones for above the fireplace. Will get one of the boys to install them.

Cheryl, yes, one of the girls was smart enough to do a short video. The picture was blurry, but you could tell how tall he might be and his physique. I'm in the same boat as you. Carter is 13 and I can't think of anything to get him. Are you making the butterfly quilt for yourself?

This picture was from a trail cam on Gary's property so it's a little blurry. I love the tail! Gary isn't a deer hunter; Logan is, but he doesn't live there now. I could never kill a deer, either with a g*un or bow & arrow. They are all Bambi to me, lol. 

 

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A little kids sends a letter to Santa that says: "Dear Santa I want a brother for Christmas." Santa writes back, "Dear Timmy send me me your mommy."

DITTO ON MY CONTINUOUS WEATHER HERE.  STILL, ITS NICE TO SEE SUNSHINE.  I HAVE A TOUCH OF S.A.D. SO LOVE SEEING THE SUNSHINE ANYTIME.  JUST CAN'T STAND THE HEAT.

I ORDERED FROM TARGET YESTERDAY.  I REALLY NEEDED A CHEESE GRATER.  I'M TIRED OF USING MY BOX GRATER.  THIS SHOULD HELP A LOT IN PREPPING CASSEROLES.  I ALSO FOUND OUT THEY HAVE HUNDREDS OF JIGSAW PUZZLES.  I ORDERED 4 FOR MYSELF, A UNICORN FAMILY, XMAS BARN, VICTORIAN HOUSE AND GARDEN, AND A LAKESIDE CABIN.  THEY SHOULD DO ME FOR A BIT.  PUZZLES ARE SO DARN EXPENSIVE.  CHEAPEST ONE I GOT WAS $10.29 ON SALE.

CHERYL.......LIKE YOU, I LEARNED TO SAVE MY PUZZLES TO DO ANOTHER TIME OR TWO.  THEY ARE COSTLY.  NORMALLY AROUND 15 BUCKS EACH.  NOTHING TO SNEEZE AT.  A NEIGHBOR SAID SHE SAW SOME AT GOODWILL AND THEY WERE AROUND 6 BUCKS EACH, USED ONES.

MARYLOU......THAT'S A REALLY GOOD IDEA, TO GIVE A GIFT CARD WITH A SMALL GIFT.  I MAY USE THAT IDEA THIS YEAR FOR MY FAMILY.  I CAN SHOP FOR SOME SMALL USEFUL THINGS ONLINE AND GIVE THEM CASH.  I DON'T DO GIFTCARDS, JUST CASH. THANKS.

DEVONNE......NOW THAT'S AN IDEA, COLORING BOOKS.  I USED TO HAVE SOME BUT GAVE THEM AWAY.  THEY WERE THE ONES WITH TINY SPACES WHICH I CAN'T SEE ME DOING.  BUT THERE IS SURE TO BE SOME OUT THERE THAT WILL WORK FOR ME.
I USED TO LOVE COLORING WHEN I WAS A KID.  I ENJOYED IT A LOT MORE AFTER I REALIZED I COULD OUTLINE EACH THING IN BLACK AND IT WOULD STAND OUT SO MUCH MORE.  THAT'S WHY I LIKE MY REPLIQUE WORK WITH THE BLACK SATIN-STITCHING OUTLINES I SUPPOSE.
I UNDERSTAND YOU ABOUT BAMBI AND DEER HUNTING.  I COULD NEVER HUNT A DEER EITHER.  ESPECIALLY WHEN MY BROTHER, A DEER HUNTER, TOLD ME THAY OFTEN CRY WHEN THEY ARE SHOT.  I CRIED WHEN HE TOLD ME THAT.

WELL, I WON $2.50 LAST NITE AT BINGO.  MY WINS OR LOSSES ARE ALWAYS LISTED AFTER EXPENSES WHICH IS THE MONEY I START WITH.  I ENJOY A LITTLE WIN.

COOKING TODAY.  I HAVE PORK CHOPS DEFROSTED SO I'LL MAKE A PORK CHOP BAKE WITH VEGGIES.  I ALWAYS ENJOY IT.
LUNCH WILL BE RYE TOAST WITH BOILED EGGS.  I HAD YOGURT FOR BREAKFAST WITH TOMATO JUICE.  NOT A FAN OF YOGURT BUT IT SEEMS TO WORK FOR ME.

HAVE A GOOD DAY MY FRIENDS.  HUGS, QB S 

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Good morning ladies. I am not going home today. I had to call EMS for mom last night.She had uncontrollable shaking, almost convulsing while at the dinner table. At first I said "get a sweater!!!" then she told me she wasn't cold. It wasn't improving and although I suspected a UTI earlier in the day I wanted confirmation. We went to Urgent Care last night and got meds for a screaming UTI.
Dad has a cough that has kept him up for at least 3 nights now. We had a telemed yesterday and are waiting it out. Honey & hot water, humidifier ect. 
I cancelled my Oncology appt today and in a week dad has a consult for surgery to remove more of a cancer and lymph node biopsy under his armpit. 
So scary and alot!!
You are updated my dears. Love you all. Tracy    

Teacher: "Which book has helped you the most in your life?"
Student: "My father's check book!"

ANOTHER FINE DAY HERE BUT CHILLY.

DEVONNE......GOOD LUCK TODAY.  PRAYERS AND POSITIVE THOUGHTS.  YOU ARE SHOWING A BRAVE FACE WHICH HELPS I'M SURE.

TRACY.......PRAYERS AND POSITIVE THOUGHTS FOR YOU AND AT YOUR MOM'S HOUSE.  ITS A TOUGH TIME YOU ARE ALL GOING THRU RIGHT NOW.  WISHING FOR THE BEST.  REMEMBER TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.  

MY CHEESE GRATER CAME THIS MORNING.  I WILL BE TRYING IT OUT SOON.  GOING THRU MY RECIPES TO SEE WHICH CASSY TO MAKE NEXT WITH CHEDDAR IN THE DISH.

WORKED ON MY WINTER JIGSAW PUZZLE THIS MORNING.  ITS COMING ALONG PRETTY WELL.

MY PLANS FOR TODAY ARE MINIMAL.  A BIT OF CLEARING OUT AND CLEANING UP AND THEN THERE'S THE COOKING.  DEFROSTING SOME GROUND BEEF RIGHT NOW.  I THINK A PORK CHOP AND SOME FARMER'S CHEESE FOR SUPPER TONITE.  WORKS FOR ME.

THAT'S IT MY FRIENDS  BE SAFE AND STAY HEALTHY.  HUGS, QB S 

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Good Morning!  I really don't have anything to say, but just wanted to check in.  Tracy is here and we're going for a drive.   Believe Rhonda will be back from her trip tomorrow.
I'm going to sign off for now, not much to say.  Hope you all have a nice day, BJ.

MARYLOU what a good idea, putting a small 'something' with the card, I am going to use it too  thank you!!!

SANDRA hoping your SAD goes quickly, I know you suffer with it, I am so glad for your jokes every day, AND the time you take to type it up for us all THANK YOU, enjoy those pork chops, pork is on the menu at M & Gs tonight as well, in the air fryer, as well as skewers on the BBQ, I had made a quick dessert so took them half, they eat later than us LOL

DEVONNE so nice of you to give Tracy that info, she saw it I see, and not from me LOL I didn't get to log on till just now, hope you feeling OK after your surgery ((((hugs))))

CHERYL Thank You for the recipe, it sounds like one of the ones I saw, I usually make sourdough - I do it in the machine as well, but just the dough, only flour water and a little salt, I will bake in the morning. 

INDY I'm glad you didn't have to wait till spring!! It's good you have somewhere to take the wood, do you ever use it in a fireplace, M & G have a wood burner, they love it in winter, I prefer the A/C, I find it's heats the room, where I have to sometimes get out of the living room at their place to cool off.

Dean had his formal, he looked so grown up, I'll post a pic tomorrow, then last night we went to the city to see Jesus Christ Superstar, the choreography was incredible, very different from the original one I saw years ago, such energy!! My gooodness. Megan wants to go again, she will probably get tickets for her Gary Scott & Cathy, they will enjoy it too. I told them dinner was on me, and sis and I bought the tickets for all of us. We had a bit of a problem in the days before, she thinks her email email had been hacked, and the tickets had been transferred. She emailed the Ticketmaster site, but also googled for a phone number - she found one, but it was a scammer, he wanted her to change her passwords, get onto Apple pay etc, she wouldn't, but was really panicking then. Ticketmaster finally emailed her to say if the performance was in 48 hours it would be fast tracked, THEN they emailed to say there were 9 =19.5pxfraudulent transactions going back from the email who hacked her. So we have no idea how it happened, we were a little concerned we would find people in our seats, but we didn't, so all good - after all that worry. 
Our seats were fantastic, about 8 feet from the stage, and the performers coming right to our side - so close, loved it, apart from the noise AND the spotlights which occasionally shone onto my seat LOL had to close my eyes really quick, then follow the spot to see when to close again.

So a late night, and tonight will be an early one, tomorrow is lunch with our recent tour group, should be fun, most are coming. Then it's only abut 3 weeks till our short cruise. I need to do some shopping before that for Christmas, or at least get a list done,

HIS brother is asking why their sis is asking him about Christmas, she told him she didn't know what was happening, that day earlier W had told her that if she was well enough she would be coming to us, so the brothers are almost in fight mode again. YUK YUK!  Honestly! David needs to butt out and SHE needs to stop asking, what happens will happen, I will be telling ALL the family that she will be unable to ever stay over with us again after this. They can like it or not.

A lady goes to the doctor and complains that her husband is losing interest in sex. The doctor gives her a pill, but warns her that it's still experimental. He tells her to slip it into his mashed potatoes at dinner, so that night, she does just that. About a week later, she’s back at the doctor, where she says, "Doc, the pill worked great! I put it in the potatoes like you said! It wasn't five minutes later that he jumped up, raked all the food and dishes onto the floor, grabbed me, ripped all my clothes off, and ravaged me right there on the table!" The doctor says, "I’m sorry, we didn’t realize the pill was that strong! The foundation will be glad to pay for any damages." "Nah," she says, "that's okay. We're never going back to that restaurant anyway."

IT STARTED OUT CLOUDY BUT NO RAIN.  SUNNY NOW.

TRISH.....I'M THINKING YOU HAD A GRAND OLD TIME AT JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR.  SO GLAD THERE WAS NO TROUBLE ABOUT THE TICKETS.  IT WAS SCARY THERE FOR A BIT.
YES, SEND SOME PICTURES.  WOULD LOVE TO SEE HOW BIG HE'S GROWN.

DEVONNE.......HOORAY, THE SURGERY IS DONE AND YOU ARE HOME AND RECUPERATING.  HOW NICE THAT EMILY AND GARY MADE YOU BREAKFAST.  THEY SURE ARE TREATING YOU RIGHT.  THUMBS UP FOR THEM.  I WISH YOU A SPEEDY RECOVERY AND GOOD NEWS WHEN THE REPORT COMES IN.  ENJOY A RESTFUL DAY.

I GOT A FREE XMAS MUSIC CD AND 8 NICE XMAS CARDS WHEN MY ENVELOPE CAME FROM VFW.  THEY ARE ONE OF THE PLACES TO WHOM I DONATE WHEN I CAN.  THEY SEND GOOD STUFF.  OTHERS HAVE SENT ME XMAS CARDS AS WELL.  I WON'T HAVE TO BUY ANY THIS YEAR.  THE CD IS MOSTLY HYMNS AND I HAVE MY OWN FAVORITE ALBUMS ALREADY SO I WILL LEAVE IT ON THE 'FREE' TABLE FOR MY NEIGHBORS.  I SURE DON'T NEED ANOTHER ALBUM.

IT STARTED OUT CLOUDY HERE SO I WAS HOPING FOR SOME RAIN BUT NOW ITS SUNNY AGAIN.  NO RAIN IN SIGHT THIS WEEK AGAIN.  I SURE WISH WE WOULD GET SOME.

MY PLANS ARE MEAGER.  A BIT OF CLEANING, A BIT OF HAND-WASHING, SOME JIGSAWING, AND THEN MAKING MY CASSEROLE LATER.  IT'S A FIRST FOR THIS ONE SO WILL HAVE TO TRY IT OUT ON ME AND MY NEIGHBORS.  SOUNDS GOOD THOUGH AND I CAN USE MY CHEESE GRATER FOR THE FIRST TIME.  ALL A WIN-WIN FOR ME.
WISHING YOU ALL A GOOD DAY.  HUGS, QB S 

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