I enjoyed reading all the posts about EVERYFRIEND'S holiday celebrations‼️

Our Christmas with Dave and the family was very special.  We had our traditional live Dungeness Crab Fest Christmas Eve.  It broke my heart to see the four of them on the couch with out Michele as Dave read the Night Before Christmas 😩

Over all we spoke of Michele often🥰  Dave did a very thoughtful job in the gifts he purchased for the children 🥰.

#3 Son Mark, Megan and Jonah joined us Christmas afternoon and three hours later the Boston Crew arrived.  We had a PRIME prime rib dinner that was fabulous 🥰🥰

We thought we were going to have breakfast time together yesterday, but the Boston Family were worried about the big snow storm causing unsafe roads so headed to Vail at 5:30 AM.  The rest of enjoyed more time and we came home exhausted and fell into our RECHARGERS (aka, recliners) ‼️

Hope all of you are taking it easy and recovering from the festivities.

Have a good night of rest.  Back to physical therapy again tomorrow 🤪
Edit: GLORIA, AMY and SHIRLEY.  I appreciate your comments of concerns about my shoulder pain.  I have had X-rays done every time I see my surgeon and he says everything looks good on my complete reverse shoulder replacement.  He has said every time I see him that he feels the trauma my shoulder received after my fall has definitely added to the extra pain and issues I have had and then getting the reverse replacement means a whole different set of muscles have to be trained for me to be able to lift my arm again.  My physical therapist has worked on both shoulders, as my good one also needs replaced as the rotator cuff was messed up in the original fall I had.  She also works on my left hip pain in my replaced left hip done back in 2011.  It seems some muscles were damaged on it in my fall also.  By the way.....my fall was 9 months ago....never ever did I think I would still be recovering this long after the fall😩🤪😩🤪

Jenny

JENNY, I'm sorry I don't say it here but I do keep you in my prayers daily.  I know He is with you!

Good morning everyone, Yippee I get a CNA today-at 9 this morning and for the 3 hours I am supposed to get. Good will get laundry done and while clothes are in the dryer she can go to the market for a few things.  glad I woke early so will have time to get here and have breakfast and dress.
Just 32° now so the roads will be icy. Have not heard or seen sanders going by or the maintenance man here early to get the walks here treated.  I know we who have lived here longer than 6 months miss Paul the former maintenance man   

PATRICIA  I am surprised the public rooms on the bottom floor are open. When this round of covid started she locked those doors but only for one day. BUT with the shots or not you better have a mask on when you got out your door and into the halls.

AMY  I would love to get into a market and see what would tempt me  to eat. My sons do good but I always liked food shopping. Yvette is one who loves any kind of shopping and not being able to do much yet she is anxious for the knee to heal.  I called her yesterday to wish her a happy birthday. Yes same day as my daughter. She went to her in laws for Christmas and was sorry she did. She forgot about all the stairs she had to use and she suffered for it the next day. She usually has all the holidays at her home and her husband had to help her up and down those steep stairs. An old house and that was the kind of stairs at my son's house and why I live here now. 

RAMMEL  my younger son worked as a roofer and ladders and heights never bothered him but now he thinks twice about climbing a ladder.

JANE  I did see where you remembered the name of root cellar. I only knew that  from reading so many books.  There is a light dusting of snow on the cars this morning.  Light rain in the forecast for today. 

PATRICIA  I sure hope the roads here are not icy because the CNA might not drive on slick roads and I do need the help. 

AMY  a well behaved puppy is unusual, at least for all the ones I had in my life.  Rather see snow than  more rain. We had so much rain last year no gardens needed to be watered. 

PATRICIA  these last snow photos of yours remind me of ones you posted where you used to live. I would like looking out and seeing that snow instead of the black parking lot and cars.     

JANE  at  times I cooked pasta and just had butter and spices on it. Tasty at times with out the sauce I usually put on it.

JENNY  I cannot understand why you have so much pain with your replaced shoulder. The ones I had for PT at home did a wonderful job with the therapy and still after 10 years have no trouble with it but the left one needs replacing but I will no go to a hospital with this covid in all of them.  I feel so bad you are in so much pain. Not nice to live with, with me it is my back and there is nothing they can do with arthritis in it. 

Have a good day and stay safe. 
                             

Good morning.
We also had a light dusting of snow and now it is just cloudy and 25°.

Tidy up and fold laundry  are todays chores and not much else  unless I find something to do. Always something to do!

Jane, this pup has the same problem as Jesse both can't hold their licker!! Picked her up and in the blink of an eye I had my face washed!

Gloria, happy to read you are getting an early CNA, Hope she is a good one.

Patricia, oh my that is enough snow! We are to get snow most of this week but I hoppe it does pass us by.

Jenny,  we don't seem to heal as fast now and I don't know about you but my patience with myself is thin. Have more patience with others but not for me.

Lloyd, did you finish cracking the walnuts? They are going to taste great no matter how you use them.

Slept in so better put and egg in my boot and beat it.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

I need to get off this computer and get cracking!  I have laundry to fold and put away, too.  I might have forgotten that last load if I hadn't read AMY's note about it.

I got Frankie off to work with her fresh coffee and two hard boiled eggs.  She fixed something last night to take for her lunch but she said she only works until 12 today. 

I don't think I want an egg in my boot this morning so I think I'll just get a "wiggle" on!  That usually works for me!  Have a good day, Everyfriend.  Hope it's better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow!

good Morning everyone, I see three girls but no men yet. the weather gessor is all wet this morning He / she was saying sunny but has changed to cloudy and43º. It has lightened up a bit but Is still raning here.there are severial large puddels in the yard and driveway. I am going toHull an crack and pick out more Black wallnuts today. we took a couple cups over to one of the neighbors, where we picked up the nuts. I thought that would be nice we also took a coppie of the nut piecrust9 how to0. Have a great day.

Lloyd

Lloyd, every time you mention cracking those walnuts I think of how I finally got that job done without chasing walnut pieces all over the room. I took the bag of walnuts to where we had a locked down vise (one in the basement & one in the garage). I figured which way worked best to hold one in place & gave the handle a crank & they came out fine. I had to use the vise to crack the hickory nuts, too, to feed the squirrels. Looked like these squirrels weren't able to crack those nuts I brought back from Missouri so I helped. The nuts we found had worms in them so all went to the squirrels.

Gloria, do hope the CNA can give you the back rub as well as help with the chores. Didn't realize the 2 birthdays came same day & not sure I mentioned but give them a Happy wish from me, please. I'm another that laundry is in the game plan but with the utility room now sharing a litter box it is difficult to work around. I have cabinets to the ceiling over the washer & dryer but have to get out a ladder to reach any but the bottom shelf. I have a lot of stuff on the floor for that reason. 

Amy, love your expression about the pup not being able to hold it's licker.... I haven't decided what kind of pup I want when the cats are gone (and I am not rushing them). My gr-daughter got a 2nd dog, a basset hound. She is having a problem training it & after research it seems that breed has a known problem & may take a year to "potty train". I am shocked... we got our German Shepherd at 4 weeks & she never-ever had an accident in the house. Of course everyone makes a crack about how fast that dog trained ME. We got her when Andy was about a year old & no thought of Pete yet, (2 & 1/2 years between them) so had to get someone potty trained fast!

Jane, first time in years I forgot to stand by the stove to watch the eggs start to boil to set the timer & I screwed up big time. I'm picky about my hard boiled eggs & don't like the yolk icky or too done that they turn green. How long do you cook yours? Got to get some more, discovered the last carton of 18 I brought home about half are stuck to the bottom. I always open & check before putting into my basket & didn't see any cracked ones but discovered one was cracked & leaked all through. Maybe all those stuck are cracked, but they didn't get that way on my watch! Was in a hurry & didn't roll them around in the carton like I usually do. Because of warning some years ago about not eating any pre-cracked eggs, I will try to get them into a skillet & scramble for the critters down by the river.

Jenny, I can imagine how hard it was this first Christmas without the kids mother. Good that you & Bob could help fill the gap, although I know my mother never got over the sad feeling about growing up without a mother. For sure it was the reason me & my siblings had the best mother in the world, she tried to be everything she wished for when she was little. Do hope your shoulders feel better soon, got to teach you how to roll when you fall so you don't damage those muscles & bones! Maybe too late for that? 

Patricia, right this moment I am glad I don't have to clean off the driveway, would not have the energy.... but love seeing the photos you posted! I'm counting on a week of sleep after the holidays to catch up. I've been getting between 4 & 5 hours a night but only minutes of deep sleep & that doesn't work unless I get a good daytime nap. Tom sleeps in his bed in my room but I wake up when he gets up & that is a couple times a night. I don't get out of bed but do listen until he finds his way from the litterbox to his dry food & bowl of water & back to bed. About like having a baby again! He is outside in the sun right now as well as Callie... I worry that he will lose his bearings & go into the pitbull's yard next door. Not sure if that dog is as tough as her bark but she sounds wicked & hates cats. Youngest son is to buy a pot of grass at the pet store to bring them, Tom & Tiger have been checking out the yard & nothing they like right now. I guess Callie wanders off in yards still green to get her fix. Do you keep grass on hand for Farrah?  I used to keep a pot for old LaurenKat but these go outside enough I haven't done that. Working on it..........

I bought the new Fitbit Versa 3 and daughter set it up for me yesterday while her husband sharpened all my knives. He really has a knack for putting that edge on & already had a nice surprise when using a sharp one last night. Didn't wear me out! My daughter forgot to mention the different type of charger & how to find the battery status... but uTube came to the rescue! Sleep is my biggest health issue, not enough & I start falling apart. I have always slept with one eye open but never had any trouble falling right back to sleep. Fitbit tells me I fall asleep in less than 5 minutes, this just happens to be a bad time with the cats....And I'd better get a move on or it'll be New Years Eve! I've talked enough for 3 days, right?

Good morning from an Interior at plus 23 with light snow expected. Today's going into the New year will be in the plus range with light snow daily, tapering off in the afternoon. Other than the previous storming or sleeting, pretty much what we've had all month, only a milder version. I haven't seen or heard  any snow clearing equipment since the 22nd. I also haven't heard or seen anyone in the building either. It's an odd experience. Of course, if I go down to collect my mail, I'm sure there will be people and security hanging around.

Gloria, helping services are still backlogged, and the ones working are not allowed to give rides or grocery shop for clients. You can request rides from Vantran, a service by the city for disabled individuals, or one of the Senior Centers, but those need to be pre-scheduled early, and I don't qualify. Only one grocery started offering delivery, although all offer pre-order and pickup services. I certainly miss the before March 2020's shutdown, our 24/7 maintenance. I wonder if we ever get that back?

Our main parking areas are in the building's front and along the side to my apartment's right. Some folks occasionally park in the Native Elders' program's parking lot, and the Chevron station pays the Elders to use some parking for their vehicles. However, they leave notices on the cars parking there on their own. And have them towed if they make a habit of it.

Jenny, my leg, injured in my February fall, still aches occasionally when I overdo or hurts when my osteoporosis kicks in with variable barometric pressure. It's never going to be full strength again, as is usual with my friends as well. I can't open jars, keep my balance or not spill things unless I'm careful and paying attention. It's one of the facts of life and one I remember from my mother and grandmother, and my sister shares with me.

I'm glad you could be with family during the holidays, but sorry to read about your continuing pain.

Shirley, all that wonderful walking, saving money, seeing wildlife, getting good photos, and meandering around the wildlife sanctuary, ended in February 2014 when I fell on my knees on black ice. Before that, I thought nothing of walking ten miles each way to work or ten or twelve miles through the Refuge or to get where I wanted to go. People sometimes expressed astonishment for my walking, but I have always been unable to drive, had eye problems, and regarded the price of monthly bus rides as prohibitive, and their schedules didn't often jive with mine.

People were/are dependent on cars, even to the extent of five-minute drives, so I never thought what I did was out of the ordinary. We had a ten-year drought end in 2017, but we had moisture with five rivers either in or around the city. The city is built partly on the lower foothills and partly on the valley floor. It is in what used to be the prime Athabaskan hunting grounds, so there are forests, mountains, and rivers all around. We had more animal in-town sightings through the seventies, but that has diminished due to buildup and almost constant summer construction since 2015.

Jane, with Amy's Luna and seeing photos of my sister's new dog, I'm jealous, but we're only allowed one pet, 20 pounds or less. The building's dog park is the fenced area directly below my apartment, so I occasionally hear or see one below, but it's not the same as doggy cuddles. Farrah has always been calm at the vets and often ignored dogs coming by to sniff her carrier, so I believe she would be okay with a second animal after an initial period, but it's not to be.

I'd offer to share some of my snow with you, but you'd have to pay for shipping 

I have work to do here as well. I'm hoping if I keep my head down, I won't notice it? Darn! I looked up, and now the guilt's creeping in. I'll have to try harder! 

Good morning Lloyd! Well, I've written my daily book. It's time to proofread my auto-corrects and move on.

Shirley, you snuck in just as I was about to post! Yes, I often buy Farrah her pot of grass. She tends to regard my plants hungrier afterward. This is why they're eight-foot-high on a shelving unit with their lighting. She absolutely tears into her grass. She must be missing a nutrient altho she has healthy and diet food from the vet, and her water is fresh daily.

 

Just a quickie for SHIRLEY...a long time ago when I was very young, a friend told me the best way to make hard boiled eggs on an electric stove.  You put the eggs in a pan, add water to cover them, bring the water to hard boil and cover with a lid.  Turn off the burner leaving the pot on the burner and set the timer for 15 minutes.  At the end of 15 minutes you drain them and cover them with cold water adding more as needed until the eggs cool.  Peel, eat and enjoy! 

Darn, Jane, I have a gas stove so any recipe for that?  I remember our former fearless leader many years ago said to bring to boil & turn off & let sit 10 min. (Was it Joan or Pat?)  But mine were not done enough to suit me. I have not found the right timing but sure missed it yesterday!

I need a nap, been cleaning up my bedroom for Tom, had to throw away the small rug I put under the litter box in there, just stuffed it into the trash bag I put under that rug so whatever happened to go outside the litter box wouldn't get on the wall to wall carpet (picture it, all white carpet & cats!!!) Bad enough the Tidy Cats litter goes everywhere...

Jane , that is the same way I do my eggs,perfect every time.
Shirley, just bring the water to a boil then turn your gas off. I leave mine 15 min,don't like runny eggs and this way no black around the yolk.

well that is pretty much Like i do also with hard boiled eggs , But it is the salt shaker that the doctor hollears about. and My wife dose not help eaither, at my age I paid my dues. I think I should be abel to eat what I like and want. the rain is over and still over cast. No sunshine.

Lloyd

Callie, how cool is that to be able to see a window that your granddaughter did ! That must have been a surprise to both of you.

Shirley, when the time comes for a new addition check out the rescue sites. There are a lot of dogs big and small looking for their forever home. No more pups for me, a rescue it will be.

Jane, I just wanted to hear their thoughts and I got them   I think our puppy days are over... just rescue dogs for us.

I grabbed the bull by the horns and finally got the panty done. Everything is now in order and multiple items were vacuumed sealed.Job done, now onto the next one!

Putting my feet up for the evening..

Ellen was here for 3 hours and I heard more about some adventures she's had.

The store windows were just mannequins in front of various colored panels. She said the store manager and she had to stand on very tall ladders to hang the panels made of rather heavy canvas.  The manager picked the outfits and Ellen put them on the mannequins. They will be changed out about every 5 weeks.

I think I've mentioned that she's been an Extra on several episodes in the new season (starts in February) of the Amazon Prime show "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel".
She had a video on her phone of one episode when she was part of an audience at a performance by Mrs. M.  They filmed in the Carnegie Center auditorium and, at one point, the extras, who were the "audience" were sent to the first balcony.   Looked as if they filled the entire front row and around on the side.  While they were waiting for some shots taken on the stage, they started doing The Wave.  She said the director and staff laughed and seemed to enjoy it - before, of course, "getting down to business".
How many people do you think have done The Wave  in The Carnegie Center?

Shirley and Jane:  that's the way my Mother did hard-boiled eggs.  She let them set until the water was cool.  Sometimes I have luck with it and sometimes I don't.  I don't use that many any more so, after I discovered a sealed pack of six hardboiled and peeled eggs at Braum's - I just get them.

First thought was "What? " when I read about buying a pot of grass!  Took a minute to realize it was grass that grows on a lawn instead of the "other kind"   

Enjoy your Evening, Everyfriend, sleep well and have pleasant dreams.

"Alaska 8 Day Road Trip: Anchorage, Fairbanks, Glaciers, Wildlife & Denali over 1,000 Miles" 1,429,603 viewsPremiered Sep 25, 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN11JClxdA4

About the eggs....immersing them in cold water makes them a lot easier to peel off the shells.  And SHIRLEY, AMY, if you let them sit 15 minutes in tthe hot water after cooking them on a gas stove, I bet they'd be perfect!

I'm heading for the haystack now.  My "wiggle" this morning got a lot accomplished and I'm really tired.  My eyes went into slam shut mode while I was watching TV and Perry Mason ended up defending someone who wasn't even in the show I started watching.  Beginning of one...end of another!

PATRICIA, I started the tour of Alaska and decided I'd finish it tomorrow when I'm wid awake.  It looks like the tour I've been yearning to take for several years.

I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a happy tomorrow.  And may God bless us, every one.

Okay, Patricia, I was heading to bed until I clicked on your link & have been sitting here watching that trip in awe. I bookmarked to watch another time but made the mistake of having a "quick look".... that lasted for over 2 hours?  I really felt like I was there & know I could never do all the hiking they did each day so thoroughly enjoyed. Thank you! I am off to bed totally worn out!  

Jane, I agree that "ice bath" makes the shells peel off better & will get more eggs tomorrow & let you know how it goes. Thanks! Busy day tomorrow with the family gathering in the evening. I plan to cut my hair & get rid of this shaggy look, don't know how many times in the last 10 years I tried to let it grow & cut it off at this stage. Guess I am never going to be that nice little old lady with her hair in a bun. You have no idea how funny that idea is.   

Sweet dreams to all, God Bless.

We have angered the weather gods

Winter Storm Warning

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Tuesday, December 28, 12:00 AM AKST

Thursday, December 30, 6:00 AM AKST

Source: U.S. National Weather Service


...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow occuring. Light freezing rain possible. Travel will be very difficult to impossible. Total snow accumulations 12 inches, are expected. Freezing rain possible from Fairbanks south with a light glaze possible. West winds gusting to 35 mph expected from midnight tonight through Wednesday evening.

* WHERE...Middle Tanana Valley.

* WHEN...Now through 6 AM Thursday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow is expected to become light this afternoon, then become heavy by early this evening and remain heavy tonight. There is a chance of light freezing rain this evening as well. Several more inches of snow are expected on Thursday. West winds gusting to 35 mph are expected from midnight tonight through Wednesday evening and will cause blowing snow with reduced visibility.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow, sleet and ice are occurring. This will make travel very difficult or impossible. The latest road conditions can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
The soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears. -John Vance Cheney, poet (29 Dec 1848-1922)

I do not understand, I do not think I am a new babie. I never quit or rezined? I heve been posting as Long or longer than any of you. I do not reamber as good as I did befor all the head injoyres In 014. and I do not foget I just have a probblum pulling it out some time. I am still at cracking walnuts. I evean gave 4 cups to a neighbor and a coppie of the nut pie crust you Gave ME AMY.I have at least two bushels to hull and crack and pick the nut meats out of yet. right now I can not think of one of the old timmeres that was with us back when And I scroaled back and can not fiend her now.

Lloyd

Ok here she is the one that helped me get started with senior and friends soda shope.

( Started by JoanFL )

Lloyd

I hope that helped you all get your memory back in gear. ( Started by JoanFL )

LLOYD

Good Morning Everyfriend!  LLOYD, JoanFL passed away a couple of years ago. I'm not sure exactly when but we all miss her!  I was one of the ones who was here before you!  I remember seeing some of your first posts.  And we have met face-to-face when you and Nancy travelled East one summer.  You parked in the WM parking lot and that's where I came to meet you.  I cherish that meeting.  I drove you around my town and showed you where I live and we had lunch together.

Today, I have my appt. with the radiologist.  I'm not looking forward to radiation therapy but I'll be glad when it's over! 

SHIRLEY, let me know what happens with the hard boiled eggs.

I wish you all a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow!

Good morning..

No new snow or rain here..yet. Not sure what today will bring but I know I have the don't wanna's. Don't wanna clean the cupboards and don't wanna tackle the basement....hmm. decision decisions.

Jane, that is what I do with the eggs.....plus I try not to use fresh eggs as they are a toot to peel. You never said anything about radiation.....but you will come through .

Bubble. well said!!

Patricia, no sharing the snow please. You certainly are getting more than your share there.........send it to drought stricken CA.....they sure could use the moisture.

For the cat folks. My friend would get untreated ots and grow them for his cats. He would have one ready to eat and a week later would start another pot so it would be ready when the first one died.

Better hop to it....

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

Good morning!  I haven't been here for awhile but I guess I wasn't missed.   

Trying to catch up with everything but can't seem to get it done as soon as I would like. Too many end-of-year things to attend to.  But, since the year is almost over I guess things will settle down.  Just in time to start all over again scheduling appointments and tending to house maintenance.  It never ends.

I hard boil my eggs in batches of six at a time in the Instant Pot.  They come out perfect every time and peel easily.  I don't boil them on the stove anymore.

Callie, back in the day when I helped my Dad with the front window of his business we called it "window dressing".   I wonder what Miss Emily calls it now.  Last night my son and I watched a YouTube walking tour of the fabulous Hudson Yard shopping mall in NYC.  We were both astounded because when he lived in Manhattan there was nothing like that on the West Side. So much has changed in the Manhattan area since he lived there.  New sky scrapers have cropped up in places that used to be just small shops lining the streets.  We enjoy the YouTube walking tours because he and I can see all the changes that have taken place since he left.  One of the tours took us right by his co-op apartment building on Bedford Street in the West Village.

Take care, All.

I still have one of those old automatic electric egg cookers. About 8 or 9 inches around with a black Bakelite top. I used it on Monday to hard cook several eggs I had coming to the end of their time. The needle on the tray (for putting a hole in the end of the egg) is still good but the aluminum tray is getting a bit thin. Now have some HB eggs for "out of hand" or egg salad.  I think I have a newer one from my son's place stashed away for a back up.

Phylllis, how interesting that you and your son watch the Walks Through NYC.  I've never been there (unless changing planes at LaGuardia or Kennedy counts  ) but when I told Ellen (Emily is her sister, the chiropractor) some of the things I'd seen on the videos, she knew exactly where they are and usually more to tell about the area.
She said she had "done" the store windows and I didn't think about the term "dressing" them.

I understand what you mean by "end of the year" things to attend to! Seems as if I get a few things done - and more appear. Really need to take care of a few things "out and about" before Friday and am having trouble finding that Round Tuit!

Onward and Upward. 

Hello, Everyfriend! 

CALLIE, I forgot to say how neat that is that you and Ellen can talk about where she is and what she does!  I bet she thinks that's pretty special that her Grandmother is interested enough in where she is and what she's doing that she watches it on the computer. 

I've had a day full of thinking and putting things in perspective.  My visit with the radiologist gave me lots to consider.  He gave me a choice of either doing it or not doing it and he gave me lots of reasons on both sides.  I'm thinking and thinking and thinking until my brain needs a vacation.

I think I'll go deposit myself in the haystack and try to give my brain a rest.  I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a happy tomorrow.  And may God bless us, every one!

Good Morning everyone, well I had 7.5 Hours of sleep with One Nature call Mid way through It, according to the tattle tail. I have a appointment with the VA doctor to go over things today. I Have the Usual dailey headace. Hope you all have a good day.

Lloyd




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Good Morning Everyfriend.  Still thinking and I fear my brain is going numb.  I've talked this over with my kids and they all say "Mom you have to do what YOU think is best".

LLOYD, good luck with your VA visit.

Everyfriend, have a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow.