Good Morning Everyfriend!  I've been to church, delivered the fruit cake and it was half gone when I left church.  Took Mickie for a looong walk BRRRRRR! It's cold out there...and bright sunny too. 

Gloria, sand tarts are a dough that gets cut into shapes.  Their thin and crispy and once they're cut, we sprinkle them with sugar.  They're not a new recipe.  They came from my grandfather's bake shop back in the late 1800s and I suspect from HIS grandfather's bake shop before that.  It's the one cookie that my kids and I always made together when they were growing up.

AMY, Nuts and Boltz sounds delicious!  I started to copy it down and realized I don't have amounts of anything or an oven temp.  When you have time, would you email that stuff to me?  Thanks!

I'm waiting for this bright sun to be directly overhead and then I'm going to make a quick trip to WM.  I'm low on milk for the scalloped potatoes for Christmas dinner and I'm low on yogurt for the doggies.  I must learn to do that in my IP.....after Christmas! 

I hope everyone is well and enjoying the day.  I slept a little better last night!  Maybe because I finished some of the chores.  Or maybe it was the Christmas music that lulled me!  Whatever it was, I'm grateful! 

I wish you all a lovely day!
Make it your own in every way!

Jane, tis on its way. I have the cake made for the trifle and now will do pies. While they are baking I can get the trays ready. We stayed and gabbed with friend this morning at the coffee shop.

Got it just in time, AMY.  I'm on my way to WM for the last time before Christmas....I hope.

Yesterday's envelope from my daughter and her family contained a gift card to my second favorite place to buy groceries.  Don't know how widespread it is but it's called Giant and the only reason it's "second" is that they don't take my discount card.  Now I don't need the discount because their groceries are "free". 

Gotta run!  Lots to do!

JaneS, Amy and all, with your talks about IP, I finally decided to get one and ordered it on Black Friday.  I am using it for the first time today: lamb shoulder with potatoes and carrots. The test will be tomorrow when Illy and Aviv come for a meal.

Everyone's goodies sound so good.  I have not gotten the urge to do any cooking or baking however.  A neighbor came earlier with a plate of cookies, a gift from the Condo Assn.

Dot and I went to church this morning and when we came out, she could not find her keys.  She looked all over, even went back into church to see if she had dropped them inside.  She had several people helping her hunt and maybe after 15-20 minutes, looked in her purse again and found the keys at the bottom of a pocket in the purse.  Then on to Mr Burger, aka Cholesterol Pit (a term coined by Norm years ago).  There were a lot of cars there but we found a parking place.  When we walked in the building, an employee told us there would be a long wait and I could not find a booth for us.  Dot decided we would go back to her place which we did and where she fixed me a couple of eggs and oatmeal for herself.  We gabbed for some time before I had her bring me home. 

Mary Ann

Oh my goodness, this has been a day and a half....I am totally shot!

Kurt and family flew in early this morning.  Bob went to the airport to get them as I was on the phone with Diane.  My dad fell (again) three times yesterday. He was disoriented and fell while trying to get in his chair....Diane's son and a neighbor got him picked up and in the chair...then later on he fell into the tub while he was in the bathroom.  He did not hurt himself that time either and Diane's son was there and got him upright and back to his chair.  Last evening about 7 he was going into the kitchen with his walker....felt dizzy and down he went.  He ripped the skin down 3 layers, I was told, on his arm and elbow.  Diane called her son and daughter to come, and they did, but they told her to call 911.  They arrived and got him upright to sit and then the paramedics came and took him to the ER. It took a good hour and a half to sew him up and when you look at the wound, you are shocked that they could even get it sewn up as there were deep cuts in several different directions.  Diane's son called me and told me that the medic that sewed him up was quite the guy as he sat right there and helped hand him the items he needed as the nurses were all so busy.  My dad had to sit out side in a transport chair for quite sometime while they waited for the ambulance to arrive as they were all out on calls.  They did release him to go home as they had no beds available even though he had a temperature.....bad bladder infection and pretty dehydrated.....Diane was not happy with the decision to not keep him in the hospital.  I just talked to him awhile ago and he sounds much better tonight than he did when I talked to him a few times earlier in the day. 

The Boston Grandsons stayed here with us while the parents went to Costco and the grocery store.  We played games and chatted about school and the like.  Dr. Dave and the two boys came by to see them before they headed off to Vail where they will spend the week. Dave and the boys just returned from Vail.  They went up Friday night and skied all day yesterday....the weather was perfect and the6 had a wonderful time. 

Now to Grandaughter Kate and her dance yesterday.  It was wonderful....two and a half hours of dancing plus two intermissions. There are 42 students in her dance school.  There were 50 total dances, and 15 Were solos, Kate's being one of them. I am prejudice, of course, but we think her solo was one of the top ones.  She told us she made one wrong move, but we certainly did not pick up on it. 

AMY, I was ready to ask for the recipe for Nuts and Bolts, but then I recognized the items and the sauce are a recipe I already have.  My mama made this and so many other cookies and candy.  I did too for years, now we just do not need these goodies around our home for fear of eating them🤪🤣🤣.

That being said, I must ask you for the recipe for the sand cookies please, JANE.  I think I MUST make them as they sound like ones I just have to have😘😘

MARY ANN, sorry you had to go home to have breakfast due to no booth at the Cholesterol Pit.....what Dot fixed sounded fine except for NO CREAM PIE😩

BUBBLE, happy to read you bought yourself a Instant Pot....I hope the family enjoys the meal. 

JANE, I have really enjoyed reading about your Christmas gifts you have opened each day....that is one really nice idea for a gift and I know you have enjoyed opening them daily. 

GLORIA, Ido realize I am very lucky to be able to get out and about when needed.  I feel badly for you to be so dependent on your family for all outings.  I am sure they do not mind, but I know you do not like to ask them to take you anywhere unless it is totally necessary. 

SHIRLEY, I have sure been thinking a lot about you as you are suffering the headaches.  I sure hope they can find something to get you some relief. 

Kate and Michele went downtown to a live Nutcracker show this afternoon and they sure had a nice time.

The new avatar is my Kitty Cat Smokey.....he looked so royal with his Paws crossed, so thought I would share this with you all. 

I wish you all a good night of rest.

Jenny

We're here! And,although I'm tired, I'm not exhausted!

Family has gone to pick up Miss Ellen and have her show them how to get to Walmart for groceries.

And the Adventure begins.   

I'm finished!  The sand tarts are baked (I'll send you the recipe tomorrow, Jenny.  I think I have your email address)  They're easy to mix but not so easy to cut out and you have to really watch them when they're in the oven.  I'll remind you of all that with the recipe. And the Moose Farts are all rolled and ready to eat.  They are one short of what there should be...unless you count the dough I ate before it was rolled and I'm not telling you how short that would make it.

I feel so bad for your Dad JENNY, and it must be really difficult for Diane to deal with all this.  I will keep them in my prayers.

Seeing The Nutcracker live with my girls when they were growing up was one of the highlights of the Christmas season.  It's so nice that Michele and Kate could share that experience together!

CALLIE, we're waiting with bated breath to hear more news of your trip. It's going to be one of the shining experiences of your life and I'm so happy to be able to share it with you!

Now for today's envelope....it was a gift card for Kohl's Department Store.  I've always been able to find something I like when I go shopping there and I need some new church pants so, hopefully, that will be my find with this card.

Now I'm going to go to bed, hopefully to sleep better than I did the last two nights.  I'm really tired and I didn't nap at all today.  I also didn't get to the store for the last-minute groceries.  It as foggy on the way to church so I had lights on and I forgot them until I went back out at 1 to go to the store and the engine was dead.  My nice neighbor across the street brought his wife's car over and used my cables to jump start it and then I had to let I run and then drive it around for about 15 minutes.  Hopefully, it will start tomorrow.

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

Good morning everyone...

Last night was foggy and I hope the fog has lifted as will be delivering trays of goodies this morning. Need to clean the oven today and chase the dust bunnies. Cranberries were done last night so that job is in the rear view mirror. Just need to bake buns and wrap a few gifts when Mr Kyle is not around.

Jane, send me the recipe for the sand tarts too please. Doubt I will get them made for this Christmas but will have on hand for next. I think we all have had just as much fun as you opening your envelopes. So say thank you for us too please.

Jenny, oh my poor Dad. I agree they should have kept him in the hospital but that wasn't to be.I hope you had a good nights rest from all that. Smokey is pretty, aptly named.

Callie and what an adventure it will be......enjoy each second!

Mary Ann,  your day may not be one that you planned but you had one on one with a good friend. I still get a chuckle at the Cholesterol Pit name. Nice to have a quiet meal and enjoy each others company.

Better get a move on here..have a few things to do before we hit the road. Once the trays are delivered south of us we have to go into town and deliver two more for friends in the manor.

Enjoy your day everyone. 

Good Morning Everyfriend!  And it is a "good" morning!  I didn't get to bed until a few minutes after midnight and was up around 2 a.m.  However, my hand lit on the Melatonin bottle and I decided to take one before I went back to bed.  I slept like a log until 7:30 this morning and I feel great!

AMY, I'll send the recipe to both you and Jenny after I feed Mickie.  It's almost time for the boinger and I've added the two of you to today's list so I don't forget. 

If the car starts, I'll be off to WM to get the last minute stuff including the stuff for Nuts and Boltz.  I don't know if that will get made but it's on the list.

Tomorrow will be cleaning day!  I don't worry about Frankie and Christy but I do worry about my SIL.  He's a good guy but he can be critical!  And also outspoken!

There goes the boinger....and my day begins!

I wish you all a lovely day!
Make it your own in every way!

Amy, most of my days are the same, with no planning, so a little detour is good for me.  Dot and I both like our time together after church so the change was not bad.  Possibly losing Dot's keys was more traumatic than changing brunch locations.  Fortunately, she found the keys. 

I had an e-mail from a second cousin's daughter yesterday and she wrote what she is fixing for Christmas dinner.  I know she will have some of her family there and she is fixing enough for an army.  Oh, to be younger!

Annie had to rent a car to go north for the weekend and she is returning it this morning.  Tom is headed for the airport to give her a ride home.  Because she is under 25, she has to pay an arm and a leg in rental, but her SO sold the Mercedes and rental was the only way she could go north to her mother's.  Her SO  would not have let her drive the Mercedes up there anyway. 

I still am trying to decide if I want to go to Jan's for Christmas or not. 

Mary Ann

Good morning everyone, wow woke late and just getting here at 9:am and we are in a heat wave, a whole 32° and sunny. Maybe I will go outside later. Have no t heard yet is I am getting a CNA today so not planning on one.

JANE I have not made scalloped potatoes in ages. My daughter still makes them and younger son makes the ones in a package, they taste like glue.

AMY  between you and Jane with all the baking and candy making before Christmas reminds me of all I used to be able to do. Now here I just sit most of the time feeling useless. Oh well, that is life, right? Enjoy what you do and keep going as long as you can.

JENNY  so sorry about you Dad. I know you want to be there with him. This town has a car for seniors to take to doctors appointments. You have to call as soon as you have an appointment because they only have 1 driver who does that 3 days a week. The other 2 days she drives a bus to take people to the only market in town and the other day they go to a shopping center. So for most appoinements I have I do not have to bother my son or DIL.

CALLIE  glad you made the trip OK, now just enjoy your time there.

Better get moving, been sitting here over an hour.

Have a good day.

good Mid morning everyone. I just ate what should be my morning Meal, I spent the night in the hospital with Nancy. the other day she tried to move a heavy floor Jack by her self and twisted something out of place in her back and side. and we are on our way back to see her doctor to get meds. sun is bright here and 42º and heading for high 50ty's.

Lloyd

This is amazing weather and I am sure we will pay dearly for it!! We did deliver 2 of the trays and had a nice visit with the ladies. Came home and heard the Mail lady tooting her horn.....she delivered a package to us!! What a special treat from a very special friend..one is truly  blessed to have a friend like her. 

Hello, Everyfriend!  The car behaved today and I got my errands done.  In fact, I finished everything on my list for today except for one thing that shouldn't take more than a half hour or so tomorrow.

And I talked to a friend today and learned that the last of my packages has been delivered by either UPS or the USPS and lots of people I love are eating chocolate. 

I have the hard stuff done for the breakfast casserole I'm going to put together before I go to bed tomorrow night.  It shouldn't take more than about 10 minutes to assemble then it goes in the fridge for baking on Christmas morning.

Tomorrow is "get ready for company" day and stuff is laid out all over the house for that job. Then church and it will be time to welcome that special child into our lives.

I think sundown today was the beginning of the Chanukah celebration and I wish a special season to all of my Jewish friends including our special So P Bubble!

Now, since my eyes are trying to close, I'm going to go put a movie in and try to stay awake long enough to watch it! 

I wish you all a peaceful night and a happy tomorrow and may God bless us, every one!

  Merry Christmas everyone! I'm spending the day with family at Browns Bay. ( Graham's home.

well it seams everyone in our family is having a sick of one sort or the other. hope we all get out of our system by Christmas day. we wish you all a very merry Christmas. well it is that time again sweet dreams and good night.

Lloyd

well I started to bed and decided I had to come back and tell you all this bad news a friend of ours had yesterday evening.him and his wife in two separate vehicles. they had put together a large netifety cane of baby Jessie's in the manger. and hauled it into warrensburg an had it on display.where the had it had to take it down and take it home. they had have to a skid steer loader in there to put it up and down with. his wife was hauling the loader home behind a pickup truck when she hit one of those wave places on the highway. the trailer came unhooked went across the median and hit a car head on  Killing the driver of the car. that will haunt her the rest of her life. the are good christian people. she is a school teacher always doing something extra for her class. that is bad any time but especially this time of year. Pryor's are in order for all of both families. thanks Lloyd

Thank you all for your nice comments and prayer for my Dad.  He sounded so much better this morning. He said his arm does not hurt, unless he moves it 😩🤣. He is taking a very strong dose of antibiotics for the UTI daily and if we can just get him to drink water he should be feeling much better very soon. 

We still had some running around to do today and did not get home until after dinner, so the "rechargers" are feeling pretty good tonight. 

HAPPY HANUKKAH, BUBBLE.  I do hope your family enjoyed your special meal you made for them.

CALLIE, HAPPY BIRTHDAY 💐  Good to read you are all in Wisconsin safe and sound.  Enjoy your time together watching Miss Ellen in her play. 

JANE, I thank you so much for sending me the recipe for the Sand Tarts.  I am going to try to make them mid day tomorrow IF we do not have problems finding and buying our traditional Christmas Eve meal with Dr. Dave's Family, live Dungeness Crab. The cookies may have to wait until next week, but I WILL make them before the end of the year😍

Nice to see your post, CAROLYN.  Happy that you are at Graham's in Brown's Bay.  Enjoy your time with the family. MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎄

LLOYD, I am so very sorry to read your sad news about your friends terrible accident. 

I am going to head off to bed. Pleasant dreams to all.

Jenny

Good morning everyone, 33° so above freezing to start the day. Glad I woke early. CNA is coming early so she can quit early today. Thought I would be nice and not insist on a later time. Hope I gave myself enough time to shower before she gets here. My son called yesterday and said he would pick me up at 11 tomorrow. Most likely I might not make it in here. I was hoping he would make it at 1. But I know he and my DIL will be busy so the ear ly time will be better for him. Going to be a long day for me. Best part is I will get to see my little one. Christmas is always better with a child around. They get so excited opening their gifts.

LLOYD  I hope Nancy did not do much damage to her back. No fun when a back is hurting.

AMY  after the cold temperatures we had seeing it above freezing now feels great.

Well my bathroom must be warm enough now. Have the heater running  so it will be warm when I get out of the shower. Nothing worse for me than getting out of the shower into a cold room and start shivering.

In case I do not make it here in the morning I wish you all a very wonderful Christmas with family and friends.

Have a good day.

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Good morning everyone..

Today is to be a nice as yesterday for weather. We are to meet SIL in town for coffee and then pick up he last minute items. Will bake the buns today and try to get raisin bread done also to send back with son. Make the custard and put the trifle together . Then a quick clean about and that should be it..

Gloria, thank you for the lovely card..Merry Christmas to you and your family. Enjoy your day tomorrow with your family.

Callie, Happy Birthday to you!!

Lloyd, sorry to read of your neighbours troubles. Prayers for both families and for your family to feel better. Hope Nancys' back is better today.

Jenny,do we ever stop running?? Nice to read your Dad is not in any pain with his arm.

Better get a move on here and start the day...Merry Christmas to those  that won't be in here tomorrow. Safe travel for those on the roads.

Enjoy your day everyone.

Good Morning Everyfriend!  I try to give myself this time while we wait for the boinger for Mickie's pill.  Once she's fed, my day will begin with a "hoot and a holler"!  Lots to do today before my daughter and SIL arrive from Maryland! 

Last report for today on THE BOX from my family.  It was a gift certificate for the movie theater right here in town. Sometimes they have a movie that my friend and I would like to see or that I'd like to see with Kiran or my daughter and now I can do that without thinking twice.

LLOYD, prayers for your friend and her family and for the family of the other driver.  That must be very hard to handle especially for someone who is used to giving. 

JENNY, I'm glad your father is feeling better.  I hope that continues. 

AMY, slow down and enjoy the holiday! 

I think I remember seeing that CALLIE with celebrate her birthday on the 27th.  That was my husband's birthday also.  Enjoy your own special day, CALLIE!

I have to see if I can find out when my daughter and SIL will arrive today so I can be finished and ready to visit when they do. 

Just in case......

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Merry Christmas to all of you, friends   

The dinner show of "Holly Jolly Christmas" was a wonderful climax to a very happy birthday.

Merry Christmas, Everyfriend.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!  MAY 2020 BE GOOD TO YOU.

Mary Ann

Make Christmas as warm as the babe in the manger,

Have a Very Happy Merry Christmas

Bring lots of love and joy to your friends

and family

It's been a rough year, but we will prevail

Be well, stay blessed and make it happen.

Mycheal

Merry Christmas to all the friends here in the Soda Shoppe.  Enjoy your special day with family and friends.  And, best wishes for a wonderful New Year.  Hope all your problems will be less in 2020.

Callie, sounds like you are having a great time.  We will all be anxious to hear about the show.

Joy

Merry Christmas everyone...

Have most of the meal done ahead , just need to stuff Tom T Turkey and peel potatoes.

Company came for a while and asked if  I would  look after Rex tomorrow and Thur....love that job..

Nite..