Good morning everyone, no help for me today, looks like this person now in charge must be related to the witch here. I know there are other companies but they charge more than I can pay. This one was great till they got a new one taking charge and just keep getting worse. I also think this one is related to Scrooge because the closer to Christmas we get the worse she is. SHUT UP Gloria, no more complaining.
33° now and light rain in the forecast No white Christmas here because light rain is in the forecast for almost a week. Will not be bad as long as it does not get below 32° and it freezes into black ice.

RAMMEL  you sent me looking for a list I had of words not used anymore but  it was on the old PC and not this one. My SIL and oldest grandson always are putzing and so is my younger son here. Have no idea where or when they got the word and they live 3000 miles away from each other.

JANE  wonder if it folks who cannot sit and read or watch TV who have to putz all the time.

MYCHEAL  as the last one from a big family I guess I am an orphan now, too.

LLOYD  we all at  one time in our lives if we live long enough have to quit driving. I still miss having a car and the independen it gave me but know I would not be able to drive any more.

SHIRLEY  so far so good in my family,shots up to date and no one sick so safe to be together for Christmas.
AMY  if it wasn't for liking Yvette so much and waiting for her return I would look into a different company. I have had her for 4 years now and she is like a family member. I mostly have had only a few different ones to help not a different one every day. That I detest.

Have a good day and keep safe and healthy.

Chocolate Christmas

Twas the night before Christmas and all round my hips
Were Fannie May candies that sneaked past my lips.
Fudge brownies were stored in the freezer with care,
In hopes that my thighs would forget they were there.

While Mama in her girdle and I in chin straps
Had just settled down to sugar-borne naps.
When out in the pantry there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.

Away to the kitchen I flew like a flash,
Tore open the icebox then threw up the sash.
The marshmallow look of the new-fallen snow
Sent thoughts of a binge to my body below.

When what to my wandering eyes should appear:
A marzipan Santa with eight chocolate reindeer!
That huge chunk of candy so luscious and slick
I knew in a second that I'd wind up sick.

The sweet-coated Santa, those sugared reindeer,
I closed my eyes tightly but still I could hear;
On Pritzker, on Stillman, on weak one, on TOPS
A Weight Watcher dropout from sugar detox.

From the top of the scales to the top of the hall
Now dash away pounds; now dash away all.
Dressed up in Lane Bryant from my head to nightdress
My clothes were all bulging from too much excess.

My droll little mouth and my round little belly
They shook when I laughed like a bowl full of jelly.
I spoke not a word but went straight to my work
Ate all of the candy then turned with a jerk.

And laying a finger beside my heartburn
Gave a quick nod toward the bedroom I turned.
I eased into bed, to the heavens I cry
If temptation's removed I'll get thin by and by.

And I mumbled again as I turned for the night
"In the morning I'll starve...
'til I take that first bite!"

Good Morning Everyfriend!  I'm up and attem.  Frankie has left for work with her breakfast in hand and Cooper is fed and waiting for his walk.  When I finish here, I'll go get dressed and take him.  I'm not looking forward to going out there.  The temp is hanging in at 23º!  I know it's not as cold as Alaska but for around here, IT"S COLD!

I didn't know I was going to stir up such a discussion when I admitted to lollygagging!  But I loved it all!

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

good Mornin everyone.IT IS 24º @* 8 AM  and bright sun clear Not a cloud in sight. I am going to work on nuts again today, I found a few more Black walnuts, and our deaughter picked up on the + side of a bushel of hichery nuts. they are not very big, about the size of the joint of the end joint of my little finger. takes a lot of them  to get a cup full of nut meats. Hope you all have a great day just like you Like it.

Lloyd

For Gloria
https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?topic=11.msg210140#msg210140

JaneS, --- What do you think?  Putzing is likely more productive than lollygagging.
At this stage of life I specialize in both.

Rick, don't forget dilly-dallying..

I seem to be doing that this morning.

Good Morning,

I'm lollygagging before I start putzing around.    Have heard both terms all my life but never considered where they came from.

Well, "the best laid plans of mice... and Callie... often go astray".
   
#2 son tested positive for Covid yesterday morning and as Miss Ellen's flight landed in OKC she had a text from her NYC roomie that she had tested positive (roomie - not E.)

#1 son (E's Dad) got home testing kits and they all tested Negative but will retest tomorrow or Friday.  He brought one for me - and I also tested Negative and will also retest.  (Kit has two tests for this purpose)
However, just to be on the safe side, plans for my birthday tomorrow are cancelled and Christmas "supper" here is On Hold.

Obviously, #2 son/dil would not participate, anyway.  He says he feels like he has the flu x 2 and, yes, he had been vaccinated but hadn't yet gotten the booster.  Dil tested Negative and had gotten her Booster.

Gloria, so sorry you're having so much trouble with your Helpers.  Service organizations here are having problems finding workers.
My housecleaner tells me that the service I use is down to two workers and an assistant.  She said possible new ones make an interview appointment and then don't show up.
Sad situation.

Loved your "Chocolate Christmas" poem!  Very true!!!1

Family had decided on "hearty snacks" for Christmas supper and I'm in charge of the "sweets".  My Plan du Jour is to make molasses cookies in case we do get together.  If not, they'll go in the freezer.

Enough of the dilly-dallying (another word I've always heard)!   
Wishing Everyfriend Everywhere a Wonderful Wednesday.

   

Quote from: Amy on December 22, 2021, 10:57:03 AMRick, don't forget dilly-dallying..

I seem to be doing that this morning.

Done quite a bit of that too.

Good morning from the Interior at minus nine amidst all the snow piles and the trucks, graders, and those constant backup alarms. However, I'm sure that the city crews are glad of some overtime.

Absolutely nothing is happening except snuggling on the couch in plush throws and pillows. All the yearly inspections are over, and with no place left to go until after the new year, it'll be a quiet week. We were planning, last summer, for an extended holiday season but of course, that didn't happen.

We've become texting and phoning buddies repeating all the bad news. Do you wonder, as I do, how much better we might all be now, the lives saved if everyone had followed protocols and gotten vaccinated?

Putzing is a Yiddish/Jewish term.

And the beat, (snow), goes on...


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Hello Y'all!  I've been lollygagging, putzing and dilly=dallying all day.  Now I'm going to enter the eye slam shut stage and conk out for the night.I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a happy tomorrow.  And may God bless us every one!  He never dilly-dallys!

Good evening from the best dilly dallying, putzing, lollygaging person you have ever met‼️  I have known all of these terms my entire life. 

I am doing my best to keep up this crazy time of the year, however I am barely hanging on by the hair of my chinny-chn-chin‼️  You can not imagine how difficult it is for me to be able to reach out with both arms as I attempt to wrap a package.  It takes me forever to get one taken care of🤪🤪

SHIRLEY, it is a difficult time of the year for so many, so I and many others can relate to your sadness 😩😢

PATRICIA, I certainly do think and wonder how much better off we could have been if everyone had followed the protocol and taken the jabs. I can not help but feel a bit resentful at those who are filling up all the hospital beds and working our medical staff to death just because they did not want to get the vaccine.  I know this may upset some, but that is how I feel. It irks me to no end when I hear the non vaccer's being offered 100 bucks to get the shot😡😡. Off my soapbox....sorry!  Take care and be safe.

Too many interruptions....so I must say good night EVERYFRIEND.

Jenny

Today, according to the Johns Hopkins database, 236,000 Americans were diagnosed with Covid.   1630 died. Of those who died, 90 percent, or 1520 were unvaccinated.  Such a waste of a productive life of someone who was loved by their families, especially so close to Christmas.

And it goes on day after day.

Jenny, I hate to click the like button on some posts and don't want to stir things up. But I wish we had an agree button.

Good morning everyone. 24° with a high of 29 for the day. Winter IS here minus snow. Rain/showers in forecast. We MIGHT see some snowflakes Friday but will be gone by dawn on Christmas day. Once again I did not sleep much because helper coming at 8am again. Cannot sleep good when I know I have to be up before 8 to let her in. In all the time I have had help it was never before 11 am and I told her that. She acts like what I want or need does not matter but I help her get her pay. I am about ready to call my insurance and tell them I am not getting the hours they are paying for. Supposed to have 13 hours a week and this week only 4 hours.

PATRICIA  you sure get a lot about weather in Fairbanks. We never get too much and the weather guessers here are seldom even close to being right. I just checked online weather, rain On Chritmas day here, in San Diego where 2 grandsons live and in Arizona where daughter lives.Not nice weather for any in my family this year.

JANE  you sure worked in those old words in your post last night, wonderful.

JENNY  I know about shoulders, my left one is giving me problems, I keep trying to hold that arm close to my body but does not always work. My replaced right one has never given me problems, cannot understand why the one you had done is still painful for you. Maybe I had better PT than you did, A man and his student came to my home 3 times a week and it was fun with them, lots of laughs, never felt like work. I hope you get relief soon, not good living with pain all the time.

My DIL's sister got the shots and still got covid. In hospital over 2 months and now in rehab. They did not think she would survive but she is a fighter. Her DIL-a registered nurse was the one who took care of her all the time in the hospital. She got the hospital to agree to a leave from all other duties to stay with her MIL. The shots did not help her.
Off my soap box-yes I got shots.

Have a good day and be safe.

Good morning

Starting off at 0° this morning and snow this evening.

Getting the ingredients ready for the dressing and all that needs to be done it mix it together on Christmas. Presents are wrapped a job that was quickly done while Kyle was outside.

Jenny, not nice living in constant pain. Have the Drs said why it is giving you problems and will the pain cease in time.

Patricia, 4-6 inches of snow in more than enough. I just hope we are let off the hook for more snow.

Callie, Wishing you a Happy Birthday    Hope everyone tests negative from covid.

Gloria,makes me wonder if they are charging your insurance company for the 13 hours!! Sure is something to look into.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CALLIE!  AND MANY MORE TO FOLLOW!

I'm up and attem.  I'm waiting for Cooper to arrive and then the day begins.  I was up early and I have all the stuff I have to pack up for Christmas Eve ready to go!  Just have to get it packed today and I WILL do that because it's all piled on my bed and I have to change the bed at some point today.  No lollygagging today!

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

Jane, good morning!! We have pink cotton candy clouds this morning... Finishing up the cheese cakes and then they can be frozen for later. Enjoy your day with Cooper.

I'm up but attem slipped away, cats fed, load of whites in the washer & now time for my breakfast. Poor Tom gets a little weaker & more blind every day but we walk to the kitchen for all meals & then he wants to go right back to his/my bedroom. He knows his way around in there. I give him a bite of my egg every morning, he loves it, but when I fry him one of his own he doesn't like left overs the next day, even if I warm a big bite under hot water.

Gloria, I sure would complain to the insurance that you aren't getting what THEY AND YOU pay for and maybe they can get a little better results from that ole biddy.... If they can't provide the service they shouldn't be in business!

Jenny, since I've never had the shoulder problem I'm wondering why so much pain this long after the surgery. Did you ask them to double check the X-rays to make sure they didn't leave a needle in or maybe you need to have a 2nd opinion? (You notice I'm on a roll here & ready to take on the world?    )

Well, girls, all my married life I have loved pretty little knick-knacks and now it's time to box up & get rid of them. Seems few of the kids, none of the grands or even great grands have any interest in anything that isn't electronic, pretty doesn't get it. Instead of being sad about it I'm going thru with the attitude, "you'll be sorry some day when remember seeing all this stuff at Grammy's house & didn't want it...and now it's worth a fortune..."  REALLY? I loved going to garage sales & estate sales, tried to stick to my rule of whatever size thing I brought home, same size had to go away. Don't think I did very well with that or wouldn't have all this stuff to get rid of right now! But I'll worry about that tomorrow, way too much going on right now~~

Amy, I don't have my snow blower out of the shed yet, need to take the wagon & leaf blower around to switch before we get a storm. My double garage can hold only so much & I do have a couple bikes hanging from the ceiling. Supposed to be about 70° Christmas morn, not our normal weather. Today at 7:34 am it is cloudy, foggy & dreary but still over 40°.

   Hey, Callie, you slipped in at the right time to be a nice tax deduction!  Happy Birthday to you. My sister's is Christmas Day & she had several kids born at the end of the year & was convinced her husband planned it for the tax deductions! In your case I'll bet you were the center of their world, right? So nice to be wanted! Have a wonderful day in spite of Covid wrecking plans!   

Washer has stopped so need to put that load in the dryer & feed me. Had 5 hours plus 1 min sleep (Fitbit never lies).... have some "must dos" on the list today so we'll see how that goes. Think fun, do something silly, enjoy the day where ever you are!

Good Morning everyone. well I see 3 laides no men as of yet. It Is 42º and clear here not a cloud In sight. well I heve a docters apt. today, after noon and In the mean time I am still working on Nuts both Black walnuts and hickery Nuts. Hav on the + side of both over a bushel of each. Have a good day just the way you Like it

Lloyd

Sorry all your plans have been disrupted, Callie.  Try to have a HAPPY BIRTHDAY    and I hope ALL tests for you, your son, everyone else in your family are, and remain, negative.  That would be the best Birthday gift, I think! 

Lloyd, I have hickory trees in my back yard and they put out quite a few big nuts this year.   But, the squirrels get to them long before I ever could.

I've been really busy and still not ready for Christmas, but, the Who's in Whoville say,  "Christmas is just the same."  We can enjoy the meaning of the day and the friendship of each other even if there are no presents and no feast.

About the vaccinations......Here in our state and county, the Omicron variant is happening to many who are vaccinated and booster-ed. So, it isn't always because someone has not gotten vaccinated.

It is a sunny day here, though a little on the chilly side.  But, I'm not in the hospital and getting stronger, so I think I don't have anything to complain about. 

                                      MERRY CHRISTMAS, ALL!

Good Morning and Thank You for all the birthday wishes.

All retests were Negative - including mine.     Son with Covid is getting the infusion tomorrow.  Not sure just what that means but hope it helps and he doesn't have any side effects - particularly over the holiday weekend.  He was up and showered yesterday but still congested. Haven't heard a report today.
EDIT:  Had a text from dil.  She said son slept well last night, isn't coughing as much and (quoting) "is wiping everything down in the house with disinfectant...literally everything!" (end quote).   I'm wondering if the dogs are hiding.      

Shirley, not sure there were tax deductions 86 years ago.  If so, I guess my Dad could have claimed it in Kansas because I was born in Wichita, where they had moved in 1934 because my Dad had been asked to help with the organization of the Farm Credit Association. They brought me back to Oklahoma in February, 1936.

At least your sister got to open all of her presents at the same time.  I was allowed to pick one package from under the tree to open but had to leave the others for two days.

I was never allowed to have a birthday party, either, because my parents didn't think it was right to ask friends to buy an extra gift at Christmas time.  Then, when my "bunch" began exchanging gifts in high school, one friend always gave me a pair of something (earrings, gloves, etc.) - one for my birthday and one for Christmas.

This bunch (which I call "The Super Six") always teased me about being the last one to be old enough to do things. However, when we all began to turn 40 - and 50 - and -60....I got my revenge    Two have passed away but the other four still keep in touch and have seen each other quite a few times over the years.

 Wishing Everyfriend Everywhere an Enjoyable Day.

Good afternoon,  everyone
from the cold but dry rocky coast
of Maine.

I think that back pain and shoulder pain
are difficult, because you can't stop
using those two things,  like you
can with your legs and arms etc. 

Every move you make is made to shoulders and backs..
Oh woe, how difficult it has to be with center
of ones body gets damaged.   

Happy hollidays to everyone who still can enjoy
them.   

I am doing well and staying isolated as much as
possible.  Had all my shots and wear a mask
every where.  This new covid Varient is still very
difficult for those who have not been
vaccinated ..  so please be careful one and all.

Sandy

Wishing everyone a MERRY CHRISTMAS

Yay!! Cheese cakes are done, don't know why I procrastinated over them. I did everything else but them.

Thank you Rick..
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a healthy Happy New Year. Let's hope that the new year brings a safer environment for all. 

It has ben a good day here at our home In MO. I got a few nuts hulled ready to crack and pick the meats out of them,Nancy and I went to the foot docter got our toe nails ckiped and sanded and Nancy got a couple of calouses worked on her feet. hen we got groceryes and got the car gassed up and came home. time to say  good night and sweet dreams. Hope to see you all tomorrow.

Lloyd