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Good morning. The day after is always so bittersweet. Time to start getting ready for next year already.
I hope everyone wakes well and ready for the new year coming up on us.

Good Morning--and yes the Day after Christmas is Bittersweet.

I am so exhausted that the only think I am going to do is get out meat for supper tonight & then cook it---I MAY clean up the kitchen before I start cooking, but that is it. Today is an R & R day for Carol.

P.S. :

My Christmas graphics will be staying up until after epiphany.

I have actually been cleaning a bit today. I do want to start the new year with a cleaner house. And cleaning up clutter is a beginning. And this season is full of clutter. Clutter and dust. The dry winds are blowing out there. That means even more dust for me.

Well I may--clean tomorrow, although it wears me out to think of you working, Tina....
For a lady who said she was going to do nothing to day I sure have been doing things--I just pulled a loaf of bread out oif the oven for Rod's dinner.

Then your not a women of your word......
Didn't know you baked bread.. Congrats are in order. Bet the ROd loved it??

I am tired to today but trying to get a few things done up... got a load of towels in the laundry and we are taking two of the boys to go see The Hobbit at 4:30.. tried to get tkts to the 130 showing but it was sold out ... going to be lots of people there but we want to see it and Papa promised today so we are going ...

I need to get stuff gathered up and stored again too- collected my gift bags and will reuse them... and have it all ready to go back in basement... got my car box I hauled presents over to C's to ready to put back in my trunk.. it's a good sturdy box so didn't want to lose it...

Haven't started on the Christmas décor put away yet... that will happen next week.. then after first of yr and we buy tires for Tahoe we may go find Joe a new tv.. he really wants one and we figure they will be on sale.. have to find a stand too to make it all work.. and I have to find a good place for my record player he got me... didn't expect that at all .. told him new car was plenty of present for the next yr...

Carrie and Jon had an album made of pictures from the last yr or so of their family... it's beautiful... made me cry... and Sean and Jackie had the twins artwork made into ornaments for us they have their names and the date on them-- they are so pretty... and I got gift cards too so I have some shopping to do..

Well I am going to go finish the laundry up.. fold the rest and call it a day for getting stuff done... funny how having a day of fun wears you out....

Nana

such nice gifts, Nana. I can see where you might cry....
Sounds like you had a lovely holiday---

Yes he was very happy... and yes this is how it always goes--I do not get to do things my way--hardly ever anyway....

A loaf of homemade bread sounds good right about now. Good job, Carol.
I did a fine cleaning of my wood stove for when I have my next fire in there. Not sure when that will be. It depends on temps in general. It is plenty warm right now. I am seriously think hot dogs for dinner tonight. I haven't had a hot dog in forever. Like 3 or 4 years forever. But I got some organic beef ones from my neighbor and they are sounding pretty good.

about the bread, thanks Tina.

and I have had but 1 hot dog since October 19, 2010. I love me a good real meat casing hot dog, but oh well..

I ended up not having hot dogs. Everyone kind of pigged out on leftovers of yesterday's foods and fruits and such.
Sweet dreams all. No alarms for me tomorrow.

We are home from movies and it was really good... they sure added some to the book but it made it very exciting ... boys loved it , they had a good time... now we have to think of something to do with Derek that he will like... he doesn't like movies... and still doesn't feel well either... ... poor kid hasn't been able to take his meds for a week and we can tell... he can't mix it with cold meds so doc said not to start again till day after his last dose of cold meds... just hope it doesn't throw off his sleep schedule...

We are going to have pork chops for dinner tomorrow with mushroom gravy and rice.. will do in crock pot so have time to clean up my house and finish up rest of laundry- got one more bed to do... and towels to finish up.. all off schedule around here... I won't have boys- Jon is on vacation ... I may even open up house to air it out- it's been warm lately- supposed to get another day or two and then get cold again...

Well off to bed for me... been a long day again,

Nana

Good night--no alarms for me either. Rod is off until Monday. He will work Monday & Tuesday--then he will be back off for a few days.

Good morning. No alarms and I am still up before they would have gone off. But that is ok. It is what comes natural to me. And I could go back to bed if I wanted or nap later.
More house cleaning is on my agenda today. I think I will take apart my stovetop and do a deep clean of that.

Good morning. Emily called this morning, & said wow you DO sleep late !! (it was 8am.)

I did have some errands to run but I will stay home today & do some bookwork. Luke is coming to visit this afternoon for awhile. Mommy & daddy are going to Adopt-A-Pet to do some volunteer work. As I remember they set up the computers for the year.

Tina, when you are done with your stove, drop on by...I have NO idea how to take my oven door apart & it is filthy. IT looks like I have not ever washed off the glass, when in reality it is in the inside. (how it got there is anyone's guess)

I have never cleaned between the glass on my oven door. It is not in bad shape. I have seen places online with instructions for doing that, though. I didn't read any but I bet it involves unscrewing the panels somehow.
I have my parts soaking right now. The inside of my stovetop was not as bad as I thought it would be. I haven't really been cooking a lot on it for spillovers, etc. The metal drip pans are in sad shape with some of the chrome scrubbed off. It makes the stove look dirtier than it is. I keep looking for new ones and have yet to find them. There are billions of options for electric stove tops though. But I love cooking with my gas/propane stoves.

I am afraid to take apart my door. Rod did it once for me back at the farm on that stove--it was a major ordeal.

The top on my new gas range (well new in 2004/5) is sealed---you can just take off the grates & the round disc that covers where the flames come out at.---so I wipe the top up & put the rest in the dishwasher. That is not a problem--but I just hate looking at the door.

Going to the post office now...TTY all later--when Luke is back home.

My day is done here. Hot dogs were eaten for lunch. I have salad makings and a quick spaghetti for dinner. And some slightly garlic toast.

Good morning. No alarms and I am still up early. I do like early though. Today will be laundry and other such fun.

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Yep--we had salad & spaghetti for supper last night too. On their way home, my daughter & SIL called & said they would bring fish--well The place that makes fish on fridays, was closed for the holidays--so I said not to worry--we will have spaghetti here..

I didn't put Luke down for a nap, so he fell asleep while eating, poor baby. "Bad Grandma" Saddest thing is, my camera is at my sister's...


Today is laundry here also..and then I will run those errands of yesterday.

It is great to have easy options around. That is the main reason I cook big sometimes, so I can have decent food tucked away in he freezer. Today we will finish off the tamales and I will have mac n cheese for Ted and as a side for anyone else.
Laundry is going and I am going too. To take a nap.

laundry is still going---I am back form Grocery shopping. AND as I had to go to Dollar General to get "real" light bulbs, (you know the ones they say they are not making any longer ??) I took advantage of some 50% off Christmas items for next year.

I have a mess of incandescent bulbs in my stash, Carol. All made in the USA. So they have been around awhile. I am starting the mac n cheese now. I really have had a hard time settling on any one thing to get done today. I've just done bits and pieces.