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Mr. James The Gnome Wrangler
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Mr. James The Gnome Wrangler
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Look, I opened one! lol... Happy New Year!
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California Queen
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I was coming in to open a new one. Happy New Year!
~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)
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Sweet dreams all. I hope you can sleep through the shenanigans tonight. Or you don't contribute to it too much. I hope I can as well. Happy New Year all.
~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)
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Mr. James The Gnome Wrangler
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We've had fireworks since about 4:30p, it's still only 11:30 :eek:
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California Queen
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Good morning. I have a very stiff neck. I tried a new memory foam pillow the last couple of naps. That is mistake I won't be making again, it's a good leg pillow though. I am waiting on my meds to work and I will be heading off to bed again.
~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)
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Northern Star
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Happy New Year! We had a quiet evening, GG spent the night at her mom's....we watched a Jeff Foxworthy special and had lots of laughs. Tina, I find the best pillows are the older down feather pillows...I have two that have been washed and washed, covered with new covers and in due time will need to be converted into one. I told DH I already called dibs on it It stormed last night again....the new year is coming in like a lion. Does anyone have anything special planned for today?
~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.
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California Queen
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Good second morning. My sleep came in increments but I see improvements now. My neck is not completely well but I know that it is going to get better and that's improvement over yesterday. We're cold again. It's 42 outside. I am not fond of the cold. It's going to b a good month and we may get some snow this week. So I'm kind of excited about that. I hope everyone has a great day and a wonderful New Year.
~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)
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Travel safely today, Carol.
~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)
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Yay for James-----, we knew you could do it !~~!!
I am back home--we all had a great time. Well, except for the part where my DD lost her Wedding card with cash inside. Good part is the grooms father found the card in the street, & took it to the wedding couple. We did end up getting adjoining rooms and the 3 boys (Luke, Henry, Micah) had a great time playing with each other. AND Luke said that the girls liked him being by them----that too was adorable. Luke & Emily seemed to enjoy guessing who was who. That too was cute.
but anyway we are home..and Rod is "bored" so I have to go & take a photo of his Christmas gift & send it to Emily--TTYAL
________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....
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I sounds like a grand time was had by all. Carol. I am glad.
~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)
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Mr. James The Gnome Wrangler
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Good morning. I have a very stiff neck. I tried a new memory foam pillow the last couple of naps. That is mistake I won't be making again, it's a good leg pillow though. I am waiting on my meds to work and I will be heading off to bed again. I actually stopped using mine, I grabbed a king sized "Spa" pillow from Walmart that's firm in just the right places. It stormed last night again....the new year is coming in like a lion. We had snow last night, it was supposed to be 2+ inches, nothing stuck; so much for a winter blizzard according to the news, lol. Yay for James-----, we knew you could do it !~~!! In between coding projects anyhow, lol. I am back home--we all had a great time. Glad to hear you made it back safely and had a fun time :).
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Frogger
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Tina, Valarie's DH's uses the memory pillows---or it may be Sleep number pillow----either way they're $200.00 each. When she got him a new one they brought his old one here so he could use it when they stay. It feels like a stiff memory pillow, and it is also too firm for me (I tried it).
Your stiff neck should not last too long. I have been there.
Sunny, "they" say we too will have a bad winter. I was hoping that we would all get home before that bad weather began & if Emily & Chris get home tomorrow night before anything bad happens weather-wise, I will be a happy girl.
Well, I am now home so I will be around and until February (at least) we will be staying home.
________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....
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This stiff neck is different than I've ever had before. I hope it does go away soon. I will be going to bed early because of it. sweet dreams all.
~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)
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Frogger
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I too (again) hope it feels better soon.
I am also going to bed now--I am not really tired, but I am freezing cold.
so g'nite & Sweet Dreams
________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....
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Northern Star
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Good morning.
Glad a good time was had by all Junie.
Tina, rest up...sore necks are slow to mend.
More snow clean up here for today...my West facing windows need to be shoveled out already.
~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.
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Good Morning Coffee in hand here....Then I will get in the tub then begin to clean up from the trip & then do some laundry. Last day of Rod's Christmas/New Years holiday. So I will take some time off today as well.
________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....
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California Queen
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Good morning. Still cold here. My modem only works when it wants to. But so do I. I hope everyone has a great day.
~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)
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Yes, about the working when you want to...I do to usually..well, except for when Rod is home.
Sorry it is cold there---It is here too, but I guess that is why I have sweaters & jackets...not to mention sweat clothes.
I am making lunch here....Tuna salad...
________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....
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I want warm food when it's cold out. I had oatmeal for breakfast, soup for lunch and a crustless chicken pot pie with biscuits for dinner.
~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)
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me too, Tina...I had chicken noodle soup in cups to go with the Tuna Salad.
I just pulled a cake out of the oven, that helped warm the kitchen up some....I will bake French fries and some rolls to go with our supper tonight as well.
________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....
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~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)
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Thanks, Tina.
I am on my way to bed as son as I finish my drink. I get to go to Ceramics tomorrow, and it is my turn to buy donuts. SO I will be up & out the door early tomorrow.
sweet dreams to you all.
________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....
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Sweet dreams all. I am floating of to bed myself.
~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)
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Warm food when it is cold is the way to go in Winter....and I think soup when your feeling unwell is the best medicine. Donuts sound good...drop me off a few Junie GG has started with a bad cough, the kind that only hits at night. I pray it is not the start of croup. Not much planned here for today...too tired to do much and too broke to go anywhere
~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.
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Prayers for your GG, Sunny. I hope it goes well for you and her. Good morning. I'm am up and ready for the day. You haven't heard that from me in a few days. But I am truly recovering. And I have very busy plans for my day. I hope you all have a wonderful day ahead also.
~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)
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I did drive today. But I wouldn't have if I'd known how much I would hurt. But I got my banking done and the bulk of my grocery shopping out of the way. The kids hauled it in for me and put it away. I'm done for a week or more.
~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)
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Gee, I was hoping you would be feeling better today already, Tina. I hope you are feeling better tomorrow.
I am thinking of running a few errands tomorrow..we shall see. If not there are things here at home to keep me busy.
I hope GG cough goes away without getting worse, Sunny. I DO hate winter---we all seem to be sick more often in the winter.\
Wish I could drop off some donuts, Sunny.
________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....
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I sleep on a flat pillow. I think putting my neck at an angle, whatever it is, causes my neck to hurt.
Sunny, a LOT of people at church have a bad cough.
Junie, what do you do with all the stuff you make at ceramics.
I called and had to go in person to the Social Security office to unlock my account. Remember a while back someone tried to open an account in my name and I got a letter about it and called and they locked my account?? I asked a few questions. We are required to sign up for Medicare by age 65 no matter what even if we don't want to start receiving benefits. Some private insurance companies, such as work, may then start using their insurance as a 2nd payer - not all companies do this. It depends on what level of private insurance you are paying for. She said we can't sign up earlier than 3 months before the first day of our birthday month but if we don't sign up by the 7th month we will be penalized if we ever want to start receiving benefits (at either 10% or 12% I can't remember which) and that will continue and will accumulate yearly for 5 years after we start receiving benefits. (so at 10% at our 5th year of receiving benefits we would receive 50% of what our benefit should be). Carol, if you're receiving disability benefits you will automatically be enrolled in Part A but you if you want Part B and D you will have to sign yourself up. It is confusing to me so I called back and talked to a man who told me that we never have to sign up if we don't want too. Confused to say the least I called the Senior Resource Center (free help for confused old people) and was told what the first lady told me. So that's 2 against 1. I asked the senior resource person how the man could have been so wrong and she said she hears a lot of times that people have been given the wrong info but it's ultimately up to ME to figure out what I'm supposed to do and do it. My advice to you is to call now and find out what you need to do.
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Thanks for all the information, Sheri. I need to go and talk to them b/c I think I have to wait to draw AFTER Rid begins drawing as I will be drawing on him..and HE was required to work until he is 66 which is 10 months away. he went to the SS office and spoke tot eh insurance guy art work & he can wait to draw and will not be penalized. Or so he was told...
I do intend to find out for myself what I have to do though.
________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....
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I'm dropping tired. I'll say good night now. Sweet dreams all.
~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)
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Good morning. Sheri, what a confusing process...I hope it all gets figured out. Junie, your turn next. Tina, feel better soon , you have been under the weather for awhile...rest when you can. I had to make a trip to the bank, Walmart and such yesterday afternoon...the roads weren't too bad but it still took a little over an hour one way....being so far from 'town' really bites. I did find next year's Xmas cards at 75% off though. We are bracing for a bad storm, it is snowing already...calling for a foot followed by freezing rain this afternoon.
~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.
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Good morning.Keep safe, Sunny. It sounds like a lot of us were out and about yesterday. I guess the new year means fresh starts to many. I've been in a lot of pain and tired from fighting it. I've barely made it through my evenings to bedtime. Dinners have been a hodge podge of what's easy and things. Just to post and crash. I still have some pain but I'm really recovering now. It is going to be a good day.
~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)
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Sorry for your storm, Sunny. I hope that you get what you need for the next little while accomplished before the bad weather really hits.How is GG feeling???
Tina try to not over do. rest & recover.
It is supposed to snow & get bad here tonight. I am going to go get a few things today, so I do not need to leave the house for the next few days.
I wish you all a better more healthy day.
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Thanks all, we'll be o.k. This weather is the norm for January, there is about ten inches of snow down and we are getting ice pellets at the moment...I'd rather this than the freezing rain they were calling for.
Keep safe Junie.
Tina, did you hurt yourself or is it a lingering flu?
~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.
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I had an incident with a memory foam pillow. It is just that incidents are stronger and slower to heal than they used to be in my youth.
~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)
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Sorry for the ice pellets, Sunny. The norm or not, ice & snow are still ice & snow...UGG
Tina..I hope that you feel better soon. About getting older--the "person" who decided to call these our "golden years" was to my notion, sadly mistaken.
I need to go put supper in the oven. TTYAL
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It has been snowing for awhile now--so far only about 1/2 an inch.
sweet dreams to everyone.
I am headed to bed.
________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....
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Hi all. I remember the pillow situation Tina...you are so right, usually a day clears up those pains in a young person. Rest when you can Stay safe Junie. It is the fifth of January and I am officially fed up with Winter....I need to be in Tina's tree house this time of year
~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.
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Good morning. A quick post because of my bad modem. I am am well. It is wet out. Have a great day. And my treehouse that I so proud of is no longer habitable.
~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)
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Good Morning. It is still snowing here. The good news is I can still see the top blades of my grass in places. From what I hear though the snow is moving my way from the west, so we are not done with it yet. Tina, I hope that you feel better soon. Sunny, I am over winter too. But then I wonder why I live here, every winter..so this in nothing new to me. I would like to go out & get the mail...but then I would have to get dressed....
________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....
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