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Good morning, it is freezing out there this morning. We kept losing power through the evening and night....it must be Winter.

We have not lost power ( my sympathies to you) but the TV keeps going in and out.

Good morning

And this is me saying goodnight.
Sweet Dreams to you all.

Good morning, the sun is shining.....it does look pretty out there.

Good morning, so glad you have a nice day.

Sun is shining here too. But then tomorrow the rains begin.

I was going to Gingers for Thanksgiving but their dads house sold, all cash, no inspection, so she's coming here today so she and Shelley can get it totally cleaned out. I was able to change my flight plans and now I'm going in December.

We've had some chilly mornings but jasmine is blooming here and I have a cone flower that just won't quit.

So are YOU having Thanksgiving, Sheri?

I have never made Thanksgiving for just the 2 of us..so this will be an experience.

Dropping in to say goodnight.

Happy Turkey Day gals.

Enjoy the girls being with you for a bit Bestofour, I vote a restaurant for the days meal. Junie, you and DH should do the same.

I have to wrap Christmas gifts today, GG is trying her best to 'dig' at things....I should have bought a 'gag' gift for her.

Gag gifts...yep..one year when I wanted a curio cabinet..Rod gave me a brown paper bag for Christmas. I assumed he thought it cute to put a gift certificate in it saying I should go pick out my cabinet..well no. He put a school house bird feeder in it ( I was a teacher's aide then). He laughed and laughed..I was livid as he failed to add the note saying I could go get my curio. Which it turns out he meant for me to do...

When I was young, I would search the house go thru the gifts mom had bought, before she wrapped them...gee I was rotten.

You naughty gal. I wasn't much to sneak for my gifts, I never got what I wanted anyway...not in a bad way though in my mother's mind. I'd ask for something simple and my mother instead would buy me some outlandish gift that I never wanted. I still am upset to this day that I never got my Lite Brite that I asked Santa for.....he brought me a television instead. I was so upset that I cried for days.

Too funny about the paper bag...not at the time though, I am sure. Have you ever gave him a 'gag' gift in turn?? DH and I have had Christmas's where we had no gifts for each other, those were the lean times....there'll be plenty more of those holidays for many with this economy.

Gifts are wrapped....and I'll hide them at my mothers if need be.

Ah yes. Your mother's house..That is a good hiding place...I should have thought of that back in the day when the kids were small.

Glad that you have your gifts wrapped. I am just finding boxes for those that need them. Emily did send me a note saying that the kids Christmas lists were on Amazon..so that is good.

Amazon? That is a great idea. That way you can send it directly there and save the shipping costs.

Yep..it is..AND Emily saves the bags one can buy for gift wrap, and she just drops my gifts into them. We neither have to pay for wrapping then..well not anymore.. once we bought them once.
I do send a few out that I wrapped here..that way it saves her some.

I am glad your DD does that for you.

It is storming again.

Yes, I cooked Thanksgiving dinner and we ate dinner here. Was a nice day and the weather was nice too. Rained over 1/2 inch during the night. We need it so I'm not complaining.

Yes. It was supposed to rain all day yesterday..well, the sidewalks did get wet, but there was no rain after say 11am. Now it is supposed to rain tomorrow evening. I wonder if it will?

Sounds like you had a good Thanksgiving , Sheri. That makes me smile.

Goodnight everyone.

Did all the family come home with your girls Bestofour?

I can send snow if you want some moisture....we only got about 4 inches with this storm so it isn't bad, this time around.

'only" 4 inches....ok then...that to me is plenty.
But at this point moisture is moisture I guess.

Good morning! Our Nativity is up...I guess I should get to putting out the rest of my Christmas.

Well, I untangled my outdoor lights.

Yes, the whole gang was here. Ginger won't be coming home for Christmas though. I'll go there the 13th through the 18th so I can see Colt's Christmas play and then her inlaws will show up at her house on Christmas Eve so Colt won't be here with us. I can barely stand it.

My decorating is done except for putting garland on the stair rail. I've even wrapped 2 presents!!!

I am glad that you had family for Thanksgiving but I am sorry about your Christmas plans not working out.

You are ahead Bestofour. I did put up the outdoor lights so it is a start...we only go for our tree into the first week of December.

Sounds like you are moving right along, Sheri. Good for you. I have a chair and table moved out of the living room, my shelves that I keep seasonally decorated cleaned off and my doilies cleaned off. I hope to decorate today.

Then next will be going down and wrapping my grands Christmas ornaments and getting them in the mail.

Sunny, hey..that is a start.. After all we have to start somewhere

Good going Junie, the kids will decorate here this weekend.....and fight over every thing, that they want to put wherever.

Ah yes, but it is still fun to have them decorate, that is a wonderful memory that you will have for many years. That makes me smile.

That is also the type of thing that they will remember.

I do hope they remember it and continue the tradition, so they can put up with the same fighting that I put up with when they have kids and grands.

I just mopped the house, time to sit for a few while it dries.

I love it when you mop yourself into a corner.
It makes me smile.

Cood night sleep be tight.

Sweet Dreams.

Good morning, it's a baking day today.

Yum..I'll be over in a few.

Yum..I'll be over in a few.

To do the dishes, right????

It is pouring rain this morning . We'll be able to skate anywhere tonight when it freezes.

Yes sure,I can do dishes.,after I dirty some...

The kids got to take their ornaments home tonight. Poor Nora thought her little box was her entire Christmas gift.. She even followed me down into the basement to ask when she could open her box.

This flu just will not go away..I felt good yesterday..today I feel crappy again...yet, no fever..ya gotta wonder....and yes. It is the flu..I have been tested.
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We’ve had a decent amount of rain lately and the temps have been ok. I’ve wrapped a few more presents. Can’t believe it’s December 1st.

Yea I know---about the time of year. It is scary how quickly time goes by..at least it seems that way to me. Good Morning.

It has been raining off and on here as well....every second day.

"They" say we are to get rain most of next week..time will tell.

I will say good night now. Sleep Well my friends.

Good morning. I need to put the tree in the stand today so the kids can decorate it tomorrow. The good thing is that with this mild weather....it is not frozen.