I had Valarie load a kindle app onto my tablet. Then I use what I said to read free books. I delete the e-book after I read it to keep from having too much on my tablet. I even have a direct link from the Amazon book store to my tablet. But I use that sparingly. Your DD could probably help you with all of that. I will say, Valarie did buy a kindle ( I think they go on sale right before Christmas here) she loves it.
Good morning !
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!!!! You didn't get my card until yesterday !!! I mailed it before I received either of yours which was way before Christmas.
I think Libby and Hoopla are apps that can be loaded on a Kindle or your phone. I have them on my phone and sometimes listen on my phone but usually listen on my iPad. Talk to a person at your library and they will help you.
!!!! You didn't get my card until yesterday !!! I mailed it before I received either of yours which was way before Christmas..
I can't look back now but didn't you say it took my cart d something like 24 days to reach you ?? The USPS mail was crazy this year. When I mailed my Gifts out to my youngest DD on the east coast this year, I mailed these 1 or 2 days before the deadline for promised Christmas delivery. They were supposed to arrive in December 16. I was lucky......some arrived the 23rd, and some arrived on the 24 th..then 2 gifts arrived on the 26th.
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!!!! You didn't get my card until yesterday !!! I mailed it before I received either of yours which was way before Christmas..
I can't look back now but didn't you say it took my cart d something like 24 days to reach you ?? The USPS mail was crazy this year. When I mailed my Gifts out to my youngest DD on the east coast this year, I mailed these 1 or 2 days before the deadline for promised Christmas delivery. They were supposed to arrive in December 16. I was lucky......some arrived the 23rd, and some arrived on the 24 th..then 2 gifts arrived on the 26th.
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Good morning. Mail was so backed up here during the holidays that they paid the workers overtime to work on Sunday for two weeks.
I have more storm clean up to do today, I can safely say we have enough to keep the pipes and septic lines from freezing....now it can stop for the rest of the Winter.
~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.
I need to get some baking done today, the baking is easy....the 'not eating it' is hard.
Amen !! I have stopped drinking my iced tea and am substituting water..(no sweetener that way) and am not eating after supper until lunch the next day. I have read that is good to do. The morning part is easy, but I love to sit by myself and have a snack or 2 at night. That is an old habit, and that is real hard not to do. But that is what I am doing. At least until my Drs. Appt. the 24 th. That day I will see if doing that makes a difference.
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Let me know if that works. I may have to try that.
Snow to begin here around 3pm tomorrow. Wind chill between -2 to -20. They are forecasting cold temps all week, with above freezing for during the day on Thursday...only Thursday..
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It didn't start raining Friday until about 3:00 so I drove to work dry but it was pouring when I came home. I got soaked walking to my car after work. I'm so glad the temps were above freezing.
Very windy this weekend which is ok since it's drying up the rain.
I went to the gym after church today. I'm going to try to get back in the habit.
We got snow here in Portland, OR... If you've never heard that before then read it as "theres nothing but 3" of ice everywhere in the city" lol... The transit authority completely closed the train lines on Saturday and Portland beauro of transportation has advised everyone stay off the roads since Friday...
It looks beautiful, until you get on it and realize the layer of snow is dust and then start sliding away lol...
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Good for you, Sheri !! !! We did not go to church today. Wind chill was in the minus degrees. It was even cold in the house. And then around 3:30 the snow started.
Good gracious me, James. I hope that you are all able to stay in the house until this ridiculous weather goes away.
The good news is I finally had time to take down the Christmas Tree. Tomorrow the last of the Christmas decorations in the living room will be taken down and put away. Better late than never.
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We found out that our hot water heater burst a pipe the night before the freeze, 4' standing (now frozen) water in our basement... Can't get it pumped until it warms up, so heating up water in the microwave/stove when we need it, though Trey's discovered he hates bathing in the sink lol... He's never had to bathe in a lake before (ahh, long summers as a kid on Coeur 'de Alene Lake in Idaho with no plumbing), so it's all foreign to him lol.
I'm not sure what our wind chill has been lately, at night it's been about 12 though; the wind has been howling all day though, don't dare go outside unless we have to...
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Oh my SO sorry James. I don't suppose there is a way you could crack up the ice to remove it from the basement is there ?? ( just me thinking out loud)
So sorry this happened to you.
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We found out that our hot water heater burst a pipe the night before the freeze, 4' standing (now frozen) water in our basement... Can't get it pumped until it warms up, so heating up water in the microwave/stove when we need it, though Trey's discovered he hates bathing in the sink lol... He's never had to bathe in a lake before (ahh, long summers as a kid on Coeur 'de Alene Lake in Idaho with no plumbing), so it's all foreign to him lol.
I'm not sure what our wind chill has been lately, at night it's been about 12 though; the wind has been howling all day though, don't dare go outside unless we have to...
James, call your local fire department...they usually have sump pumps to loan home owners for emergencies such as yours.
The cold is everywhere, it is -minus 33*F here at the moment....my rafters are 'popping'.
~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.
Oh my..now that temp is COLD !!! I feel like we should not be complaining in comparison to your temps. Keep warm.
Yes, you should be complaining. ~That is normal cold for here...we will have days in the minus forties in February, hence why we need snow to insulate the ground. Mother Nature dumped another foot of it last night on us..we have gotten three ft of snow in 8 days. That's what I get for 'needing it'.
James, I do hope you can get your pipes taken care of and that you have insurance. Pipes bursting have always been a major worry for me. I have seen the mess it does to houses. Here (for the ones without wood stoves) when the temps dip very low, people leave a tap drip to keep the lines from freezing.
~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.
On occasion at home when I was growing up we would have to keep taps dripping and cabinet doors open to prevent freezing. It did work though. So that was good.
I have a hard time making myself work in this cold weather. I cannot wait for spring.
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On occasion at home when I was growing up we would have to keep taps dripping and cabinet doors open to prevent freezing. It did work though. So that was good.
They still do it here in the older houses.
~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.
Junie, how far are you from Springfield? We were just watching on the news where their local plumber had over 300 calls in one day for frozen pipes. Is it that cold where you live?
~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.
Well our pipes are ok..but then we have a full basement under our house so most pipes are protected, and the outside is brick so that helps insulate the 2 places where the pipes face toward the outside. I am cold in the house, but at least the pipes are not freezing.
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Baking what? I'd weight 150 pounds if I baked as much as you guys. I want to come and eat a bite of what you bake instead of having it all at my house cuz I'd eat it all.
I'm pretty much being worthless today. Gonna work on my Bible study. Might go to the gym. Probably take a nap. It's raining.
I wish I weighed 150 again, I remember I use to think that I was fat then. If only...oh, to dream. I baked cinnamon buns Bestofour, I bake a lot but I don't eat much of it. I bake our bread and buns as well so I an baking every second or third day it seems.
~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.
I baked some cinnamon buns last night and ate 2. I have no self control.
Been raining here today. A friend came over for lunch. It was nice. I'm having what was Johnny's music room painted and it's becoming quite cozy in there.
The walls are cachet cream and the trim is extra white. Got the paint at Lowe's. The painting is finished, just got to get the room put back together. He also cleaned the windows and man what a difference. Wish he'd do all the windows.
Sheri: I was just watching a recording of a live "Cooking with Brenda Gantt". Thru the whole video she would say hi to people that she saw watching . She said "Hi" to Sheri Major.. was that you or someone else ?? Just me being nosy.
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Junie, I don't know who that is but it's nice that she's saying hi to me But I might be famous because I went to a new restaurant today and was their first customer and they gave me champagne and took my picture.
It was nice to see blue sky today after so many days of rain.
Well if you don't know who that is then obviously you were not watching her cooking video. So, somewhere out in the world, most likely in the south ( that cook is from S. Alabama) is someone with your name. You can see my surprise.
That is great about the champagne and the taking of your picture. Did you get a free meal? Either way I bet that was a fun experience. Good for you !!
Yes about the Blue sky. Why we even had sun today. Not for long, but hey, it came.
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The wind died down yesterday so I worked outside a little bit and was hoping to today but the wind makes it freezing. I'm working tomorrow so it will have to wait.
Not to concern yourself. This is kinda early for me, so I figure anything I get done now ( a day here or a day there) then I am just that much ahead. So if you look at it that way then you will feel better.
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Lots of rain today yesterday and today. Hopefully will stop tonight because I have to work in the morning which doesn't seem so bad if it's blue skies and sunny.
Well last night I went to see my Granddaughters cheer with the high school cheerleaders where their mom works. 2 of the 3 were on the top of mini pyramids. It was so cute !!
Rest of the weekend will be quiet.
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Friday night I went out to eat dinner with friends. Saturday that friend and I went to another friends house and helped her put stuff up in her attic. Today I went to church and this afternoon mostly a lot of nothing.
My friend who we helped had a husband who was running a ponzie scheme, unbeknownst to her, he was about to get caught, committed suicide and left her holding the bag. The Feds came in, took everything she had, including her house and car, would allow her to earn just a few hundred dollars a week until the investigation was completed, if it hadn't been for friends she would have been living on the street. 3 months after her husband killed himself her 31 year old son died of cancer. Fast forward 7 years, she meets a wonderful man, falls in love, gets married, 3 years into the marriage he's diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. He's unable to help her put stuff in the attic so we did it.
Sheri: First let me say, wow ! You have been busy.
Second, I will say..when I hear such stories as you have just said about your friend, it makes one realize just how fortunate they are. I am glad that your friend has such good friends as you and your other friends to be there for her.
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You are so lucky. my daffodils are only about 2 inches out of the soil. I brought my bulbs here with me from IL. I bought them when my Valarie was 3 years old. But now back in Illinois I think that there is still snow deep on the ground there. So perhaps some crocus are up there but nothing else is yet.
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This morning I saw that the "greens" of my surprise lilies are beginning to poke thru the soil. But they have a long way to go before any flowers show their "face".
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I worked 1/2 a day today and the kids are off the chain. Both our psychiatrists quit and on the 14th we got a new doctor who came in and discontinued cold turkey the kids medication and they are going through withdrawals and are crazy. I feel bad for them. One of the 12 year old boys was so agitated today and he's usually a sweet guy. He said to me "I don't even know who I am." I think it's cruel.
Yellow is my favorite color and the daffs are gorgeous.
Oh my goodness !!! What Dr. does things like that ?? Although I have heard of such things. After 2 weeks will they be put on other medications?? But at lower dosages ?
Another pretty day here. But they tell us winter is not over..
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We are getting storms..beginning around midnight tonight. Right now, we are a level 3 out of 5... Bad news is we were a 2 early this morning...and there are a lot of hours between now and midnight.
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It seems like Winter and spring are having a custody battle over the Pacific Northwest, it's been in the 50s and this weekend they're calling for snow again lol. We've been in an Atmospheric River all week, so it's been quite wet; just hoping that there isn't as much black ice out there as when it normally snows in Oregon.
Hope you recover from your fall quickly Sunny!
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I am fine James, just a bruise and scrape. We only have 1/4 of the snow we normally get. We get thaw and freezes so we are covered in ice, the weather gets stranger every year.
~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.
We got a little over 2 inches of rain yesterday. Sunny hope your ice is gone and glad you're not hurt. I'm going to TN next week and the forecast isn't good. Wish I hadn't agreed to go.
This is just a thought, Sheri...you could "come down" with a 24 hour bug. That would keep you home but you could soon be well and could go out elsewhere.
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I am fine James, just a bruise and scrape. We only have 1/4 of the snow we normally get. We get thaw and freezes so we are covered in ice, the weather gets stranger every year.
Sounds like normal here, it'll rain then it'll snow then it'll all be ice... Then more rain and then more snow that night and huge blankets of black ice... Weird winters in Oregon.
Glad to hear that you're doing well
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Jeepers, I have been watching your news.....the weather is mixed up everywhere. The fires in Texas are devastating to see....it makes me want to go give my cows a hug.
~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.
Our weather has been strange too but the cold and ice don't seem to bother the daffodils. I'm not so sure about they hydrangeas though. They had started leafing out and got snapped by the cold and don't seem to be recovering well.
Junie, I have actually thought about that but Ginger rented a big enough house so that I could have my own bedroom and bathroom so I hate to back out. She won't let me pay anything and I'm sure a smaller house would have been much less.
Junie, I have actually thought about that but Ginger rented a big enough house so that I could have my own bedroom and bathroom so I hate to back out. She won't let me pay anything and I'm sure a smaller house would have been much less.
Oh well then, it is your DD..THAT makes a difference. I don't suppose there is someone that could come and pick you up so you didn't have to drive ???
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which was way before Christmas.
~That is normal cold for here...we will have days in the minus forties in February, hence why we need snow to insulate the ground. Mother Nature dumped another foot of it last night on us..we have gotten three ft of snow in 8 days. That's what I get for 'needing it'. 
