Just need to talk to my friends (213)

Ron - that's a very sweet photo of you and Lou. So much love …

HB - I've seen photos of drive-throus for shots, but I've never participated in one. It's kind of odd when you think about it because I've always lived in medium to large cities.

Rocky Horror - Yes - I always had my "bag of tricks" with me. I drew the line at hot dogs though. I was not going to throw hot dogs at the screen. 😄

Lorita - my workouts sound tiring to me! But I'm glad I can do them for now.

Carl - What a wonderful thing to do - give Kathy's embroidery tools and threads to someone who will make good use of them.

One of the ladies brushing crumbs off of your thigh? That's a little —- forward. I'd say yes, you need backup!

Iris - Thanks for asking about the flooding. We're okay where we are, but 20 minutes away it's another story. Also, I was going to visit my bestie a few days ago, but the road in between us is now unsafe, so I'm going to wait.

Your marionette outing looks really fun!! You got some great photos.

And yes - I love Cost Plus! It's one of my 'go-to' places.

Zetta - I'm so glad all of you are doing better! It sounds like you were all down for the count. I didn't know that as we get older we're in danger of seizures with high fevers. Very good to know. I hope you're all still getting a lot of rest.

All of you with the snow - I'm feelin' ya. Stay safe and warm. We've been somewhat lucky. Even though it's been monsooning outside, it's not terribly cold. It's been in the low 50s during the day and the low 40s at night. Way better than the 20s in my books.

Sandwichone - I'd take your 60 degree weather! I'm absolutely, 100% okay with warm weather at Christmas. 🙂

I spent almost two hours on the phone with Peggy's friend D today (part of Team Peggy). She's a talker, that one. But - she told me she fell and broke her wrist and her arm!! She felt really embarrassed by it - she sprayed air freshener in the room, and it all settled on her hard wood floors so when she got up to walk across the room, the floors were slick, and down she went. She has a walker and a cane and wasn't using either of them. This is one of the reasons I always wear grippy shoes, or socks with little grippy things on the soles. I know I'd go down too in that situation.

Good morning. We got a wintry mix overnight and now have heavy snow. It should wrap up in a couple hours so hopefully roads will be OK by the time DS needs to head out at 1pm.

Lady Z— I'm sorry to hear you and your family were down with the flu. From what I read, the vaccine wasn't a great match for the dominant strain which is said to be "a doozy". I hope you're soon on the mend.

Ron— It can be frustrating to have to wait to see a specialist when you'll dealing with chronic pain. That said, Feb 3rd is my surgery date. I guess time is a matter of perspective. When I made it 2 months ago, it seemed far off but now— it feels like I barely have time to do all the things I need to do beforehand.

Carl— I do recall the bench seats of my youth. Certain guys would take turns too hard causing one to slide all but in their laps.

Lorita— I hope you have success with the cat's pills.

Beth— Did you make it to the cemetery for the wreaths? The National Cemetery where my dad's ashes are buried participates in WAA. The first year they were open, DS's scout troop unpacked, attached bows and stacked them ahead of the ceremony. In earlier times, when it was a smaller event, they helped with the distribution but now it's a logistical nightmare. Mom wanted to make sure he'd have a wreath, so I drove by on Friday when they were dropping off pallets of wreaths in each section. The cemetery looks beautiful when they're all placed.

Gothic G— Maybe it makes sense that cities don't do drive-thrus— they require cars and a lot of space. The 2 we did that way were in the parking lot of a large high school and the local community college.

Your poor friend. Ugh. I always hate "that" question at any doctor appointment— you know the old "have you had any falls?"

I draw a limit at hot dogs as well. The first couple of time I saw Rocky Horror it was a live performance so that could have been considered assault.

Judith— Is Leonardo streaming?
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I stayed home and got another tree up along with the outdoor lights. Nothing crazy— just a few strings in the shrubs in the front of the house. DS likes when the house is lit when he comes home at night. My neighbor had her crew out yesterday as well. Three landscapers who hang lights, baubles and assemble free standing displays. Last year she even played music. I love it. I have a perfect view from my chair at dinner.

I suppose I'll need to shovel later as the temps are supposed to drop even further. I hope they're clean in time for me to pick up some deli meat or DS will be stuck with a PB&J for his dinner.

I hope all have a pleasant day.
HB

Yikes!

Now that it's light enough to see well, we have about 6" of snow and it's still coming down. A few days ago, they were forecasting 1-3" then yesterday afternoon, it changed to <1" of wintry mix. The entire time, my weather app is telling me it's sleeting with a total accumulation of 1.14". Yeah, no.

Gothic, spoken like a true Californian. I'm in Albuquerque, so high desert. We're used to mild winters, but usually winter arrives!

HB….https://www.pbs.org/show/leonardo-da-vinci/

I participated some years age with Wreaths but stopped when I realized that not every veteran was acknowledged.

I stayed home today. Good night now.

Iris

Good morning.

It's still unseasonably cold and dark here.

Barbara— 100+F is a little too warm.

Judith— My mom generally covers the cost of a wreath for dad and a plus one through WAA. I tend to support more practical initiatives.

Carl— I didn't realize the maneuver had a name.

Lorita— You just got snared by the site's censor. It never gets old.

Happy 100th Dick Van DELETED.
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DS and I cleared off the cars and shoveled. Normally, if shovelable snow is forecasted, we park my car behind DS's to allow easy access to the garage and snowblower. Since we'd have to dig out the car and clear off an area to get blower out having not done that, it was just as easy to do it old-school. It was powdery and easily scraped here. My bestie in the city had fewer inches, but it was warmer there and heavier snow.

She and I had a disagreement over shoveling. She gave me a hard time for being out shoveling with my bad knee. I replied "DELETED, please! You're the one who had the heart attack this year!"

It was pretty.

I hope all have a pleasant day. HB

Lorita, the word DELETED has sexual connotations when spelled with a Y. Whoever set up the censor gave it a list of naughty words, and that one is on it. I'm glad the poor man's first name isn't deleted also, or we would have to call him Richard Van DELETED.

I'm just shaking my head, at that. I'm with you Carl, prudish.

We attended a surprise 65th birthday party for my bestie. It was wonderful. She was clueless, which was even better. Her favorite aunt/uncle flew in from N.C., a cousin she's very close with from Utah and her brother & SIL from Virginia. Then a nice handful of very close friends. It truly was nice. What touched me was when her husband went to make a toast and got choked up with tears in his eyes - he loves her so. It made the holiday for me.

Lorita our poor Chiefs. And Patrick is now out hurt. I'm betting he'll be in Dallas for his surgery. Numerous professional sport people come here to a place called The Cooper Clinic to have surgery. He'll be back next year, I have no doubt.

Iris your trip looked fun. Thanks for posting pictures.

Let's be safe everyone. No snow or ice here, just very chilly.

Deleted Van Deleted….took me a while.

Lorita…One time, years ago, I was upstairs and saw my back neighbor drying himself off in his yard. Guess he thought he could not be seen…lol

OK, it is cold out. I had not thought to turn the sprinkler system off and three people were sliiding on my front sidewalk.