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Well hello Sarah.long time to see. Sorry to hear the weather makes you hurt. You are too young to be hurting when the weather changes.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

This has been a quiet day, got a lot done.  ES you are no longet CARless, and now I am.  The muffler has become defunct and all plans are off for the weekend.     I was really looking forward to getting away.

The weather iws quite cold, with a skiff of snow on the ground.  Looks like it might stay.  Oh well it is that time of year.

Have a good night everyone and a very peaceful day tomorrow.

Sarah:  Sorry to read that you have pain when the weather changes and cools so quickly.  Marilyn is right - you are too young to have a pain in the winter.  

Speaking of winter - it is here.  Such a shock as we have been 20 degrees above normal for such a long time and now it is right about freezing and below.  Suddenly, there is snow and heavy coats & gloves.  I drove to the gym this morning to work off calories that will come tomorrow for sure - I made two dishes, pecan bars and walnut bars.  The turkey and stuffing will begin early in the morning - my stuffing goes into a crockpot.  When all that is over, I will clean the floor again as for sure I will drop something and this wood floor shows every little thing.

Pat:  It is good to see you posting so I assume you are feeling better.  Now, don't get a relapse as that always feels worse.  Take care.

Called a cousin in Seattle and she is usally difficult to talk with because life revolves only around her and the family but I feel so badly as an adopted granddaughter has just run away once again.  What fright it is for everyone.  

Marilyn:  I will check and see if you have posted your fruit salad.  

JudyB:  Oh, no -

Son just called and their hot water heater went out - he was able to install one - $400 is the price now.  And, wouldn't you know it- he is the one looking for work. 



Carol

All this talk about turkeys and stuffing reminded me that a few years back I went to a concert by 'George Hamilton IV' (the country singer) where all the songs/stories he told were based on the harvest/thanksgiving theme.  Thoroughly enjoyed it.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY!

HAVE A BLESSED THANKSGIVING!
Hi Everyone!


We have so many things to be thankful for
For family, friends, blessings too
But there is One blessing more
Jesus who came for me and you

May God bless one and all this day whether or not you celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, I think everyday is Thanksgiving and we just eat special food this day. God bless and have a wonderful day! ><>Jeannine

I am so thankful for all my cyber friends across the world.  Thank you, friends! 

Ivalou got a call from the doctor's nurse.  They took her off the medication that she was taking and put her back on the original, Toprol.  But now she is to take a half a pill two times a day.  I sure hope she is back to being Ivalou soon.  When she hurts, I hurt.

And it is soo good to see Sarah posting today!  Sorry about the weather-related pain.  Maybe that's why my back hurts today.  Probably not....still sore from raking and working in the yard. 

And remember Jerry?  He would be 70 years old today!  I sure miss him.

Well, yesterday I fixed two Green Tomato Pies.  What wonderful smell in my house.  And I will have to brag.... ..., they look just like the pies that Mom used to make.  So I just know they will taste as good also!! 

Everyone have a Happy Thanksgiving....even if you don't celebrate Thanksgiving.  Give thanks for all He does for You!!

I have posted the recipe for my fruit salad HERE

I pray you will have have a very Blessed Thanksgiving for those here in the US for te others in other countries, Have a Blessed Day.

Marilyn I have put that recipe into my book!  Sounds really good.

hello all gotta a few days off for the break (from school and work) it is one of the two days that pizza hut actually shuts completely down not due to a diaster or something beyond our control (power outage)  the other is christmas. anyways i hope everyone is having a good day i still hurt but not as bad today it warmed up to 34 so far and its supposed to snow tonight.... i am not so excited about that anywyas i must be off to explore things with the family i think i'll run around with the under 5 year old crowd today they are usually more interesting than my over 20 year old crowd that is majority of my family anyways HAVE A GOOD DAY!
Sarah

Glad you will enjoy the recipe Judy.

Hi Sarah

Nothing new here yet today. I have been sort of busy  from time to time. i vacuumed and then cleaned the floor in the kitchen, read the paper, posted in several paces on SN. Put a few curlers in my hiar and put on a little bit of makeup. Been in and out of here a few times reading and looking at photos.

TTYL

We have finished a BIG job.  Sorting boxes and decluttering a stash.  Now to make it "beautiful" as flylady says.

John is heading north and will be home in time for dinner.  He has to leave again to deliver his trailer load in the morning, but that still shapes up to be a good weekend home for him.

Well back running to clean through my main level and then I will be done for this week.

Well I am going to be leaving pretty soon to go to Eureka,

Sarah I can sympathize with your pain today. I am having a lot of  it myself in my left hand. I think I may have to finally tell my Dr. about it and get xrays done to se what the problem is. I do know I have a bone spur  in the main thumb joint. But I am also having pain  in all my knuckles and just below th knuckles. Arthritis? maybe?

Beautiful day here 55° sunshine.  Dogs haven't been on their walks yet and probably won't get one today, I should have already taken them, too late now.

I pray you have all have a wonderful day with your family here in the USA. Lots of food and lots of things to be thankful for.

Brrr!  It is cold here today and the ground is covered with frost.  Hope it doesn't rain or it will be covered with ice.... and ice hurts more than rain

Taking a little break waiting for the floors to dry, then have to go and clean both litter boxes.  Behind in my work due to not being well.  Guess it is going to be one of those winters!!  The kids went to Victoria with Amanda and I chose to stay home.  They have lots of errands and then a visit to the Art School that A is interested in attending.  Hope all works out okay.  It is a new school and they are having an open house. 

Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving Day in the U.S.  So much to be grateful for....God has been good to all of us, despite our many worries and problems.  They seem tiny compared to what is happening around the world.  I pray for all the needs here on CP and trust God to take care of each and every one of us.....

Here is a little something that made me smile:

We have two ears to one mouth
So that we can listen
twice as much as we speak!

Pleasant Day/Evening and God Bless.

Liz

Hi everyone.  I have been very busy the last couple of days and haven't had a chance to post.  Yesterday was Bible study in the morning with the pastor and then I went downtown and picked up our daughter to bring here for the weekend.  Unfortunately she is suffering a lot with a bad back and hasn't been able to work for several days.  She was hurt at work.  I brought her out to see the chiropractor again but that didn't seem to help very much.  I then attended a joint Thanksgiving service that our church participates in with 5 other churches and enjoyed being a part of the choir.

Today was very special as we went back to Augusta and had a wonderful Thanksgiving day with our son and his wife and our granddaughter's family.  I got many hugs and kisses from the three little great grandchildren and spent most of the day sitting in the backyard with them as they played and vied for my attention.  We got back home about 90 minutes ago and I am beat as it is about 5 hours of driving in total.  Our daughter-in-law and son had fixed a delicious Thanksgiving dinner and Pat took 4 pies as different ones had been requested.  There was so much food left over that I think we could have fed another 10 or 12 people.  Anyway it was a wonderful day and we are now anticipating Christmas.  This is such a gift from God as just a few months ago I couldn't even envision this day ever happening. 

I have arrived to say hello to all. 

Happy Thanksgiving to our southern friends

Today we had our first major snow storm of the season, Hwy 400 has been closed almost all day due to conditiions and serious accidents.  We got an early morning call cancelling school buses due to the storm , a good thing with this is that I have managed to get a lot of jobs done and now I have another to tackle before shutting down. 

Ruth   

Checking in ... from the corner.   

It's been a quiet day here -- just the kind I like.    
I watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade on TV (All of it!) Then, at noon-thirty, I watched the traditional video of scenes all around Oregon, titled "Hasn't God Been Good to Oregon" ... then the movie "Miracle on 34th Street" ... then I ate

A couple weeks ago I bought two boxes of "all natural" soup.  Well, I mixed them together today and enjoyed the best soup I think I've had in a very long time.  One was "Buttery Corn"  and the other was "Ginger, Cashew, Carrot"  Now I wish I'd bought more than just one box of each!     I fixed a Chicken Club Panini to go with the soup and enjoyed the feast all by myself.    

My daughter Joy called me yesterday.  She and John are going to be with his folks at their cabin today -- maybe all weekend.  I haven't heard from Dot but I know she is having a good Thanksgiving as well.

Larry I know how thrilled you are, even though tired, to be with the family again.  What a wonderful THANKS-GIVING you must have had.   

There are many others I would love to respond to but .... gotta go take the pizza out of the oven!   

Hi, friends,

Happy Thanksgiving to all, and a big thankful sigh from me that I'm going to have a bit of time this weekend to catch up on my reading and try to respond.

I've told the folk at work that I'll be retiring very close to the end of 2008. Ahhh, maybe I'll have time to be with those I love more, including Christian Photographers.

One week ago, I worked 56 hours with most of that compressed from Wednesday through Friday at 3:30 pm. So, this ole gal is 'bout ready to rest for awhile.

Much love to each one of us.

Ruth Ann

Pat:  Thanks for the "precious memories" song.  We will have memories of yesterday.  Half our family came and one son is staying overnight to help us move furniture & such.  He is searching for work & there is a possibility in the next two weeks - am praying.

Marilyn:  Thank you - any food you fix always is very good & this fruit salad looks yummy.

Wordsculptor:  I haven't always commented on your posts but never fear, I do not ignore you.  It is always nice to read your posts.  Thank you.

Jeannine: TY for your poetry - of love and caring.

Etta Sue:  I sure do remember Jerry.  What a great sense of humor he gave us. 

Larry:  Such a fine day for you and now it will be so at Christmas time.  So sorry about your daughter being hurt.  I am sorry that she has such a struggle.  Blessings to you.

Carol

Carol - it is indeed great to have a son staying to move the furniture around.  We have four sons, but I don't remember them every coming at precisely the right time to move furniture around!  Oh well, we thank our God for them anyway!

Jane - I'm not so concerned about you eating alone, but I am concerned that you didn't send some of that soup and  that panini down here! (although, be it understood, we ate & ate & ate at our friends' house, and the fellowship was terrific.

Ruth Ann - I pray you will indeed be able to retire when planned.  I'm not at all sure, though, that it will be nothing but easy for you - you've been such a worker for such a long and productive time - how will you quit!  Seek the Lord's direction for your LAR (life after retirement).

I had a wonderfu time with at my DIL's parents house.  Lots of good food and fellowship, it was good to see everyone again. Willa's family reunion was over by the time I got back to Mckinleyville so I didn't stop there. 

Jane that soup sounds so good. Sorry you had to spend the day alone but it sounds like you made it enjoyable  all by yourself.  I have done that before I moved  up here to McKineyville from the desert.

Thank you Carrol the Fruit salad is delish, It was very much enjoyed especally by my DIL's father, the grands and myself. Not everyone ate some. I only had small slices of Cheese cake and Walnut pie. I did good on the desserts.

I will be going to work for an hour or so in a couple of hours then I am going to Longs Drugs to buy a Plush animal for my Grand Daughter they are 50% off today.

TTYL

Just a quick check in today.  I rested well last night but still am really dragging today.  Shortly I will eat lunch and then take a nap and hope that I feel more rested after that.  Pat and our daughter are also feeling the effects of the day we had yesterday.  We only had 7 men a coffee this morning and I just got back from a quick trip to the grocery store for a few items.  I couldn't get past the shrimp counter so we will be having shrimp this evening.  They had some on sale for $4.99/ lb and I ordered that but they didn't have enough so the meat manager gave me the $6.99 larger shrimp for the lower price. 

Ruth Ann, I know you will look forward to retirement and not having to work those really long weeks. 

It sounds like you all had an enjoyable day yesterday.  Jane your dinner sounds mighty good as do the others described.  Marilyn, glad you had a nice time with your DIL's family. 

Ruth, sure glad you didn't get caught out in a snow storm.  We have gone from temperauares in the 70s yesterday to the lower 30s last night.  It is warming up some today. 

Al, nice that your friends had you over.  Those can be such special times.

Carol, I will sure be pulling for your son to get the job.  I know that is very stressful for him and for you all as well. 

Time for a bite of lunch.

Well, the Christmas season is officially open now.  No Black Friday shopping for me.  Been there.  Done that.  No more! 

I am hoping that everyone had a happy Thanksgiving and that you didn't eat too much or have too many leftovers!  There were 26 at Ivalou's for dinner...and everyone had a place to sit and eat with a table in front of them.  I think one of these years, Ivalou may have to rent a building somewhere!  Her house was huffing and puffing at the seams!!  Everyone is getting bigger!! 

My Fall/Thanksgiving items are put away and now it is time to decide what to put out for Christmas.  Not much.  That way I don't have much to put away after Christmas....

We had some snow flurries yesterday but no accumulation.  It is cold today...below freezing but I don't plan on going outside until time to get the mail and the paper.  Kaye Don and Barb says enough of this cold...they are leaving for Florida today or tomorrow!  Her tests showed nothing wrong so they are free to leave now. 

Also Ivalou got a call from the doctor's nurse and her meds were changed back to Topril (sp).  She said within minutes of changing back, she felt much, much better!!

It's lovely to read about all of your Thanksgiving celebrations. 

My friend in Virginia had a lovely time with friends as well and is now on Route 95 headed south to Florida to visit friends and family!    How lovely to be able to visit Florida when we're having freezing rain here.

Judy, I'm sure sorry you aren't going to be here for the weekend.  Had lots planned!  out in the garage!  Have to make room for Ian's locker contents to be brought to.

I did go shopping at Longs today all of 30 minutes. I bought a plush dog for Savannah and a huge plush football pillow for Forest, two Healing Gardens bath sets at two for the price of one, two bottles of Cholest-off for me at two for the price of one, total spent $57.70 I took the dogs for their walks and stopped at Willa's house and ate 3 small pieces of 3 different kinds of cheesecake.  I've just been relaxing this afternoon as I do every afternoon, some TV, some computer etc. How was your day?

How was my day?   Well, I stayed AWAY from the stores except for the collection boxes in the parking lot.   

I got into sorting the many, many books in my house and took a few bags of books and other things to Goodwill, and dropped magazines and paper at Wal-Mart's parking lot and cardboard at the collection bin in another parking lot ... I also cleaned up (some of) the dead plants from my yard and chopped wood for the fire this evening .... Now, I'm done for today.  May get back out there again tomorrow, but am making no promises.

The landlord of this mobile home park is proposing "amendments and additions" to the Park Rules .... Clamping down on what little bit of freedom we had.  I hope I have the health and strength to keep up with the new requirements regarding yards and exterior of the homes.  I have no way to either power wash or paint the outside of my place ... hope they don't decide to evict me.          

We went over to my sister-in laws place for Thanksgiving. there were about 20 people there, with several people we didn't know from their church. We had lots of food, and it was different to have non family members present. I even got to play a few hands of Euchre which is something I have not done for a long time.( P.S. we lost.)

Jane, I can't imagine that they would evict you.  My goodness though, powerwash the outside of the house? 

Smokey, great that you had a good time as well with your family and friends.

Hi everyone.  After a long nap yesterday afternoon and a good nights sleep last night I once again feel a bit energetic.  I watched an exciting football game where the team ranked number one (LSU) lost in triple overtime to Arkansas.  It was an interesting game. 

Today is the big Georgia Tech/Georgia annual game.  Georgia has won the last 6 times they have played and the Georgia Tech coach may have his job on the line if his team doesn't win today.  I think there are some other good games on TV also.  So I will be enjoying the afternoon and evening in my easy chair.

It has turned cold here as I mentioned yesterday.  They are predicting some more rain tonight and tomorrow and it will certainly be welcome.  I am sure thankful to be home this weekend and not have to face the traveling crowds.  I also am not going to face the crowds in the stores.

About time for coffee this morning.  My good friend forgot that yesterday was the day of the week we meet a the senior center and went to the cafe and couldn't understand why none of the rest of us were there.  I am sure there will be a few gentle reminders in the future.