HAVING NIGHTMARES IS EXHAUSTING-- I WISH I LOST WEIGHT IN THE PROCESS... I CERTAINLY WAS RUNNING AROUND WITH MY DAUGHTER GWEN AND HER SMALL GREY DOG ( WHICH SHE DOES NOT HAVE) LOOKING FOR CONTAINER #19 WHICH WAS SUPPPOSED TO HAVE A DANE IN A CRATE IN IT. WE FOUND IT-- BUT THERE WERE STAIRS-- LOTSA STAIRS...AND A FUNNY CHIMNEY THING WHICH WAS A SHORTCUT TO THE LOBBY WHERE THERE WAS THE HIGH OAK CEILINGS ( I THINK THAT COME FROM THE CALENDAR SHOTS-- WHICH YOU WILL ALL SEE TODAY.... THE NIGHTMSRE WAS IN COLOR.... APPARENTLY MOST DREAMS ARE NOT IN COLOR... I DUNNO... THAT ONE WAS..
TEH CALENDAR WILL BE DELIVERED TODAY ABOUT NOON??? AND WE WILL GO IN HIGH GEAR TO GET THEM MAILED-- WE HAVE TO BECAUSE BY THE TIME WE HAVE CARTONS OF MAILERS AND CALENDARS THE HERE IS NOT MUCH ROOM TO EVEY WALK AROUND "THE OFFICE" I HAVE NOTICED MY DESK IS ONCE AGIAN MOVING AS EVEN SIZZLE WALKS BY.... SOMEONE NEEDS TO CHECK TEH LALLY COLUMNS IN THE CELLAR...
THE QUANTITY OF STUFF IS MONUMENTAL... YOU PEOPLE ALL THINK OF ONE CALENDAR TO HANG ON THE WALL, BUT AROUND HERE IT IS A PILE OF CARTONS THE SIZE OF A SMALL VOLKSWAGON-- AND WE DON;T HAVE ROOM FOR A SMALL VOLKSWAGON. WE WILL MANAGE...
IN THE PROCESS OF UNCOVERING THE GARAGE TO ACCOMODATE THE CALENDAR PROJECT, WE MUST PUT THE CARRIAGE UP ON WOOD... THIS IS YOUR FYI FOR THE DAY--I AM SURE NEARLY ALL OF YOU HAVE WOODEN WHEELED WAGONS YOU MUST NOT STORE WOODEN WHEELS ON DIRT OR CEMENT-- IT ROTS TH WHEELS-- SO NOW THAT I HAVE REMEMBERED TO CHECK... THAT CAN BE A JOB FOR SOMEONT TODAY--- AND THAT AMISH WAGON IN THE ARENA NEEDS TO BE CHECKED... IT IS ONE THING IF YOU ARE USING IT... THEN A DIFFERENT PART OF THE WHEEL IS DOWN BUT WHEN IT SITS FOR A LEGNTH OF TIME... THAT IS BAD. FYI...
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IN RESPONSE TO YESTERDAYS COMMENTS ABOUT CREDIT CARDS AND CHRISTMAS... ONE VOLUNTEER OULDN'T COME AND SENT THIS NOTE...
Unfortunately, I gotta work my butt off to pay bills ect for xmas. I wish christmas was about enjoying life more than darn gift giving.
bingo !! and the "oh but i have children..." means you have been trained by the advertising agencies to believe your childern will be deprived for lack of plastic toys -- how much more educational , creative, and cheaper are the big boxes that can be found along the street on dec 26th.
---- how about starting a tradition... 3 rolls of lifesavers for everyone on your list... WRITE SOME MEANINGFUL NOTE AND YOU ARE DONE. -- SAME THING FOR EVERYONE-- AND THEY CAN ALL TALK IT OVER... NO FAVORITES... THE MCDONALD APPROACH--UNIFORMITTY...
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AUNT MILDRED--- WHOM YOU ALL HAVE MET A FEW DAYS AGO...-- SHE HAD VERY MEAGER FINANCES - YET EVERY YEAR SHE WOULD SEND US... (I HAD 2 SISTERS) A VERY EXPENSIVE PIECE OF GORHAM SILVER FLATWEAR.... IN A TOUGH YEAR IT WAS A SPOON.. BETTER YEARS ... A FORK.. OR EVEN A KNIFE... SHE TRIED TO LINE US UP FOR GRACIOUS LIVING WITH POLISHED SILVER AT FORMAL DINNERS... IT WAS ALL KEPT "AWAY" FOR WHEN WE MARRIED AND HAD TO "ENTERTAIN" -
I THINK OF THAT OFTEN NOW... AS WE SIT PERCHED ON ROLLING STOOLS EATING OFF PAPER PLATES...
I TOOK ALL OF MY SILVER- AND ANY OTHER FROM CLOSING DOWN MY PARENTS HOUSE AND GAVE IT ALL TO MY DAUGHTER GWEN-- THEN WENT ONLINE AND BOUGHT A BUNCH OF THE SAME PATTERN IN STAINLESS STEEL--AND GAVE SOME TO JANINE- AND USE THE REST MYSELF-- MUCH CHEAPER AND NO POLISHING...
IT REALLY IS NICE STAINLESS STEEL -- GORHAM BUTTERCUP- THE FEW PIECES I STILL HAVE ARE KEPT IN THE STAINLESS STEEL HOLDERS BY THE CORNER SINK. A FITTING PLACE FOR THEM-- THOSE HOLDERS CAME OUT OF MY HUSBANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE... THEY WERE USED TO HOLD CERTAIN MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT FAMILIAR TO MALES.
AS A MATTER OF FACT.... I THINK THE TABLE IN THE GUEST HOUSE WAS ONCE HIS EXAM TABLE--- AND THOSE THINGS USUALLY HOLDING HAND TOWELS ARE ACTUALLY STIRRUPS.
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MY PARENTS TRIED....I EVEN KNOW HOW TO IRON A MAN'S SHIRT... WHICH I DID FOR A WHILE... AND I MADE BREAD-- AND CANNED JELLIES AND RELISHES...--DAUGHTER GWEN --- VERY ASTUTELY-- CLAIMED MY MOTHERS RECIPIE FILE (WHICH COULD BE PUBLISHED I AM SURE---)--- MY MOTHER COOKED BY CHEMISTRY-- A TINY BIT OF SUGAR TO MAKE YEAST RISE BETTER... AND A BIG FLAT PAN TO BUBBLE JAMS AND JELLY'S.. AND IN TEH SAME FILE SHE HAD A SMALL NOTEPAD WITH WHO SHE HAD TO DINNER-- WHEN....WHAT SHE SERVED AND WHO LIKED WHAT.. THEY "ENTERTAINEED" NEARLY WEEKLY..
COMPARE THAT TO ME- NOW-- " LETS ORDER CHINESE-- WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT IN 2 WEEKS."
AH WELL..... THEY TRIED..
I WILL NOW DRINK LOTSA COFFEE IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE CALENFDAR ARRIVAL......
