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Post by DebDoesWW on Jan 31, 2017 13:14:30 GMT
Good Morning Everyone! *puts old battery in smoke alarm for an annoying beeping to wake everyone up* Coffee and tea all around It's looking like a beautiful day, hope everyone has a good one!!
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Post by dina on Jan 31, 2017 13:17:04 GMT
Good morning Deb and ATF Chilly start to the day here but mid 70's by the afternoon My DD1 made varsity fastpitch softball team for her high school!! She has been playing softball since she was 5 starting with T Ball. She's so excited. She is a sophomore and in her freshman year she was on JV and also played some with the varsity team so we were hopeful she would make varsity this year since you never know! Between softball and marching band I need some scholarship money!
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Post by DebDoesWW on Jan 31, 2017 13:26:35 GMT
Yay!!!! How exciting Dina
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Post by dina on Jan 31, 2017 13:29:23 GMT
Thanks Deb! She said she was really nervous when they were calling the JV girls. She was sitting there saying over and over "Please don't say my name, please don't say my name" LOL
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Post by DebDoesWW on Jan 31, 2017 13:32:38 GMT
Aw that is so sweet! Very impressive for a sophomore
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Post by DebDoesWW on Jan 31, 2017 14:00:41 GMT
Hey dina that other thread gave me an idea, we can do a Jello Shot fundraiser for your DD *snort*
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Post by dina on Jan 31, 2017 14:02:15 GMT
I know we could raise a lot of MONEY!! LOL
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Post by neen on Jan 31, 2017 14:02:38 GMT
Good morning! dina congratulations to your daughter! The skies are gray here again! It was nice to see the sun yesterday that's for sure! I think I need to live someplace where the sun shines more in the winter! Today is my day to run the MIL! BUT the good news (i guess) is that she has reached her out of pocket maximum for her insurance so she can go back to having her chemo at the doctors office/clinic instead of the hospital so that means she just has radiation today (instead of radiation, labs at the hospital, and then a doctors visit). This is week six of eight for her treatments! There is a light at the end of the tunnel! I hope you all have a GREAT day!!
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Post by ksbruns on Jan 31, 2017 14:02:46 GMT
Morning, friends! Congrations dina that's really exciting neen over the hump, hurrah! Well, it's going to be hard to top yesterday for excitement in my world. The vet was unable to get a pee sample from Leia and we were sent home with a cup and told if we could get a sample soon, we wouldn't be charged more to add it to the services. I knew I was not up to the task by myself, so since Monday is J's day off we were on it...and succeeded in getting enough with 3 tries! I do wish someone had been taking a movie...I think it was good therapy for J's OCD for him to walk home carrying a cup dripping with pee, LOL...but he will do anything for Leia! Oh yeah, and we got more pictures hung! Home stretch! I'm going to be getting my first haircut today with a new stylist and meeting Bradana for coffee 😱💇☕. We're supposed to have snow, so we'll see how it all goes. Have a good one!
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Post by DebDoesWW on Jan 31, 2017 14:04:46 GMT
Aw neen bless her heart I am so glad she is towards the end of her treatment. Have a great day!
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Post by DebDoesWW on Jan 31, 2017 14:07:36 GMT
*cracking up* no that would have been hysterical to witness ksbruns ! So glad you are close to the finish line with setting up the house, have a wonderful day today with the kids!
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Post by linda72 on Jan 31, 2017 14:49:42 GMT
dina congrats to your daughter. So exciting for her and also so you. Moms gets a lot of credit too! neen glad your MIL is getting close to the end of treatments. Hope all goes well. ksbruns Oh Kathy, I had to "catch" my sweet little Bitsy one time and that is not easy to do! Congrats to you and J too! I bet that would be a fun little video! LOL!! Good luck with the new stylist. That is always nerve wracking for me. Another beautiful day in Houston. Lots of sunshine and warm temps. I'm taking 2 boxes to Goodwill this morning. I always feel better getting some more things out of the house!!
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Post by cherryt38 on Jan 31, 2017 14:57:52 GMT
Good morning. Our 40-45 mph winds didn't materialize yesterday, and they were only around 25-29 mph. I'm ok with that. They weren't strong enough for the snow to blow around, at least not enough to cause problems. I live in a long wide valley and it is a bit more sheltered here than up on top of the hills, so I have no idea what the roads etc. were like up on top. Anyway, my driveway stayed clear. Yay!
Late last fall my son was here with a pickup, as his car was in the shop, and the transmission (3rd gear) went out of the pickup and it has been sitting here since then. At the time he had used my pickup until he got his car back, and my pickup has been sitting at his place. Today finally someone is going to haul my pickup home and take his back. There were a few times I could have really used my pickup to get through the snow in my yard.
Today I think I'm going to bake a loaf of whole wheat bread. It may have more calories/points than what I get at the store, but it won't have all the preservatives and other junk in it.
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Post by thyme2 on Jan 31, 2017 15:27:23 GMT
Checking in from work. Cold morning but all snow disappeared. Ears hurting from the alarm Deb. Made me think of my departed pup. He was so sensitive to sound and although I only had the detector go off once while having him. It was the first year I had him. I would always get it down and take it to the way back of the yard to change the battery. He would stay in the house. But for all those years if he saw me get the step stool to get it down, he would run and hide.
Kathy LOL with the collection. We love our pups.
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Post by ksbruns on Jan 31, 2017 15:30:34 GMT
linda72 You can imagine how many adjustments I've had to make! It took me 3 years to grow my hair below my ears because everyone kept cutting it when I would say I'd like to grow it out. So, the guy in Salem was the bomb. I know I can go back to him, but I really want to cut these drives. Light a candle!
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