THE LIGHTER SIDE CAFE MONDAY NOVEMBER 9

Good Morning, WW Friends ~

Happy Monday!!  We have another day or two of this unseasonable weather to enjoy. I slept well last evening, except for some vivid dreams much of which centered around the election and the Electoral College. I will be glad when that gets out of my head!

What sad news yesterday about Alex Trebek! We watch "Jeopardy" just about every night and have for years. I am sure many people can say the same thing. What a life well-lived! R.I.P.

Ann ~ Fond thoughts and prayers are coming your way again today. May you find peace, and even joy in something today.

Judy ~ An earthquake?? That is shocking but I guess in light of all the natural disasters of late, it shouldn’t be? How very scary!! The last time we had to get rid of a mattress, the company that delivered the new one (and set it in place) took it with them. Otherwise I would have no idea how to dispose of one. It sounds like you’re staying at the Cape (since you sent food home with DH). I do hope this wonderful weather continues for you. We have a ‘cold front’ coming in Tuesday night. SO I best get out and enjoy today and tomorrow. Speaking of dreams, I have been having vivid ones too (I may have mentioned it previously) and sometimes if DH wakes me during it, I can recall all the details too. By morning, I usually have lost them. But they play out like mini-movies (much like you described).

The official name of the cookies is "McKenzie & Lloyds Danish Style Butter Cookies", and yes, they come in a blue tin. They come in a much larger one, but last year (and before) Ollie’s got a shipment of 12 oz. tins which are just the perfect size for taking to a gathering (if we remembered what a gathering is?) or handing to someone for a “feel-good” gift.

Pam ~ Glad you got the chance to sing, and you are so right that we all have  to do whatever is within our own comfort zone.  Our area restaurants are being required to collect patrons names and phone numbers for contact tracing purposes. The original order sounded like the server could just write it on the check when the patron orders - but someone decided that was too much work and so they are setting out a notebook and a pen for people to write it down themselves.  That notebook (that everyone touches) and especially the ballpoint pen (that everyone touches) was a red flat for me.  I sanitized my hands, then used the pen from my purse, then sanitized my hands again before leaving that area.  I am appalled that they are promoting what I consider to be a very risky behavior - but we do have choices in how we handle it.  I also am growing accustomed to people rolling their eyes, but so???

I don't have anything really on my agenda today. I have a couple of computer things to take care of this morning and I am working on a Meijer list, but the only pressing thing I have is deciding what to have for dinner.  I have planned to go into school on Thursday and Friday to help pack lesson bags and then deliver them at the end of the week since our kiddoes are doing "remote learning". There won't be any students in the building (nor parents) so I can mask up and do my thing then come home.

I got out for a walk yesterday afternoon, and it was almost TOO warm!  I was wearing a sweatshirt, which I immediately shed when I got home.  I got about a third of my book read while DH was watching football and while he went to Kroger. We had veggie/bean soup and turkey roll-ups for  supper.

I have had my yogurt 'n berries w/F1 for breakfast and will probably have LF cottage cheese with peaches and a HB egg for lunch.  Supper is still to be determined.

BBL. Make a great day!!

Sue, I am with you on the loss of ALex Trebek.  He was such a classy man and so gracious and humble.  What an inspiration of how to be courageous.  We will miss him, too.  I did read that he was in the studio up until 10 days ago filming and we will have "fresh" episodes until the end of the year.  

Thanks for the sweet words, ladies. I so appreciate reading and getting my mind off 'stuff' I did take a walk and feel a little better. I did have to take my light weight jacket off as I was too hot! Imagine that in November!!!!

Still waiting for the phone. The gal text messaged Carl and was told that the part should arrive this week. I'm keeping my fingers goes eyes and arms crossed......

Waving and will CBL or tomorrow......

Sue that's what I thought as well. She said that all that sort of stuff is being held up due to COVID.....Me being not a patient person and skeptical I wonder if that's the case? Oh well....I just have to 'suck it up' and wait.

Seeing as I am very much vitamin D deficient, I need to go for yet another walk. I take the capsules daily per my PCP and although it did rise up, she STILL isn't happy with it. Oh well....I don't pay attention to those 'blood count numbers' I simply follow her instructions LOL.

Trying to lift myself from this horrible funk.......I thank you gals for understanding....

We need to take miss LuLa to the Vet. I noticed her limping yesterday and her paw looked a little red. Today it's swollen and has a red blister type of thing between her toe.....luckily they can see her today as an emergency visit which is more $$ but that's quite okay. I just want to be sure that they can DO something for her. It's always something.....