300+ Support Group~Decking the Halls in December 2012

[debkeversole]

Originally Posted by Mona

I've been coming down with a cold for days. Started with a sore throat. Felt progressively worse today with a headache and stuff. Now I'm sneezing my head off and my nose is completely plugged. Just took some cold medicine. Taking tomorrow off isn't a very good idea. We only have 3 people, including me who can work at the location I'm working tonight. One of them specially requested tonight off so that would be crappy to call him in. And the other guy is starting training for Blood Bank on day shift on Monday so he's in the process of switching out from a night schedule to a day schedule. So that would be crappy as well for him. He'd have to work all night for 10 hours then put in 8 hours for the day shift! So I will try to put my big girl panties on and go to work. haha!

The cookies I brought into work were a big hit. Hardly anyone bakes from scratch anymore so people really appreciate it.

i hope it isn't too bad a cold for you! Ken works nightshift as well and says he would rather have it steady than "an easy night" sometimes it seems it would be hard to stay awake
i bet your house smells soo good with that fresh tree in it!! he he he have the kittehs discovered it yet??
do you all remember this??
A Cats Christmas

[debkeversole]

and this one too
A Cats Christmas 2

[Mona]

Oh! I forgot to share my score at the grocery store. Albertson's has out their Christmas flavors of Celestial Seasonings teas. I was never able to find Sugar Cookie Sleigh Ride last year but I got some today! It was $2.50 plus I had a $1.00 off coupon AND a double coupon from the store so it only cost me 50 cents. Woot!

[debkeversole]

ooh mona that is a good score i like it and Melinda does too
has anyone heard from Melinda about her appt yesterday?? i hope she got some relief

[debkeversole]

[Eliza_Jazz]

Deb, how's exercise biking going? If you go on Fb, you will see my kitty Blaze using my exercise bike.

[debkeversole]

i haven't done it today i will need to check out Blaze!

[debkeversole]

could not resist posting it here! LOL he is a miniature Squeak! one note of warning Squeak goes 18 pounds now at 2 years old

[Eliza_Jazz]

Ms. Mona, that's a great deal on the sugar cookie tea! Sorry you had a slow night.....Yes, I'm coming down with something, sore throat, feeling icky, have been doubling up on the Kyolic garlic supplements, they are usually pretty good at stopping it in its tracks. On top of that TOM with all its pleasantness ....not...is here.

[kcmama]

Originally Posted by Mona

Oh! I forgot to share my score at the grocery store. Albertson's has out their Christmas flavors of Celestial Seasonings teas. I was never able to find Sugar Cookie Sleigh Ride last year but I got some today! It was $2.50 plus I had a $1.00 off coupon AND a double coupon from the store so it only cost me 50 cents. Woot!

Wow, you lucky lady! Don't you love it when you can score such a bargain? It is going to be 70 here today! Feels warm out right now. Hope your meds will kick in and help fight that cold while you are sleeping. Should I wish for a busy night for you for tonight so that you might not feel your suffering so much?

[kcmama]

Originally Posted by debkeversole

ooh mona that is a good score i like it and Melinda does too
has anyone heard from Melinda about her appt yesterday?? i hope she got some relief

No, and I am anxious to hear what was going on. Maybe they gave her pain meds and they have knocked her out? Hope they didn't have to pull anything or do a root canal. Melinda, we are all thinking about you.

[kcmama]

Originally Posted by Eliza_Jazz

Ms. Mona, that's a great deal on the sugar cookie tea! Sorry you had a slow night.....Yes, I'm coming down with something, sore throat, feeling icky, have been doubling up on the Kyolic garlic supplements, they are usually pretty good at stopping it in its tracks. On top of that TOM with all its pleasantness ....not...is here.

Well, I hope the garlic works for you this time as well so you will feel up to managing the little ones tomorrow!

[debkeversole]

ack soo many coming down with stuff get the vitamin C out ladies!
if you have netflix watch FOOD MATTERS too

[Oksue]

You all are so sweet. Thank you all!!
I think it was yesterday morning when I last heard from Melinda. My days and mind are so mixed up right now! I wrote back and asked her about her tooth and I didn't get a reply yet. Maybe the meds did knock her out. This is Sunday and we all know this is her busy cooking day and I would think we would hear from her.
kcmama, hang in there. This time of year is stressful at times and with kids and their "I know it all" attitude it doubles down on you. Maybe you need to do what I did last evening. Hubs took me out for a margarita!! It just helped to relax me a little.
Lony....OMG!! Look at that baby already smiling and look at that cute little outfit!!!! I can't wait for Layla to get here!! I'm just sad now because mama was so looking forward to seeing her. I believe and this is just my belief that God allows our loved ones to peek in on special days like the birth of a baby!
My daughter from Springfield, Mo. will be here later this afternoon so I guess I need to go do a couple of things for her bedroom.
Have a wonderful afternoon all.

[chewiegand]

Originally Posted by Mona

Oh! I forgot to share my score at the grocery store. Albertson's has out their Christmas flavors of Celestial Seasonings teas. I was never able to find Sugar Cookie Sleigh Ride last year but I got some today! It was $2.50 plus I had a $1.00 off coupon AND a double coupon from the store so it only cost me 50 cents. Woot!

I like that one a lot. I think it's my favorite.

[chewiegand]

I just got back from shopping at Target which I hadn't planned but the store I needed to go to didn't open for 30 minutes. It was hard walking all over and I got so hot. Then I went to the other store to do a return. I'm home now and tired. This is why I need this surgery--that's just normal, everyday stuff that is so hard to do when you're big.

I did get a cute sparkly lime green top and 3 pairs of cute panties--which I needed desperately. Now I have to go pack my bag.

Dh decided to make 2 sticky chickens, the 5 hour recipe. Doesn't matter to me as I'm on clear liquids so I'm pushing my water. I also have a container of won ton soup dh bought me last night and I will give the won tons to ds or someone. The broth will be nice.

It's actually hot today. It's 71 and all our windows are open. I got all sweaty walking around in Target. BLeck!!!! It's Dec 2--wth???

[chewiegand]

Mona and Eliza--hope your colds pass quickly. That stinks.

Blaze is so cute, I just LOVE orange cats. Mine is so skittish, she won't let anyone even pick her up. She does like me to pet her but that's it. Probably cause she lives in the garage and the other cat (the male) is evil and attacks her all the time.

[chewiegand]

Dh bought me a present, 2 blender containers that have blender balls in them. They are for my protein shakes. They look great. I will definitely get a lot of use out of those.

[lucky51]

Lony, I love the picture of Baby Carol.

[debkeversole]

ZOMG ZOMG!! Ken and Steven found my Christmas present and gave it to me early!!*FAINT*

the five foot SANTA whoohoo which is like ultra rare! and in such good condition WHOOHOO! i am just FLABBERGASTED!!

[debkeversole]

HEELLOOO?? echoes whaere is everyone??
Here he is all lit up

[debkeversole]

[debkeversole]

Yule/Christmas Lore & Traditions: Tinsel

In both Ukrainian and German lore, the tale of the Christmas spider explains the origin of tinsel. The story tells of a poor widow who couldn't buy fancy gifts for her children or decorations for their tree. One Christmas Eve, she decorated a tree as best she could with fruits and nuts. After she went to sleep, spiders came out and crawled over the tree, leaving their webs behind. When Father Christmas visited the house, he saw the web-covered tree and decided to turn the webs to silver. In the morning when the family awoke, the tree was sparkling and beautiful. To this day, many families decorate their trees with tinsel, often including a small silver spider and web, to commemorate this miracle.

[debkeversole]

oh WOW

[Eliza_Jazz]

Deb, Santa looks wonderful! Thanks for posting the pic of my Blaze here. He is my snuggle bug. If I'm sitting down he'd come over and snuggle, can't get rid of him Snuggle and nuzzle. Because he was taken away from his mom so early, I've been trying to replace her by giving him lots of attention and snuggles and he is already becoming spoiled rotten.

[debkeversole]

notice the orange kitteh at Santa's feet! Blaze's future???
here is Squeak helping decorate

[pansies]

Originally Posted by kcmama

Well, I fully meant to get back on here during the day. However, I got busy. Did laundry, ironing, Oldest wanted the big tree up. I was all for no Christmas tree this year, then said okay only the small one but.....dh wanted the big one too really so then we had to move furniture, vacuum, etc. Then it was time to take youngest to dance, shopping for bday gift, post office, then came home to more drama from ds...... I am doing an awful lot of praying here, let me tell you. I am so stressed out. Then got to the grocery store late and made soup, we just ate because dh wanted me to do an online rebate for the tires we bought a couple of weeks ago and of course it wasn't as easy and straightforward as it was said to be...... so "Calgon take me away!". The tree is up and has the lights, now in need of ornaments.

KC - you know when I read about all the upsets with ds, sure does bring back so many memories of my oldest ds. I do know exactly what you mean - 'doing an awful lot of praying'. Always pushing the rules, testing the limits of your patience. You are doing a good job, don't ever think you're not. My son often tells me now- or asks me - why did he have to get smart so late. Getting through those teen years is not easy for a lot of us.

Linda

[debkeversole]

Hey linda how are you feeling today??

[pansies]

Originally Posted by Lony

Hi sweeties, I am home from Mikes Company party. We didn't get pictures till the end of the night so pardon me if I look a bit tipsy, because I was. LOL

Lony, Tipsy becomes you my dear. You look terrific. What a pretty dress. All gussied up - can't wait to see some pictures of you and Mike together all prettified up.

You know I look at that picture of baby Carol and not even a week old - amazing. She's a fashionista already - what cute outfits.

Linda

[pansies]

Originally Posted by Eliza_Jazz

Well, I sent DH to go shopping at Walfarts as I feel like I'm coming down with something. TOM is here, too, to make things more complicated.

Melindochka, hope you are feeling much better, girlie!

Chewie, praying you feel peaceful as your surgery approaches.

Linda, hope your knee is healing. Gentle massage may help the fluid disperse.

Deb, how are things going? How is Ken?

Lony, how is sweet baby Carol?

Mona, you have probably just come home from work. How was the shift? You said the night goes slowly if things aren't busy, so is it OK to wish you a busy night at work?

Thanks Eliza, I'm going to try some massage on my knee. Didn't even think about it. Worth a shot that's for sure.

Hope all your doctoring will work and you'll feel better tomorrow.

Linda