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[Steppesister]

Merry Christmas, Liesa! To you and your family!

Thanks, Ponzi!! Be warm up there!

 

[pkondz]

Thanks, Ponzi!! Be warm up there!

If only this were possible.
Actually it's warmed up a lot over the last day or two. Right now it's a fairly warm 12F/-11C. Too bad there's a blizzard coming this afternoon though. Gonna make it tough on those folks who are traveling..... like mine... to my house. I wonder how many guests we'll have overnight??

 

[franandaj]

If only this were possible.
Actually it's warmed up a lot over the last day or two. Right now it's a fairly warm 12F/-11C. Too bad there's a blizzard coming this afternoon though. Gonna make it tough on those folks who are traveling..... like mine... to my house. I wonder how many guests we'll have overnight??

Ugh! I can't even imagine this! I hope you and your family stay safe!

 

[Steppesister]

If only this were possible.
Actually it's warmed up a lot over the last day or two. Right now it's a fairly warm 12F/-11C. Too bad there's a blizzard coming this afternoon though. Gonna make it tough on those folks who are traveling..... like mine... to my house. I wonder how many guests we'll have overnight??

Not as many as me.

 

[pkondz]

Ugh! I can't even imagine this! I hope you and your family stay safe!

Oh we'll be fine.... don't know about my parents or sister. But it's not snowing yet.... fingers crossed.
I suspect, getting to work in the morning might be fun, though.

Not as many as me.

I know. You have over 350 guests, right?

 

[Steppesister]

I know. You have over 350 guests, right?

Last night there were 10 sleeping here. Tonight it's 12.

 

[Steppesister]

You sure? How much could it be? $10? $20?

10 or 20... billion.

Too. Many. Layers.

Oh yes, there were actually a lot of.... layers. My kids still talk about the frozen... layers.

Aw, poor Liesa.

I feel your sympathy dripping off of you.

Scale.

It was needed. Plus I liked her neon green nail polish.

Ah. So that leaves me out. He's Lightroom and I'm Photoshop.

Yes, but he was 35. Just... no.

Looking forward to seeing it!

You will! Soon, maybe update after next!

To whom exactly are you referring to when you say "this chick". Hmmmmmm????

Well, I WAS referring to the hawt red head, but yeah, probably could have been misconstrued.

Because work is still 5 days away. A lifetime in Ponzi land.

... and now it's only 2.

No it wasn't.
Ironically, the year before I had my favourite teacher ever. And she was a nun too.

Sounds pretty darn hit and miss. Like most things in life.

Ya snooze ya lose.

Adventure hard; then rest well.

Awww... shucks. I'm just here for the free nurse medical advice.

Oh dear! Do I need to make you sign a waiver?!

Love the Halloween pics! I would not know you are a beginner. So cool that you got a tutorial on your flight.

Thanks!! And yes, very cool! I"m using some of the tips now that I"ve bought it myself.

Did I miss another contest photo for g?

Nope, not yet. After Christmas. Too many people to really sit down and focus right now.

I can't believe my timing. We will be at DLR in 2 DAYS and in Hawaii the last week of March. We will miss your planned festivities, but some day we will manage to time our travel right.

Super huge bummer! You'd have made a nice addition to this par-tay!

 

[Steppesister]

You probably don't want to take a job in Nigeria....just sayin'.

Ok, fine. I'll take one in another area in West Africa. (For realz.)

I would say so, but I need a do-over. We spent half the time looking for our party and not enjoying everything they had to offer.

Let me know if you do!

My camera never knows where to focus and spends almost the entirety of the ride focusing and refocusing the lens.

Aperature Priority mode...?

I think I like photoshop. I'm not a big one to adjust the hues and stuff of the picture. I like to try and capture it as it is with the settings of the camera. However I do enjoy removing people and bra straps that I don't want in my pictures! I'm glad you are having fun with it. I am really playing around in photoshop for my next update.

.... sadly, that's a skill I"m severely lacking. I wish I could do that too!

We wants the Redhead!

Interesting, I always wanted to be the Redhead!

I did it!


Love gettin' my sassy on.

No thanks, I was happy with the Redhead!

Yay! To quote Mader, "We're gonna have Fuuuu-hun!"

OH, you KNOW it!

Me too, whenever I talk about you to Fran I call you "Liesa of the Tequila".

Oh boy. My reputaton precedes me. I do hope Fran will be joining us for at least some of the festivities. If not at Disney, then dim sum, or Casa Nueva, or....?

 

[mom3sonstt]

Merry Christmas!!!

 

[rndmr2]

Merry Christmas!! Hope you had a great day with your family!

 

[pkondz]

Last night there were 10 sleeping here. Tonight it's 12.

10 or 20... billion.

hang on...... nope. Checked the pockets. I'm a little short.

Oh yes, there were actually a lot of.... layers. My kids still talk about the frozen... layers.

Two ply. Layers are good with TP.

I feel your sympathy dripping off of you.

That sounds like you think I was being sarcastic.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
I feel for you. I've had one long day... you have several.

It was needed. Plus I liked her neon green nail polish.

Agreed.

Yes, but he was 35. Just... no.

You sure? Don't want to be known as Liesa the Cougar instead of Liesa of the Tequila?

You will! Soon, maybe update after next!

Looking forward to it!

Well, I WAS referring to the hawt red head, but yeah, probably could have been misconstrued.

... and now it's only 2.

Now tomorrow. yippee. yay.... ya and hoo.

Sounds pretty darn hit and miss. Like most things in life.

Yup.

Oh dear! Do I need to make you sign a waiver?!

Didn't we do that when we came in?

 

[cinderkelly]

I'm not good with gifs or memes, but from Our House to Yours,

Merry Christmas to all!

May you find time to celebrate well, enjoy your families, do an act of radical kindness, count your blessings, and

KNOW PEACE!

I'm a day late but hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas! I'm a little relieved it's over; back to regularly scheduled programming. Maybe I can even get caught up on everyone's threads!

 

[Steppesister]

Because my inner-MORON happens occasionally, I agreed to work today. I've had over 20 people in my house for 3 days, more or fewer than that for 4. I am tired.

No. I'm exhausted.

The good news is, I've actually edited all the photos for the next update, but still need to write the thing and upload them to PB. (No easy task) The other good news, is that I have both Wednesday and Friday off. So I'm hoping... HOPING to get one up on both days. We shall see...

It goes without saying the house is a fantastic disaster zone. So, that has to take priority. I can't think, write.... exist in a messy place. Any volunteers?

Ok, carry on.

 

[Paula Sedley-Burke]

I hope inbetween the sleeping on your feet Cindrella you have enjoyed Christmas time. 20 people plus working today! Wow. We hsd just 3 and did all prepared food preordered and a lot of nice but disposable goods. Not much clearing up for Jo!

I hope that some Disney cartoon birds tweet in whilst you are working and clean up for you! Glad you have 2 days off at the end of the week.

 

[franandaj]

Hang in there! Hopefully they will clean up some while you're at work.

At least you have tomorrow off!

 

[Steppesister]

Hang in there! Hopefully they will clean up some while you're at work.

At least you have tomorrow off!

 

[Steppesister]

Merry Christmas!!!

I trust yours was merry and bright as well?

Merry Christmas!! Hope you had a great day with your family!

We did. For days. I think things are finally winding down, just a few stragglers left now.

hang on...... nope. Checked the pockets. I'm a little short.

But.... you ARE close.

Two ply. Layers are good with TP.

Some of my long time readers have heard Steppe's Adventures in Outhousing. Remind me to tell you sometime about the year it took to go use up Lenin's Volume Set of Manifestos and Works. I am not lying or kidding.

That sounds like you think I was being sarcastic.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
I feel for you. I've had one long day... you have several.

It really wasn't the sheer number of people, although that was dizzying. It was the longevity of the festivities that seemed to go on. And on. And on. I have stamina, but this was... tiring.

You sure? Don't want to be known as Liesa the Cougar instead of Liesa of the Tequila?

Meow....

Now tomorrow. yippee. yay.... ya and hoo.

So sorry. I hope it didn't do too much damage.

Didn't we do that when we came in?

Well, as a matter of fact.

I'm a day late but hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas! I'm a little relieved it's over; back to regularly scheduled programming. Maybe I can even get caught up on everyone's threads!

We did! Loads of family fun! Board games, amazing food stuffs, plenty of good Willamette Valley wine, even a little bit of sunshine.

But yes, I too am a little relieved it's over. Perhaps too much of a good thing this year. Plus, I had to work today. So....

 

[Steppesister]

I hope inbetween the sleeping on your feet Cindrella you have enjoyed Christmas time. 20 people plus working today! Wow. We hsd just 3 and did all prepared food preordered and a lot of nice but disposable goods. Not much clearing up for Jo!

I hope that some Disney cartoon birds tweet in whilst you are working and clean up for you! Glad you have 2 days off at the end of the week.

I did! Very much. Always good to see family that we don't see often enough.

And work ended up being a bit challenging today. And yet, a nice escape from the noise at home too. Traded kids yelling and running around the house for monitor alarms and people puking.

Every year, I entertain the thought of just finding a nice buffet more and more.

 

[Poolrat]

Reading on my phone since my computer is running a tune up program to hopefully get it working better.
I am back to work tomorrow with a long day due to a meeting in the am and I am teaching a class in the pm.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.

Liesa you have got to be exhausted. I hope gets back to a crazy normal soon after the holidays.

 

[pkondz]

Because my inner-MORON happens occasionally, I agreed to work today. I've had over 20 people in my house for 3 days, more or fewer than that for 4. I am tired.

No. I'm exhausted.

The good news is, I've actually edited all the photos for the next update, but still need to write the thing and upload them to PB. (No easy task) The other good news, is that I have both Wednesday and Friday off. So I'm hoping... HOPING to get one up on both days. We shall see...

It goes without saying the house is a fantastic disaster zone. So, that has to take priority. I can't think, write.... exist in a messy place. Any volunteers?

Ok, carry on.

Sounds like you've certainly had your hands full. Can't blame you one little bit for being exhausted. No rush on the update, take some time to relax and recover. We can wait a little bit more.