Hello fellow Quackers.
Can I just say I wish some of you would come cook for me? You cook, I'll clean up...any takers?
Thanks for all the advice for timers on my lights. I made a discovery when I went to order the additional strands. I was reading the details description to make sure they could connect strand to strand/how many strands could go together and discovered they have a built in timer. Sweet! 6 Hours on 18 hours off. I got them off
Amazon.
Speaking of Amazon, I'm a little annoyed with their PRIME 2 day shipping. I knew when we moved to this town delivery would be delayed a day or two from my old address. My old address has PRIME vans that do most of the delivering from a large warehouse about 45 miles north of us. My current address does not have the vans and still relies on UPS/FED-EX/USPS for delivery and that takes a bit longer. Well, things right now are coming in over a week after ordering, which to me isn't all that great of a deal. I am of the age that I remember when ordering anything could take weeks, so I realize this a total first world problem, but my kids can't fathom why anything takes so long to arrive. And, I am noticing that Wall-mart is beating Amazon delivery for some of my stuff on a lot of things. Again, total first world problem and I am grateful for the service, but it seems if I"m paying extra, I should get my stuff a bit sooner that over a week later.
@footballmouse glad you are getting to spend so much time with Mia. Sounds like she is growing despite not like taking too much of a bottle at one time.
@Snowysmom HAPPPY HAPPY belated birthday wishes. It sounds like you had a lovely night with your boys and grandkids.
@AuntieMe3 Glad your trip went well. I'm sure it's hard to have your sister further away, but guessing she is so grateful for your help in the move.
@bobbiwoz UTI's sure can make a person miserable. I hope yours is under control and you are feeling better.
@Kirby, just sending extra hugs and good thoughts your way for your son and your whole family. I hope he gets good news tomorrow.
Not much new to report from this end. Taking the kids over to see FH here in an about a half hour. He gets them every Wednesday from 5-7. One of the tiny bright spots about this is I don't have to worry about cooking on Wednesday nights. As you all know, cooking is not really my jive. So, I try to find something to be thankful for when I have to drop them off each week. I am at a loss as to what to get any of my kids for Christmas. I know it is not a competition, but I know FH and his mother will go overboard and there is just no way I can keep up. Going to take them to a light festival that we have gone to for years (FH stopped going with us a few years back, so it's mostly a tradition just the kids and I have so won't be weird for him to not be there) and maybe ask them what they'd like to have for our Christmas meal when they get back, and it can be anything...pizza, going out, spaghetti...whatever. Trying to find another holiday celebration or something we can maybe attend. We shall see. I think I'm going to ask my parents if they want to eat lunch together on Christmas. A place I get breakfast from does some catering and are offering some pre-prepped sides for order. Thinking of getting their Mac-n-cheese and maybe cheesy potatoes...yes I like my cheese. Then just get a small ham or something to round out the meal. It would just be 3 maybe 4 of us so we don't need a lot and we will be having our bigger celebration with A LOT more food later that week.
Our PTO (of which I am a member) does a "Santa's Workshop" for our school kids to shop for gifts. We invite the entire elementary and the teachers bring them over in shifts...those who don't shop stay at the school and do a fun activity, and then the middle school principal brings over any middle schoolers who have signed up to come. It's a lot of fun and a lot of work. Thankfully the girls and boys basketball teams went over after school today and helped pull out all of the gifts and wrapping supplies from the closets we had them stored in (we host it in a church basement) and also put away all the chairs and arranged the shopping tables for us. That in itself is a big chunk for us to not have to do and saves us so much time. Now we can focus on loading the tables with the items and seeing what we need to purchase to fill in gaps. It's really hard to find gifts for teens and men. We get ALOT of stuff donated that works so well for moms/grandmas/aunts, but teens and men are just difficult. We price all the gifts one flat rate. Our event is next week.
Hope everyone has a good evening.
Pizza and cake sounds delicious. Enjoy your special day!
But I bet it will be even better tomorrow.
and everyone else for your continuing prayers and extra love.
and 
sure don't mix, Footballmouse. Grateful, Carly didn't get her paws on any stocking contents in general. Keep cozy and well out there, please.
always for Don, and of course, it goes without saying, dear you as well! I also hope any needed shopping today goes quickly for you. oh, and that Dave shows up as well.
for floor progress, Lynn!
with love from me.
