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cw and way,

Well, we have never had enough snow to shovel it!

One time, when I was a little girl on New Year’s Eve in 1963, we had enough snow for my dad to build a snowman with us. I was 8 years old.

That was so much fun and a rare treat for a kid that lived in New Orleans!
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cwillie,

I agree . The best snowfalls are the lighter ones that melt away on its own the next day .

Need, you aren’t missing anything by not shoveling. 🙄. Actually when I was younger I liked raking and shoveling . My back doesn’t like it anymore 😭.
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Oh h3ll no, I don't want enough to have to shovel it.
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Way,

I can’t imagine shoveling snow!
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Need,
I’ll be thinking of your post while I shovel this year. 🤪🤣

I don’t know if it’s due to global warming or some other reason , but the leaves are falling later . So I am raking into December . 😤.
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cw,

Louisiana receives a fair amount of rainfall. It does get old after a while.

On the rare occasion, when we get a few snow flurries, it’s a treat to see the pretty snow flakes floating through the air.
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I think I'd rather have the snow than gloomy wetness.
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Gloomy day here…rainy and just overall funky.

I am procrastinating this morning! On my second cup of coffee before going out in the rain to run a few errands.

Oh well…

Could be worse, at least I don’t deal with snow like many other people do in the winter.
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Love that tale Margaret! 😆

I remember asking if it was OK to wear pants to a work function in the UK.

A few funny looks from the office men.. before a woman said "Well! I HOPE you will be wearing pants! And hopefully something over them too. Like a skirt or trousers".

Trousers (as I knew them) being more formal leg-wear, tailored, creased down the front type leg-wear. All other informal leg-wear was all 'pants'.

We all had a good laugh.. especially when I threw in talk of wearing thongs too..
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“I’m looking for a screw”. Question yesterday to my DH Tony doing a repair job on our trailer, in a truck stop camp site on our way to Alice Springs. (I’d just walked off to the office, but let’s face it, I’m 76). Tony, deadpan, says ‘What sort of screw’, and the guy says “A long one”. The penny dropped at that point, and Tony fishes a suitable screw out of his tool kit. The guy thanks him politely and tries to pay for it!

I met his wife on the path to the office, we chatted and she said that they were French Canadian and had only basic English. I said that it was easy to be misunderstood, and said that Tony was a bit surprised to be asked for a screw, as the English meaning can be a bit different. She said she knew that one, and we giggled together. They had a problem with their rental caravan, hence the need for a screw replacement.

Tony finished the repair, and as we left the campsite they were both waiting for us at the exit, waving goodbye with broad grins and laughter! I think asking Tony for a screw is going to be on their list of memorable parts of their Australian adventure!
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My husband just called as he was leaving his office.

He told me to go outside and take a peek at the moon. He knows that I love when the moon is shining beautifully in the sky.

It’s a chilly night here. There is an interesting and hauntingly beautiful cloud formation behind a big and bright full moon. It looks very mysterious!
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Oh, DD brought one of her 5 pound apple pies! We brought two large pieces home.
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Happy Thanksgiving late! Had a long, but blessed day traveling to DH's sister and brother in law's home in the next county over from our's.
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Evamar,

You deserve to treat yourself to something special. We all do!

Christmas items are in all of our stores here. I like seeing the decorations.

I used to shop year round for gifts. I bought things when I saw something that I liked. The only problem was that I would put the gifts away and then forget where I placed them. Then I would have to shop again!
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NHWM,
In Canada we are already in full Xmas mode. Even had some snow yesterday!
Did all the Xmas shopping today!
And as good caregiver I did not forget myself, ordered two gorgeous dresses from my favourite store.
I think every one of us deserves a little bit of frivolity.
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I'm there in spirit already Send, I love dessert 🤤
(I never did get any pumpkin pie for Canadian thanksgiving 😭)
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Send,

Sounds delicious! 😊
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My brother gave me a good laugh yesterday. I was in the kitchen cooking and the doorbell rang. I went to the door and saw my brother, opened the door and he says, “Happy Thanksgiving!” LOL 😆

I replied, ‘Thanks, but you’re a day early!’ I invited him in for a cup of coffee and we chatted a bit before I had to run to the store for last minute shopping.

Somehow, my brother got his days mixed up. It was fine. We both laughed about it.
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I'll take some of those cookies!
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Dessert, CWillie, we will eat dessert!
Cranberry Walnut Oatmeal cookies.
Pumpkin Spice Loaf.
Pumpkin Pie.
Tiny dessertlets of apple pie.
Haagen Dazs Ice Cream /w Chocolate sauce.

I have not made the dressing yet, maybe later.
Or not.

Dessert is at 8 p.m. When can you get here?
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Everyone left our home with leftovers. I cooked way more than we could possibly eat! We served a turkey and a ham with tons of our favorite sides.

Now I’m relaxing with a glass of wine. We enjoyed our day very much. Going to bed early tonight!

Hoping that everyone on the AgingCare forum had a wonderful holiday.
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CWillie,, they will eat leftovers!! One of the best parts of Thanksgiving!! We sent enough for 2 meals home with one of our guests so he and another Batchlor buddy can have it tomorrow, and our DD took a good bit home as well as her BF requested it because he loves my hubs cooking ( not sure what that says about his families cooking. LOL ) So we were able to get rid of quite a bit, as there are only we two here. My DD brought a pumpkin cheesecake from the local health food store and that stuff was SINFUL!! No way was it healthy but hey, no complaints here!
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Happy Thanksgiving to all American friends.
Lots to be grateful for even in difficult times.
NHWM,
love your quote, allow me to copy it:
” Don’t allow anyone to steal your joy away from you.”
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But what are you going to eat for lunch and dinner Send? 🤔
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Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Even those in Canada, who may have already celebrated a month ago. 🦃

My book, a journal, arrived: "Things I would like to be able to say in meetings".
Maybe that is an idea for a new thread: "Things I would like to be able to say on the Aging Care forum.".

Wouldn't that be just perfect? We would finally get our shorter posts, after the moderators edited it or deleted it. 🤔

My dH and I were sitting at the table, 10:45 a.m.
We looked at each other and laughed. "What do we do now?"
We had just finished our turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and dressing, french cut green beans, the works. At 10:45 in the morning!
Who does that?

But we were hungry, and already prepped by all the talk about what makes a Thanksgiving meal. I enjoyed it! We did not forget to be thankful.

Now, to make this a little bit of a longer post, trying to fit in, here is my joke I am trying to perfect it after posting on the joke thread:

A turkey went to the doctor
looking kind of pale
and had lost all of its feathers.

The doctor says:
"I think we may have found the problem."
"All your internal organs are in this little bag."

Have a great day!
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Same to you NHWM and to everyone else here. Have a great day. I am thankful I don’t have parent drama today and on a much lesser note I am grateful I only had to make cranberry sauce and Brussels sprouts this year. All done and enjoying what’s left of the parade coverage before we go to our daughter’s later. Will be wonderful to be with the grandkids for the holiday.

Have a great day everyone!
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Popping in to wish everyone a very happy thanksgiving 🍂🦃🍁!

Hoping that today and the upcoming holidays will bring some joy into your lives.

If you’re going through a difficult time and want to say, ‘Bah, Humbug!’ Go right ahead! Many of us become melancholy during certain times of the year.

I do find that the older I get though, the less I care about insignificant matters. I have learned to focus on the things that I am grateful for and toss aside the rest.

I will pass along something my therapist said to me years ago. “Don’t allow anyone to steal your joy away from you.”
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Sad about Rosalynn Carter. I always respected her. But Ithe first thing that came to my mind was how much easier it probably was for her family take care of her and President Carter. I bet they didn't need to cobble together caregiver schedules and everything else and hope for the best like lot of us do on this site. It shouldn't be so hard.
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Rosalynn Carter passed at age 96.
November 19th, 2023
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I've gotten so used to living in isolation that when I get invites to see the same people twice in one month I hesitate, what's up with that?🤔
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