Had a nice day today.  The two kids who visit their great grandparents down the street were coming over tonight, to celebrate GGpa's birthday so I took a couple little gifts down there for them for Christmas.  When they came there, they walked down here and brought me a poinsetta.  They are such a nice family and they are always doing something nice for each other and now I'm part of it.

Then Frankie came by after work and she's spending the night.  She stopped on her way home and got me some Tylenol to take for my Sciatic pain down my leg.  It worked and I can get some real sleep tonight.

CALLIE, my husband's birthday was December 27th and he never had a real birthday celebration in his life until he married me.  His mother always kept back one Christmas present for his birthday and that was it.  I started going out the day after Christmas and buying a birthday gift for him.  I baked him a birthday cake and on his first special birthday after we were married, I threw a birthday party for him with all of our friends helping him celebrate.  He was in total shock!

Now I'm heading for the haystack!  I always get up and make coffee for Frankie to have on the way to work when she spends the night here.  And I make her 2 hard boiled eggs to eat on the way to work.  She loves them and she never has time to sit down and eat breakfast. 

I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a happy tomorrow!  And may God bless us, every one!

Good morning

Another chilly one but no new snow.  Not a lot going on here , just doing odd jobs and delivering a quilt, even cancer doesn't take a rest.

Jane, sounds like you had a great day.

Patricia, did you get that snow?

Better move..

Enjoy your day and stay safe..

If PATRICIA didn't get the snow, we did.  I think we got about 2 inches or so.  Everything is white except the roads.  They're already cleared.  I'm about to take Cooper for a walk.  And Frankie made it to work safely. 

I wish you all a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as CHRISTMAS DAY, tomorrow!

We had our first snow last night. Not much and it's melting now. Roads are clear. Most things will probably be calm today as many businesses close early and people leave the area for visiting.

Jane and Rick, please keep it there!! Jane David said they got a wee skiff of snow and the sanders were out.

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Snow, did someone ask? We've already had over twelve inches from the past weeks' snowstorms, with graders, dump trucks, and incessant backing up alarms run constantly. There are piles of snow everywhere you look and city notices on checking and cleaning your roofs are everywhere.

Every day brings more snow, more rain, and of course, especially for the holiday weekend, the expected holiday gift,

Winter Storm Watch

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Saturday, December 25, 9:00 AM AKST

Sunday, December 26, 9:00 PM AKST

Source: U.S. National Weather Service


...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Heavy snow and freezing rain expected. Travel will be very difficult to impossible. Total snow accumulations of 8 to 12 inches, with localized amounts up to 18 inches, and ice accumulations of a light glaze are possible.

* WHERE...Middle Tanana Valley.

* WHEN...From Saturday morning through Sunday evening.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Significant reductions in visibility are possible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Winter Storm Watch means there is potential for significant snow, sleet or ice accumulations that may impact travel. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts.

This was our previous one or is it just one long continuous storm?

Special Weather Statement

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Wednesday, December 22, 2:08 PM AKST

Friday, December 24, 5:00 PM AKST

Source: U.S. National Weather Service


...Major Winter Storm Late This Weekend...

A strong weather front is expected to push east across northern Alaska over the weekend, with significant winter storm impacts beginning on Sunday and lasting into early next week for the Interior.

An initial front will bring light snow across the Interior on Saturday, with 1 to 2 inches of accumulations through Saturday night. Heavy snow will then push in from the west beginning on Sunday morning and last through Sunday night before dissipating.

Snow accumulations exceeding one foot for the Fairbanks area is not out of the question at this point. Additionally, there is a chance that snow will transition to rain as far east as Fairbanks Sunday night into Monday, but confidence remains low of this possibility at this time. Expect strong west winds to develop Sunday afternoon, resulting in significant blowing and drifting snow across the Interior going into Monday.

Residents should take proper precautions to ensure safety in preparation for any holiday travel over the weekend. Stay tuned to www.weather.gov/fairbanks as we continue to monitor changes to the outlook throughout the weekend.

Snow you ask?

...and it's supposed to be 80º in central Oklahoma today! 

Good morning everyone, no CNA at 8 this morning but one will be here at 9:30 and I finally slept last night. 22°.  No time for chatting or reading this morning. Want to wish everyone a wonderful Christmas day with all the family and friends you can safely be with. My daughter is in Ca. with their 2 sons, last year they could not go because state borders were closed because of the darn covid, who thought a year later we would be still having that threat.
Every thing is white this morning and still falling. Not much, looks like a broom would clear the walks. If Paul was still working here they would be cleaned already but the new maintenance man lives out of state with his wife and 4 kids. The apartment that goes with the job is too small for them.

Just got a phone call and now I get no CNA, just got a call from that person in the office. Oh well, I think I am get  ting used to no help but things are beginning to pile up in here.

AMY  one thing I never made was cheese cake and I sure love it. Every time I  thought I would try I would look at a recipe and it looked like too much work and complicated.

CALLIE  happy Belated Birthday. As usual I am a day late with everyone's special day.

JANE  this is the first time in 70 years I have not made cookies and fudge for everyone. I know my SIL will miss his fudge and my daughter her coconut balls and my 2 Ca. grands will miss everything. Family here will miss things too but know I just can no longer do any of that cooking/baking.

SHIRLEY  I can understand the company being short handed with all this covid but if they cannot accommodate their clients they should let them know. Even hospitals and nursing homes have ads in papers here for CNAs wanted and some places offering a bonus for signing up. I gave my oldest grand daughter a lot of my Mother's knick knacks that I had no room for and my daughter has some of my Mom's things and my brass bell collection and a few other things I collected. My sons want nothing but older son's wife did take some of what I had. I have a few items younger son made and they will go back to him.

LLOYD  hope your doctor appointment was good yesterday.

PHYLLIS  I thin it is horrible when that man in the White House blames unvaccinated people for the covid deaths. My DIL's sister had all of them and has been in the hospital fighting for her life with covid and not this latest strain.

SANDY  I have been to several orthopedic back doctors, first one talked surgery before even seeing an Xray and the last one said no guarantee and I could end up in a wheel chair for the rest of my life. Have learned to live with it and a good CNA who know how to do a back massage  with a Hempvana pain cream. It will be another month before she is back to work and now my left shoulder would be fine with being replaced but feel I am too old.

RAMMEL  like your Christmas tree.

JANE  you  more snow than we did 1+1/2" and it is now raining so will be icy.

Have a great day and hope all is done so you can rest a bit before tomorrow.
Merry Christmas everyone.

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      Party is ON for tomorrow afternoon/evening!!

Miss Ellen was very concerned that she had "brought" the virus with her because of roomie. She took the "takes-longer-to-analyze" test and was Negative so she's now comfortable getting together.

#2 son called yesterday.  He felt better and sounded pretty good but, of course, they will stay home from everything. However, #1 son (or, probably, one of The Grands) will try to set up a Facetime or Zoom or one of those "everybody can talk" things so we can share fun virtually.

Gloria, thanks for the Birthday Wish.  ...as well as the Jacquie Lawson cards. I enjoy those.

I had put off baking cookies and now need to Get Busy.
 

Callie.....80°!! We are sitting at 25° at the moment with the threat of freezing rain now for today and tomorrow.    that you can get together with your family!!

Gloria, thank you..loved the cards.

Edited to add the game is soooo addicting!!!

Me too, loved the cards! Thanks, Gloria. I did enjoy the game.   

Callie, I plan to go to the family gathering the 29th but am debating whether to go to church in the morning, I will do a "drive by" and if the parking lots is over full I will not go in. My son thinks everyone will be going to the ones on Christmas Eve that has kids so we'll see. I am thrilled to have the paper from the doctor saying I tested positive for the antibodies as well as showing the positive in July .... it has been over a year so I hope I am good for life, but not going to push my luck with so many different varieties of germs still called Covid!

I walked Tom & Tiger down to the river while ago, probably Tom's last trip. He struggled with the walk as well as not being able to tell where he was part of the time. So sad to watch but he doesn't seem to be in any pain, enjoys eating all the time and all that walk, he still had to come inside to use the litter box (I'm really a pro at training these animals, huh?)

Merry Christmas to All.... and God Bless ... We had that warm weather Callie was talking about, but not going to break any records. I think weather man said it was in the 80s in 1955.... We had mid (or almost) 70s here. No nap & I am ready to go "saw some logs".

It's the day before Christmas
And all through the house
The puppies are squeaking
An old rubber mouse.

The wreath which had merrily
Hung on the door
Is scattered in pieces
All over the floor.

The stockings that hung
In a neat little row
Now boast a hole in
Each one of the toes.

The tree was subjected
To bright-eyed whims,
And now, although splendid,
It's missing some limbs.

I catch them and hold them.
"Be good", I insist.
They lick me, then run off
To see what they've missed.

And now as I watch them
The thought comes to me,
That theirs is the spirit
That Christmas should be.

Should  puppies
Yet show us the way,
And teach us the joy
That should come with this day?

Could they bring the message
That's written above,
And tell us that, most of all
Christmas is love.

MERRY CHRISTMAS T0 ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT

Good night and sweet dreams, and marey Cheistmas everyone.

Lloyd

Mycheal, I hope you don't mind but I sent the poem on to my son. Fits him and the pup to a T. Pup was eying up the stockings that were hung, son was holding his breath that she didn't bite  and she didn't........bit his toe instead Raced around the livingroom ,then up stairs on all fours and came down on two with her bum going thump thump thump.

Part good day; part bad day.  Ended good and I'm beat!  Nighty night all.  Have a good night and a Merry Christmas Day!

MERRY CHRISTMAS DAY, EVERYFRIEND!

Merry Christmas..

Good morning..

Hope you have a Merry Christmas and  enjoy this special day. I have a date with Tom T Turkey and will also peel the vegetables and have all the little chores done.

It will be a quiet day for us, covid is running rampant and we are staying quiet.

Haven't poked my nose out to see if we did get the freezing rain yet but if not they today also we may get it. Now ,I would rather have snow even if it means a dance.

Here is some songs to listen to.

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Enjoy your day and stay  safe.


 

Good morning everyone. MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Made it in time for my son to pick me up ab a few minutes to spare. He will pick me up at 10 and when he says 10 he does not mean 10:01. Just have to get my coat on and get downstairs.
I made sure Regina did not feel slighted on her birthday on the 27th. She got her Christmas presents but I kept some from us for her birthday and on the 27th in place of a party where no one wanted to attend I took her shopping so she could pick out something special she wanted and we went out for lunch. She really enjoyed feeling special on her birthday. I have a nephew born on Christmas eve and a brother in law on Christmas day.
Have no idea what time I will get home, if I get too tired it will be early. I will talk to Regina and Gary and my 2 grandsons and the wife of the younger one. We have been doing this since we both got computers. Before that I would call them late on the 24th and I had talked Regina into letting both boys open one of the gifts I sent for them before they headed for bed.
Have a wonderful day. I am looking forward to the ham and this year Mike is going to make scalloped potatoes, he copied my recipe a few days ago. Oh got a phone call at 9:30 yesterday morning and the one who was supposed to come the called in and they called me she was not coming. I had her before and she is from one of the Caribbean Islands  and was afraid to drive or walk on the little snow we had.
Enjoy your day with family and friends.
 

Good morning and Merry Christmas from an Interior unaccustomedly buried deep in piles of snow. The electricity has been flickering all week but has valiantly stayed on. 

Plus five with snow and ice with yet another storm warning, the gift that keeps on giving!

I slept well last night and realized why this morning. All the snow plowing personnel and equipment are taking the night and day off for their celebrations.  They've earned it. This continuous storm has already put us in the record books.

I hope everyone everywhere is having a nice Christmas and holiday season!

Merry Christmas to ALL

I'm worn out tonight!  I've fallen asleep twice since I came home from Cathy's after dinner.  Frankie picked up Cooper and I drifted right off to sleep again.  I'm going to hit the haystack early tonight.  I guess all these extra activities have just plain been too much for me! 

I hope you all had a Christmas as good as mine and I wish you all a pleasant night's sleep and a happy tomorrow.  And may God bless us, every one!

Well, I went to bed early and I got up early and here I am, talking to myself this morning.  I do that a lot but please don't tell the psychiatrist or they'll be watching me!

I slept well and I feel better this morning.  It's 41º this morning and calling for the mid 40s all day but tomorrow we're supposed to have some snow and then rain 2 days during the coming week.  I'm planning to do a short trip in my car later this week and it will be my first since my surgery at the beginning of Nov.  I just feel like I did before except for the one place on my face and that doesn't hamper anything. 

My Maryland daughter's husband is feeling better and it seems it wasn't COVID after all so we are all happy about that!  And they are planning to come up over New Year's weekend if he keeps improving!

I hope you all have a good day...at least as good as yesterday but not as good as tomorrow!

Good morning..

A light  dusting of snow overnight and a temp of 26° this morning. We had a quiet day yesterday ,sent a couple of meals over to the neighbour. When I talked with her she sounded rough so made a pot of soup for her and sent that with the dinners.
Today is a day of rest, other than delivering a quit there is nothing on the agenda.

Jane, good news about your SIL! Hope he improves to be able to be there on New Years weekend!!

Patricia, when power flickers here I gather up the flashlights and make sure we have spare water. We have a generator that does handle  a lot but not all outlets in the house.

Gloria, your son sounds like my Dad.If Dad stated a time to go fishing  you had better be there or you would miss out.

Better get ready to meet the day.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

The best part of today?

LEFTOVERS!!!

Good Morning everyone. we Had a good day yesterday ,    we Had a get togather at our deaughters and Sil's House. was a great feed she had a Ham and a turkey and lot of side dishes, an everyone else mostly brought sidedishes as well,exa. Nancy broeght a watter gate sallade. It is 39º and pretly sunny, loking like it Is going to win out and get full sun,so the weather gusser say's. so.I had a good nights sleep, according to the tattle tail. but it also said I had a leek breathing. so. do not know why but I have a headace every day and a bad one this morning it Is time to gat a new Mask. I was clean shaved so no reason for a leak. My blod sugar said 152 no reason for thet was over 5 hours after eating any thing. they say 2 hours should be a good reading after taking in food. I am going to turn on the TV and watch our church's preacher Live on the internet. see you all later. tomorow I am going to work on Hulling more black wallnuts. after i get all of done in two three day's going to get back on those tiney hickery nuts. they have a good flaver but takes  a lot of them to make a cup full. AMY we used the receipt you postd for us and Made a pie crust out of the balck wallnuts. It was a 9" was delishes. Nancy put a chocklet with a maring on top. I  it am frothing at the bit to do a frut pie or to. Thanks for it. see you all later.

Lloyd