Linda posted this cute piggy to an another group....guess where..hehe...
so...yes, i am busy nowadays but but but...
the reason why i did not come is: my windows crashed...lol and it was a few days to re-install it. Now i use window 7 ultimate and it seems it is ok...but still no images and many programmes still not on my comp...
anyhow..I am happy to be here and see your images again and read about your life make me feel happy and i feel i got back my harmony and balance, you are my online family and really i was not well without you.
Good morning friends. We are getting remnants of your cold weather here in the islands. Of course, it is nothing like what you are experiencing, but for a tropical creature like me, it is very cold. At night, with all the windows closed, we need to use blankets and it feels as if you had an air conditioner on the high setting. Even my dogs are using sweat shirts, lol. Have a great day
Good morning everyone! All the graphics are so wonderful in here.
Gala, that is so c-c-c-c-cold! I'll bet the children are happy about it though. I used to LOVE snow days home from school.
Hope you got your "rear in gear" Jean! You will get it all done, you always do--right? I had my stressful "i'm never going to get it done" moment a couple days ago and now I have only one more present to buy and 3 to wrap. Oh yeah, and 2 more cards! hahaha!
Have a wonderful Thursday everyone & bundle-up Gala!
A bit of light snow here this morning and dire predictions for our temps. plummeting over the next few days. Yuck!!! Have a great day everyone. I am going shopping and I need to get my rear in gear.
Yes, it's wet/cold here too Jean - you and I definitely have the same weather, don't we?
Well, I lost my "shorts" at the casino! LOL! Didn't lose much $$ as I never take a credit card with. Don't really gamble much, but I do like to go maybe once a year.
I've got most of my shopping done, just a few little odds n' ends left--like stocking stuffers. Yes, I still stuff a stocking for my 24 yr. old daughter!
Off to work with me then - hope I don't have to slide my way there! Have a happy day everyone!
Hello Dear Gala, hope all is well with you. Monday, 8:31 AM
Good Morning everyone, I hope you had a great week-end. We have had little snow over the week-end but light freezing rain and it caused many accidents. I hope you are all free from the hazardous weather. Have a great week and stay safe out there. Sending BIG hugs to everyone.
It sounds as though everyone is very busy. Here too, just not enough hours in the day.
AldiLa we have had the same weather as you and this morning it was freezing rain. It has warmed up a bit and it is melting. My yard is a mess. I have not posted about it because it is so frustrating but my roof/siding is not completed yet. ARGGG! We had nine guys here yesterday putting up sheet insulation and tearing of the old siding and when they left I just wanted to cry at the mess they made of everything. They indicated they will be done by the 23th, needless to say no lights outside it looks so barren. Ok I will quit whining now, I have a warm home and I am indeed grateful for that.
Oh by the way as you know I live in MI and we are becoming a lot like Vegas we have Casinos all over MI. I hope you have good luck. I think they are hurting because of the economy and so jackpots are hard to come by.
None of my daughters will be here for Christmas this year so we will have our gathering after Christmas.
Sorry about rambling, I am alone this morning so lot's of time to talk. Have a great day and stay safe out there. Sending hugs.
Olga, working at the post office this time of year has to be very stressful indeed! I mailed all of my Christmas packages right before our Thanksgiving, 11/25. The lines were long even then!
Thanks for the sunshine Jennie . .it seems to have warmed things up a bit as it is in the 30's now. Freezing rain & all the snow has just about melted. The streets are an ice rink right now.
Jean, will your daughter be coming home for Christmas this year? Because I only have the one child, I always dread the thought of her moving far away. I think I would have to follow her wherever she goes. Poor thing, she'll never get rid of me!
I'm having my lazy day today Olga . . will go to a casino in Milwaukee, Wisconsin later today. Going to wear my lucky motorcycle boots! Would love to win the jackpot and buy all new kitchen appliances--I have them all picked out already! LOL!
Jennie i love your hot Santa image...i mean in the hot..
It looks funny.
AldiLa...no snow here but yes...some another thing also can bring Christmas mood and of course i should be very happy shopping with you. I think in the Usa Christmas is more fun, there is a big tradition of how to decorate the cities...
Today i take a lazy day, i need it. Tomorrow we will not at home so much and the next week will be long, we will work on Saturday...post office is very busy nowadays.
It's the freezin' season here it MI too. We had quite a storm with high winds and blowing snow. It is bitter cold here. Not the kind of weather for outdoor activities unless your a child and they do not seem to mind.
We are busy with preparation for Christmas, and yes AldiLa I would send you some goodies.
Jenny I too envy your weather my daughter called last evening from Fla. and let me know she was grilling on the patio. Grrr.
Have a great week-end everyone and stay safe out there. Sending hugs.
Oh, it's sooooo cold here in Chicago .. I'm so very jealous of your weather Jennie! Winds gusting 45 mph . . a high of 8 with windchills -10 today. It's very hard to go out into this weather, scrape your windows and freeze your way off to work. Alas, that is exactly what I now am going to do!
Soak up some of that sunshine for me, will you Jennie? Have a happy day all!
Good morning friends. Hope you are not snowbound this morning. We are having warm days (mid 80's), but at night it cools down to the low 70's, a welcome change from the extreme heat we have had lately. Have a great day
Good morning all! It's a cold & blustery day here in Chicago! Jean, depending on what area you are in--we got from 6-8 inches with more on the way. Chicago is sooo good at snow removal though, no chance of getting snowed-in & staying home today!
These graphics are all so adorable everybody! Have a wonderful "hump day" all . . weekend is just around the corner!
Good Morning everyone, well we did get some snow last night but now the amount they were predicting. They are saying we could have winds today of 50 miles an hour today. It is cold here this morning and I have to get out and do some shopping. I hope you are all having a great week. Sending hugs.
AldiLa, how much snow did you get? Everyone stay safe out there.
It looks as though winter will arrive with a flourish over the next few days. We are under a winter storm advisory. Some places in lower MI will get up to 2 feet of snow.
Have a great day everyone, stay safe out there. Sending hugs.
How fun that you met friends from Care2 Jean! I've only done that once & it was very recent. Met a lady that I've been friends with here on Care2 for 5 years. She had a 2-hour layover at the Chicago airport!
Olga, I love spicy wine, 80's music & shopping! That trip sounds like so much fun . . oh wouldn't I just love to do that with you some day!
We are suppose to get up to 10 inches of snow today . . I really hope they are wrong!
Good Monday to everyone. It has been a very busy week-end for us as we had friends from Care2 in our home for lunch yesterday and it was awesome to finally put a face on these these wonderful folks. I wish we could all get together at some central location and really get to know each other.
Olga sounds as though you had a great time, shopping and drinking wine, unfortunately no one does that where I live. Guess I could bring my own in a travel mug. LOL
AldiLa love the sculpture. Sorry about having to work. I miss working but I don't miss having to get up on winter mornings and clean the car and freeze your behind off. Have a great week my friend.
Jenny great to see you here. Your an asset to any group your in. Sending hugs.
Have a great week everyone and please stay safe out there.
Good morning! I'm not ready to go back to work again . . really would just love to stay home today, bake cookies . . do a little shopping--dream on, right?
The show was awesome! Check out this cool motorcycle sculpture I bought:
Made entirely of recycled things, spark plugs, washers, etc. cool, huh?
SO happy you are here Jennie!! We are a small, friendly group and you fit right in!
shopping was great with Christmas music and hot spicy wine,lol...and we ate in the plaza (shopping centre) at a little concert with the 80's music. The singers were really talented people.
Today i do what you did yesterday Jennie.
AldiLa have a great show! I hope more succesful then lately.
Ee..sure, take your time and fingers cross...
Gala did you begin to decorate or will you do that only at the end of the month?
Jean how are you? I love your special graphics around.
Good late morning everyone. I am doing laundry, making lunch, putting up Christmas decorations, fighting Vampire Wars and downloading graphics, all at the same time, lol. AldiLa and Olga, have fun shopping today and Eleanor good luck on those exams. A wonderful weekend to all
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Happy Saturday all! Ee, I hope you pass your exams!
We are going to the "one of a kind show" a The Merchandise Mart today. There are over 500 artisans at this show and I'm hoping to find some awesome Christmas gifts for friends and family there today. My BF was going to be in the show, but the $1500 booth fee was a little too steep!
Have fun at the advent market today Olga, I would so love to go with you!
How lucky you are AldiLa and Jean! I love the snow but in the last few years snow arrives sooo late...not as it was before and often it does not stay only for 2-3 days.
Yes, great that weekend is here but it run sooo fast...
I slept a bit more, i only got up at 7.30 am and since that time i just rushing around, many errands and soon we will go to the advent market to the city...i love it very much so i am happy and i wish to you a very nice weekend!
Good morning friends! We had snow yesterday too Jean, I sware you and I share the same weather! I'm so happy it's Friday as it's been a very stressful week for me at work. Today, I'm taking on yet ANOTHER huge challenge at work and I'll be so happy when I'm back home this evening, sipping cocoa, posting graphics & looking forward to the weekend.
Jean, do you have any baked goodies to share? LOL! Have a happy Friday all!
Good Morning Gala and everyone who comes in later, getting an early start today as I have a lot to do. Raining here this morning with the threat of snow over the next couple of days. Have a wonderful day and stay safe out there.
Well we are deep into making goodies for the holidays. It leaves little time for the computer or really anything else. A bit chilly here but no snow yet, this is just fine with me. Have a great evening and stay safe out there.
Good Morning everyone, well Thanksgiving is behind us and I ate way too much. I don't normally eat much at one time, but I sure put it away this year. Everyone remarked about how much I ate. LOL I was a little piggy. I hope you all had a great holiday. Sending hugs.
Good afternoon & Happy Thanksgiving Gala and everyone!
I hope you are all enjoying Thanksgiving if you celebrate this holiday and if not, will count your blessings and pray for those who are less fortunate.
Well, we did not cook lobster today. Instead, we decided to help out at a local diner that opens it's doors every Thanksgiving for 30+ years now and offers free Turkey meals.
Turned out they had plenty of help, so we just supported that restaurant and paid for our meals today. Beleive it or not, I'm not a fan of turkey, so I had a gyros and a bowl of avgolemeno (a greek soup of lemon chicken & rice)
Just a peaceful late afternoon now, going to watch a movie in a bit "hannah & her sisters". It's a Thanksgiving movie, an old one.
Good morning all! Yes, Aldi is a grocery store here too. Apparently, this dog was found all mangy & hungry behind the Aldi grocery store, so the rescue people named him Aldi!
Many European countries have the tradition of putting up the tree on Christmas Eve, in fact--raised by my German Mother, that is what we did growing up.
It's nice to have the tree up for longer though .. I really like having it up for Thanksgiving. Speaking of which, does your country celebrate Thanksgiving? If so, what are everyone's Thanksgiving plans?
My daughter is driving to St. Louis, Missouri for Thanksgiving . Her BF's family is there. She will be home for Christmas though! My Mom is not feeling well . . doesn't feel well enough to travel the 2 hours to come to my house, nor does she feel well enough to host any sort of a dinner. I guess it will be must my BF, Jeff and I. We are not that fond of turkey though, and at this point, I think we will have lobster with bernaise sauce! LOL!
This afternoon, I'm actually meeting a friend from Care2 at the O'Hare airport! She is coming back from a cruise with her husband and lives in Canada. I've been friends with her here at Care2 for 4 years and we've never met, so I'm excited!
AldiLa...as you mentioned Aldi...so...here Aldi is a big store where we used shopping...but no prob, i love Aldi and you too..
Do you used to decorate the tree so early? Here only on 24 dec...though last year we did on 23...and i think this year also..
Good to read you had a fine time.
Jean, yes, days run sooo fast...i agree, so good to try out new tastes and reciepes but not easy to translate well from hungarian and the ingrediants are aslo different..maybe similair but different.
Good Morning everyone, Happy Monday. Wow it seems the week-end went pretty fast. I hope you all had a pleasant one. Well we are about to get started on our holiday baking and candy making. It is alot of work but well worth it in the end. If anyone has special recipes for the holiday, I would love to try something new. Have a great week and stay safe out there.
Hey AldiLa, I looked at the clock and saw you were posting and thought wow you were running really late this morning, then I remembered you have the WHOLE week off. Enjoy my friend. I can't remember the name of this dish that was being prepared but I am curious as to what it is. I think it was soup of some kind.
Good morning Maggie & all! Thoroughly enjoying my time off of work . . longing for retirement!
My daughter came over for dinner yesterday and we put up our tree. Such a wonderful afternoon & evening with her! I just love her dog Chani--makes me want to go out and find a dog! I cruised through the dog rescue sites and found a dog named Aldi! LOL! It was way to large for me though.
Good afternoon all! I hope you are feeling much better today Jean!
My daughter is coming over this afternoon with her BF and her little dog "Chani". Jeff has made a wonderful pot of Avgolemono soup and is cooking seafood pasta for dinner. It smells wonderful in our home!
We'll be putting up the Christmas tree . . my daughter knows how much I love doing that together with her. Really looking forward to having the tree up.
Good Afternoon everyone, well it has been a very slow day today. I have not been feeling the best,I woke up with a terrible headache sooo I am still in my P.J.s. Lazy girl. hehe.
AldiLa it sounds as though your doing a lovely job of decorating for the holidays. You inquired as to whether my girls do the cookie thing, once in a while they do, but they all work full time and in some cases two jobs. I still try to do some cookie making with my grans but my kitchen is so small it does not allow for many group things. Life was so much more simple when my girls were growing up. I miss the old ways.
I hope you are all having a great day and I am sending hugs to one and all.
Getting started on my holiday decorating today. I'm washing my Christmas bedding. On my bed I put white flannel sheets with red christmas trees & a red duvet, and in the guest bedroom I put beige snowman sheets with an evergreen duvet.
Jean, do your children now keep up the tradition and bake cookies with their children? When my daughter was little, I always put a small tree in her bedroom too. If you have small children, they just love having their own tree!
Olga, I hope your trip to Budapest was wonderful! Enjoy your Saturday everyone!
Happy Friday everyone, rainy and cool here this morning. Good day to stay in and clean and get ready for Thanksgiving.
Olga I hope your enjoying you vacation. I love to decorate for the holidays. I guess I will start the week-end after Thanksgiving.
AldiLa when my children were young we baked cookies and made candy etc. How nice you are keeping the tradition with your daughter. My girls are so busy and some do not live in the area. How I miss the old days.
Good morning friends! What an adorable graphic Olga! Have fun shopping today . . oh, what I would give to be able to go with you to Budapest!
I'll start decorating & put up the tree next week too. Then, I'm going to bake cookies. My daughter and I have a tradition of baking cookies each year & she's already asking me when.
It's FRIDAY!! I'm so happy! Have a wonderful day all!
Welcome back AldiLa, suure, i am happy at home though i am more happy to be at home only on vacation, great feeling to know i have a job to go back,,,,
I wish you a relaxing next week, it is on the corner...
Jean , here too, quit warm, today was bright and sunny but as i see nowadays the seasons change so suddenly, 1 day summer, another winter...
next week i shall begin to decorate the rooms for Christmas.
Tomorrow we will go shopping to the city in the afternoon, on Sunday hopefully we will go to Budapest looking a big exhibition which title is: From Botichelli to Tiziano...they say it is really worth to see.
sooo....maybe a little early but i wish to you all a great weekend because i do not know how shall be able to dropp in, see you, i love you.
Good Morning everyone, it is raining here this a.m. and very warm for this time of year. It is alot better than the alternative being snow. Have a great day and stay safe out there.
AldiLa great to have you back. I don't sleep well in hotel rooms either. Always some strange noise going on in the hall way.
Good morning friends! It's wonderful to be back home. Although the hotel was very nice, I just never seem to sleep well in them. Olga, I hope you are enjoying your time off of work! I have next week off too. Thurs. & Fri. are holidays (it's Thanksgiving here in the U.S.), so I decided to take Mon thru Wed and make it a full week! i'm so looking forward to that.
Maggie! It's wonderful to see you here. Enjoy your day all!
Happy Wednesday everyone. A little cool here this morning. Hardly any leaves left on the trees. I guess we better get ready for winter. Although it is pleasant for mid November. Have a good day and stay safe out there. Sending big hugs.
Another chilly morning here in MI. Lot's of frost. The sun is shining now and it will warm into the mid fifties today so it shouldn't be too bad. I hope the weather is lovely where you are and I wish you all a wonderfilled day. Sending hugs.
Our Christmas shopping will be very limited this year as we wait to see what the new year brings with the economy. I must have dental surgery before Christmas and it is very expensive so that will be my Christmas present. We too will buy for the children.
AldiLa, I also shall miss youu....take care lovely and hurry back to us.
Jean, this year we decided again that we will not buy big things to eachothers only kids will recieve little more. As adult we can appreciate the extra quality foods, drinks, pampering, decoratons and such...we closed out the money a little...or we try to not spend money for gifts. Of course nobody can stand to buy that some little cute something....This year i shall let it for the last weeks i think, in the open air advent market i used to find what i like and fun to walk in the light, drinking hot wine or punch...my sons also adore that mood....
in conclusion: i do not really shopping for Christmas.
aaannnd...my Grandma will be 80 (if God help us) on 27 dec...and we organize a party to her in a nice restaurant...i think to be together like on a wedding is the greatest thing, we are excited and hardly can wait.
i am on vacation yepppyyyyyy....until 30 nov...
Have a great day!
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We will miss you AldiLa, take care of yourself while your away. Sorry to hear you did not do well at the showing. Money is tight everywhere. If one has money the sales are incredible.
Good morning friends! We did not too so good at the art show, people are still very short on money these days. The artists with things at a lower price did very well though.
I've got a lot of my holiday shopping done already! Went shopping yesterday with my daughter and got a lot of things. Typically, I'll shop almost every day during my lunch hour at work as the stores are less crowded then.
I'll not be around the next couple of days as I have to travel to another office for my job and will be in a hotel without a computer. Will miss you all & be back Wed. night or Thurs. morning! Have a good week everyone!
How is everyone today? It is 6 a.m. here so I am not sure what kind of a day we are going to have. Very quiet at the moment since everyone is still sleeping. Kind of nice to be up without a flurry of activity. Have a great Saturday everyone.
Boy the stores are really pushing sales and Christmas already, anyone shopping yet? I have a few things put away but no major shopping.
I am here again, yes, not so much as it was in the past but i come and i am happy to be here.
When i had a job where i could use the comp of course i came more often or when i was at home...life is changing, yes, many things changed in our bigger surrounding too. Too much ppl lost their job, became dipressed, many use care2 for chatting in the background, many of us tired of to post around..this is.
Never care, lol, we are here! I love you Jean, Gala, AldiLa, Kathleen, Ee P, Che, everyone!
AldiLa, i hope you both will have a succesful exhibiton.
Hello everyone, it is very cold here this morning 24 degrees. The sun is shining and the temps. will rise into the high 40s. My daughter called me this morning from Orange Park Fla. and it was only 58 degrees there and not being used to that temp. she said she was freezing. LOL Poor thing. Have a great day everyone, stay safe out there.
Good morning everyone! Che--so happy to see you here, you always brighten my day!
We had a hard frost yesterday too Jean & I had to scrape my windows before work--problem was, I couldn't find my scraper! I wound-up using some tool in the garage.
It's Thursday . . we are almost to the weekend! Enjoy your day everyone.
Hello Dear Olga, Gala and everyone. I hope you are all doing well. We had hard frost this morning again and now the sun is shining but still pretty chilly. Have a great day everyone. Sending hugs.
Good morning everyone! I'm so happy today is Friday . . seems like such a long week. I think it's because of the time change we had on Sunday. Looking forward to a little fun & relaxation! Have a wonderful Friday all!
Wishing you all a happy hump day today! I sure would love to stay home it's so cold/rainy outside. Hey, at least I don't have to scrape my windows yet!