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Arrived safely. Long travel day. I managed to sleep a little on the plane but didn't sleep well Monday night so was already tired when we left.
Tomorrow we are delivering medical supples to soldiers on one of the bases in the south - 2 large duffle bags that we brought with us. Still need to plan out Sunday - Thursday for next week.
I remember my MIL making those peanut butter cookies, and I remember seeing the candy cane cookies. yummy
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Glad you are safely arrived, Karen. Don't forget to schedule in a tiny bit of down time!
The Wednesday Walking Women walked & had our annual Christmas Brunch and White Elephant Gift Exchange. Yummy food, goofy gifts, and lots of laughs!
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Karen: Safe and fun travels! You and your dh are to be commended for bringing medical supplies to the soldiers. You are such a caring person..
Ruth: Your group picture just shouts, "We are having the best time!"
I baked Rugelach cookies for the first time. SIL loved them so much that I'm baking him a special patch for his Christmas present.
I've been slowly getting ready for Christmas. Cleaning house some today. Will go to the grocery store tomorrow but first need to thoroughly think through my food needs for the next several days. We are having a Christmas gathering on Saturday with dh's side of the family so I'll be preparing some dishes for that. Also, our church prepares lunch every Saturday for whoever wants a lunch. The people who work the lunch have asked members to bring in home cooked meals to serve so I will also be preparing dishes for that meal. Dh and I be alone on Christmas Eve and I want a special meal for that. Then Christmas day dd, sil, ds, and his gf will be here around noon for brunch and Christmas festivities. Will need to have finger food for later in the day. Sounds like I better get on the ball!
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We had an amazing day yesterday. We didn't get to go into any bases, but we met with 3 different groups of soldiers to give the life saving medical supplies. We still have more supplies to give out, but we left them with our contact. They will let us know if we can deliver more with them while we are here next week. We also saw many sights in the area that were devastated on October 7th. Very emotional. We totally feel safe. Monday we are going produce picking which is all day. Sunday we may help pack meals for families. We are seeing close friends Saturday night and others next week. Taking it day by day. Better get dressed and get ready to go pick up food for Shabbat - this girl doesn't cook when on vacation. The only time we eat out or buy yummy prepared food. Today is a day to go into town and relax. Shabbat comes in early so it is a short day. Depending where you are at, we are 7-10 hours ahead of you. 7 hours eastern time, 9 mountain time, 10 pacific time.
Have a great Friday.
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Your day yesterday sounds very, very moving., Karen. I'm glad you could meet with some of the soldiers, who can never be appreciated enough. I am also glad to hear that you do not cook on vacation!!!!
I went to Pound yesterday morning. Last night, everyone dressed in holiday attire (complete with jingle bells) for our Dance2fit class where all our songs were holiday songs. So fun! One of our ladies invited us to her house afterwards for visiting and yummy appetizers. Today I will do a dog walk, some sort of toning at home & start getting ready to entertain on Christmas Eve. (I HOPE I did the last of my errands yesterday!)
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Hope everyone is ready for the holidays! I think I am. Our weather was nice again but later tonight through Tuesday, we might get a rain/ice/sleet/snow combination; so that would be really bad. Time will tell, I guess (either way I will have a big turkey that will need to be eaten by someone). We took another nice walk & I did 45 minutes of toning utube workouts.
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Yesterday we delivered the last of the medical supplies on a base near Jerusalem. Today we are packing beef Jerky for soldiers and tomorrow we are picking fruit on a farm about an hour from Jerusalem. We still need to figure out Wednesday and Thursday. Friday we are going to Friends for Shabbat and then Sunday we will spend in Tel Aviv and fly back to Denver late at night. Saturday afternoon into yesterday afternoon it rained, pretty much non-stop. The rest of the trip the weather should be nice. The next few nights we are meeting up with friends, two who have lived in Israel for a number of years but originally from Denver and the other our neighbor who is here volunteering for a month on farms. The time is going by all too quickly. Wish would could be longer, but a thing called work, till I retire, gets in the way! Oh well, in due time.
On the base yesterday, one of the soldiers is originally from the states. His parent's Rabbi is a friend of ours and he knows 3 former Denverites who went to school with our kids and we've known their parents for decades. Small world.
Ruth, hope your weather doesn't turn to ice and that you have your planned company to share your turkey. Wonder, enjoy your family for Christmas. Love the picture of the WWW.
Wishing everyone who celebrates, a very happy Christmas holiday.🌲🌲
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It seems like one meets someone who knows someone you know wherever you go! I think you are too busy to work for very much longer, Karen!! 😀Enjoy the rest of your trip!
Our weather took and sudden bad turn. Yesterday we had a rain/snow/ice mix coming down. We have a pause this morning, but it is supposed to start up later today & be very bad for traveling through Tuesday. Because of the weather, we had extra people for our turkey & trimming last night. Our friends know that if they can't get out of town, they can come over here! I ended up buying in small ham to make sure we had enough food (I got out of the car at the grocery store, slipped on ice, and down I went…I'm fine except my neck is sore). After the other guests left about 8:30, DS & DIL, and we visited more & opened gifts. We cleaned up after they left at 10:30, so it was a late night! They were planning to spend Christmas Day with her family (who live 1 1/2 hours away). I am waiting to hear if they still plan to go (I hope not with the weather situation). If they go, we will babysit all the dogs.
I think I will take the day off from exercising!!
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Merry Christmas everyone and safe travels Karen
I’ll catch up soon TT
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Merry Christmas pic with my 89 y.o. Mom looking like a Christmas tree ornament! DS and me.
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Your mom looks beautiful, TT!
We are in an ice storm warning until 6 pm Tuesday, so I am using my electronics now in case the power goes out!
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Thanks Ruth
Be safe, the storm looks big and dangerous. Today the high was 61 in SE Virginia. Cool/cold nights and mild days…we are in an area of the country with more climate change (hotter) than most,
watching continuous showings of It’s a Wonderful Life…my favorite ❤️
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I thought I'd check in. The last few days have been wild. We don't usually get ice storms; but have made up for that in a big way. The weather started getting bad on Christmas Day & continued on from there. We were in an ice storm warning that just lifted today at noon. We lost power for about 4 hours last evening (we have a wood burning fireplace so were fine), the roads, yards etc. look like skating rinks & there are big, huge tree branches down all over (it's warming up now so it is spooky because the trees are groaning & cracking. Occasionally there is a big 'boom' when a whole wall of ice comes down. Very unsettling!
The Wednesday Walking Women stayed home & we exercised on our own. After two days of doing nothing, I did a 75 minute indoor walking DVD. I should put a toning one on too!!
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Glad to hear you are okay
There was a report on the nightly news about folks ice skating on the streets in ND❄️
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Our yards are ice skating rinks too!
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Belated Merry Christmas! We have been enjoying warmer weather the last few days which has been really nice. We’ve been getting a few home projects done since we are on school break
That ice sounds awful. Glad you’re safe, Ruth!
Safe travels, Karen! I am glad you have had some nice family time with your children and your sweet granddaughter.
TT-what a sweet picture with your mom!
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Went to 3 classes yesterday. Chipped ice and picked up branches all today.
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Karen: Continue safe travels on your amazing trip!
Ruth: Ice storms are awful and so scary. How is your neck from your fall? Sounds like it must be better if you've been picking up branches.
TT: Love your picture of you, your mom and sister.
Ginger: Always good to hear from you. That's great that you've been able to get home projects done.
Had a nice family gathering with dh's side of the family on December 23. Dh and I prepared a delicious meal for Christmas Eve. We decided to splurge and grilled filet mignon. Dd, sil, ds and his gf came over for Brunch on Christmas Day. Had the best time. Dh had been coughing for several days which started last week. He kept telling me it was sinus problems. I tried to get him to go to the doctor last week but you know how that goes. So Christmas night he felt worse - fever started, chills, sweats. I took him to the doctor the next day and he was positive for the flu. We both had the over age 65 flu vaccine. I thinks he got run down from coughing/sinus and then was exposed to the flu virus somewhere and came down with it. He was given Tamiflu and cough sryup and felt so much better by the next day. I had one day of a weird cough but that was all. Ds is sick. He also had the flu shot. This could have been so much worse if none of us had had the shot. I've told dh that next time when I say he needs to go to the doctor that he better go!
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Wonderland, my neck us still sore; but much better than it was, si it appears that I will live! 🤪
Glad DH is feeling better. Fingers crossed that he didn't pass it along t you!
I went to Yoga and walked around the track with a friend this morning. I just got back from grocery shopping and realize that I didn't get the one item I really need. Argh!!! I have to go back and try again. 😩
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Spent most of yesterday taking down the tree and some of the inside decorations. Gonna finish that today andstart on the outside decorations.
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Happy new year everybody!
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Yes, we all need both the aerobic & toning, for sure.
Happy New Year! Yesterday morning I did a 45 minute indoor walking DVD & a 30 minute pilates one. The rest of the day, we babysat the granddogs. DS & DIL were with her family for a weather-delayed Christmas celebration. So, that was our wild New Years Eve!
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Happy New Year!
Been packing up Christmas decorations and putting out some winter items. Dh is cooking a New Year's dinner: Collards for money, black eyed peas and corn for luck, and pork for prosperity.
Walked this afternoon.
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We went over to a friend's for lunch and an afternoon of game playing. I danced with Marshall Fitness for an hour when I got home. I will start my undecorating tomorrow. Boo Hoo! Things look so drab when all the sparkly things are put away.
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Got all but the lights on the garage gutter down and put away. Gonna get those done on Saturday as theyare talking measurable snow finally for us on Sunday!
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Wow, you are all on top of this clean up…we keep everything up through the 12 days of Christmas, so Epiphany for us. Lights on through Jan 6 all day, Lights out on Sunday morning. I have half days next Monday/Tuesday so that will be my take down time.
That said, I haven't been spared the clean up…the chair I put my briefcase down on when I get home…has become the trash collect-all for the two weeks I have been away from the office. I'm spending most of my house cleaning time, finding the chair and sorting out two weeks of…everything!
I did make black eyed peas with stewed tomatoes and spiral ham cut into it. My MA mom calls it soup, my NC husband calls it something else!
Happy first week of the year everyone, TT
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M0mmy: Have fun in the snow!
TT: I have an area just like your chair. I call it my dumping area. It gets cleaned out every couple of weeks.
Ruth: I don't like taking my decorations down. More fun putting them up. It takes my sil days to undecorate. Her house is full on Christmas! I feel like I'm in a Christmas store when I visit.
I'm in the clear out and unclutter mode. Today I pulled out my photo albums and culled through them. I have 5 big albums that cover 55 years of pictures. I got rid of almost 500 of them (too dark, bad pictures, replicates or near replicates, etc.) Picture wise, I went from 5 albums to 3.5. I will probably digitize the really good ones and create books through Shutterfly or another company that can be shared with my children. But all that is for another day! I still have areas in the house that need decluttering and purging. I'm in the mood!
Walked in between picture purging. 50 degrees. So crisp - felt great!
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Gotta sweep and mop my kitchen floor and vacuum the living room rug and my chores and exercise for the day is done. Keeping a weather eye on the track of the storm headed my way this weekend. Looking more and more like our first big snow in two years!
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M0mmy: We will be getting snow showers early on Saturday and then just rain. A messy day for sure.
Started going through things in the kitchen today - rearranging, throwing out expired items, etc. Still have a small closet to look through and then I'll be finished in the kitchen.
Walked this afternoon.
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